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Red MGF meets green MGF
ByGarfRed MGF meets green MGF. Camera: Olympus C2500L.
How to upgrade from Ubuntu to Kubuntu (version 7.xx – Gutsy)
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My Huldra 500mL tankard
ByGarfRegular readers will know I’m quite a Tandberg fan – especially arguably Vebjørn Tandberg’s greatest works, the Huldra series. Well Tandberg commissioned pewter maker Haugrud to produce several commemorative pewter products to celebrate its products. I’ve had a set of the 50mL whisky tots for years. My late father was given them when he ran…
TV versus on-line video sites such as Youtube
ByGarfSome interesting questions arose recently on a forum to which I belong. Members were comparing conventional broadcast TV with on-line video sites such as Youtube, and asking… What are people watching on YouTube? Are they watching new material ? Or are they watching old repeats that are be being shown in breach of copyright? Are…
Vista woes might lead us to better things
ByGarfWe bought a couple of IBM Lenovo 3000C200 laptop PCs in 2007 May. These are fairly average 1700MHz laptops purchased from a UK supplier called eBuyer for around 300 quid a throw. These came preloaded with the basic version of Windows Vista. To describe Vista’s performance as dismal would be understatement of the year. Problems…
Why does Google think I’m at Barnard Castle?
ByGarfIn fact, I am 416 kilometres away from Barnard Castle, as the crow flies, or about 500km by road. Granted, I very seldom use Google as a search engine. I use privacy-aware searches instead such as DuckDuckGo. I have also been to great lengths to prise my rooted smartphone from Google’s clutches too. But my…
