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The Big Russian – my MTO 1000 mm catadioptric lens

By GarfPosted on 2023-11-122023-11-17Cat General, Journal, PhotographyLeave a commentTags

Latest BBC HLS Radio streams

By GarfPosted on 2023-10-292023-11-06Cat Journal, Linux, Radio, Technology21 CommentsTags

BBC Radio Streams – update

By GarfPosted on 2023-10-282023-11-06Cat Journal, Linux, Radio, Technology22 CommentsTags

BBC deliberately breaks its internet radio service

BBC-broken

By GarfPosted on 2023-10-262023-11-06Cat Journal, Linux, Radio, Technology4 CommentsTags

Donald Trump’s court calendar

By GarfPosted on 2023-09-072023-09-07Cat JournalLeave a commentTags

Whatever happened to the Wagner Rebellion?

By GarfPosted on 2023-06-242023-06-27Cat JournalLeave a commentTags

Wagner Group rebellion presents further serious difficulties for Putin

By GarfPosted on 2023-06-24Cat JournalLeave a commentTags

Simple street photography

By GarfPosted on 2023-06-182023-07-04Cat JournalLeave a commentTags

Is AliExpress any good?

Is AliExpress any good

By GarfPosted on 2023-02-102023-03-01Cat JournalLeave a commentTags

Multifunction USB rechargeable LED light

Multifunction USB rechargeable LED light

By GarfPosted on 2023-02-012023-03-01Cat JournalLeave a commentTags

A very near miss

A very near miss

By GarfPosted on 2023-01-272023-01-27Cat General, JournalLeave a commentTags

More about my new Ultrastar 20 TB hard disk backup system

By GarfPosted on 2023-01-202023-08-14Cat Electronics, Journal, LinuxLeave a commentTags

Nurses noisy but good-humoured protest

By GarfPosted on 2023-01-192023-03-01Cat JournalLeave a commentTags

UA1101l power storage unit

By GarfPosted on 2022-12-272023-01-29Cat Journal1 CommentTags

Merry Christmas 2022

By GarfPosted on 2022-12-242023-01-07Cat Christmas Cards, Garf Technology, General, JournalLeave a commentTags

Sonos alternative

Raspberry Pi Sonos replacement

By GarfPosted on 2022-12-172023-02-28Cat Electronics, Garf Technology, Journal, Linux, Radio, TechnologyLeave a commentTags

Brass monkey weather

By GarfPosted on 2022-12-142022-12-20Cat General, Journal, NatureLeave a commentTags

BR-9C combined Geiger counter and EMF meter – initial impressions

By GarfPosted on 2022-10-272023-01-29Cat Electronics, Journal, Review, Technology1 CommentTags

Rishi Sunak – yet another unelected pro-Brexit British prime minister

By GarfPosted on 2022-10-242023-03-01Cat Journal, Politics2 CommentsTags

Blown lithium battery

By GarfPosted on 2022-09-302023-08-14Cat Journal, LinuxLeave a commentTags

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The Big Russian – my MTO 1000 mm catadioptric lens
Latest BBC HLS Radio streams
BBC Radio Streams – update
BBC deliberately breaks its internet radio service
Donald Trump’s court calendar
Whatever happened to the Wagner Rebellion?
Wagner Group rebellion presents further serious difficulties for Putin
Simple street photography
USB Type D
Is AliExpress any good?
Multifunction USB rechargeable LED light
A very near miss
More about my new Ultrastar 20 TB hard disk backup system
Nurses noisy but good-humoured protest
UA1101l power storage unit
Merry Christmas 2022
Sonos alternative
Brass monkey weather
BR-9C combined Geiger counter and EMF meter – initial impressions
Rishi Sunak – yet another unelected pro-Brexit British prime minister
Blown lithium battery
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As bent as a nine-pound note…
Image processing using FOSS
Long Live Ukraine | хай живе Україна
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A fairly narrow escape
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My shiny new 20 TB Ultrastar hard disk
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Holder for my ruggedised smartphone
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Stag Beetle Larvae in my garden
GNU’s not Unix? If not then why not?
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Raspberry π4 8GB for Zoneminder
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Remote shooting using “IP Webcam” software.
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Clevo N150CU running GNU/Linux
Ulefone 3w ruggedised smartphone
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Sliderule – the eco-friendly computer from days of old
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Home made light modifier
Virtual backdrops and wallpapers
Roamer Ten
Sony ICF2001
Working from home during the current crisis
First day of National Lockdown
Coronavirus misinformation
Shattaf – a healthy solution to the toilet roll shortage
Covid 19 “Honest Government Ad”
Reliable COVID-19 information
Batch processing in GIMP
Merry Christmas 2019
Safer modelling lights for Chinese flash head units
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What is a WebP image file, and how do I open one?
Joomla closedown
Welcome to the New Look GarfNet
Merry Christmas 2018
Temporary Shutdown
Merry Christmas 2017
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Cheap but effective continuous studio lighting
Setting up a home studio
Merry Christmas 2016
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Repairing an elderly Tamron 80-210mm lens
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“This Is HansinUngarn, from Pécs Hungary…”
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Having a Gander
Eighteen Years of GarfNet
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Novatech X16 Pro | Clevo W76TUN review
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Novatech/Clevo E16 & X16 Wireless Networking under Ubuntu Linux
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Struggling to make Ubuntu look good
Stop software patents in Europe
Upgrade to 64 bit Goosebuntu (9.04 & 9.10)(Jaunty & Karmic)
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Why we object to the Microsoft Windows Tax
Surely Ubuntu Linux is only for a minority of geeks & programmers?
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Trying to buy a PC without Windows part 2 – Laptops Direct
I want to try Linux, is it best to dual boot? or what?
Trying to buy a PC without Windows part 1 – Dell UK
Trying to buy a PC without Windows part 3 – PC World
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Internet radio tuner
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Windows 7 – is it any good?
Merry Christmas 2008
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Backing up using big, cheap hard disks and some nifty Unix tools
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How to upgrade from Ubuntu to Kubuntu (version 8.xx – Hardy)
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Windows can’t read from my camera’s memory card
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Coppermine “batch-add” hangs
Hungarian rebels against the “Microsoft Tax”
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Icom IC-R20 radio scanner
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FHS (File Hierarchy System) on Unix-like operating systems such as Linux
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