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Long Live Ukraine | хай живе Україна

By GarfPosted on 2022-03-052022-05-06Cat Journal, VideoLeave a commentTags
Long Live Ukraine - a collection of Ukraine-related video-feeds, hyperlinks, newsfeeds, artwork and memes. Kyiv live webcams [Editor's note 2022-04-15: These web cameras went off line a couple of days… Read More ►

E73 Tunnels

By GarfPosted on 2022-05-072022-05-10Cat Journal, Linux, VideoLeave a commentTags
This is a remake of an earlier video, driving through the Hungarian M6 / E73 Mecsek Tunnels. Only this time it has a new soundtrack written by Rob Weller. I… Read More ►

Studio flash power usage

By GarfPosted on 2022-05-062022-05-10Cat Journal, Photography, studioLeave a commentTags
Another question I saw on on a photography forum recently... "I run 300w strobes how do I work out the kWh on them? Do I use 300 watts of electric… Read More ►

TV versus on-line video sites such as Youtube

By GarfPosted on 2022-04-162022-05-06Cat Journal, Linux, Technology, VideoLeave a commentTags
Some 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… Read More ►

Reintroducing Storks to Britain

By GarfPosted on 2022-04-082022-05-07Cat Journal, Nature, VideoLeave a commentTags
Following on from my post about Szofi and Macus, seems people all over Europe are cheering for them. They've become storky superstars! :-) Meantime back here in old Blighty, storks'… Read More ►

Hey, Hey, Rise-Up

By GarfPosted on 2022-04-082022-05-06Cat General, Journal, VideoLeave a commentTags
"Hey, Hey, Rise-Up!" released on 2022-04-08, is Pink Floyd's first new song since 1994. It will be used to raise funds for humanitarian causes associated with the warin Ukraine. It… Read More ►

Szofi come home

By GarfPosted on 2022-04-072022-05-06Cat Journal, Nature, Video1 CommentTags
My wife is Hungarian. Like many folks in central Europe, Hungarians have a particular affinity for white storks. Even during the soviet era, lampposts often had huge plinths welded to… Read More ►

As bent as a nine-pound note…

By GarfPosted on 2022-03-142022-03-14Cat General, JournalLeave a commentTags
According to Reuters, Britain is looking at whether it can use properties owned by sanctioned individuals in the country for humanitarian purposes, housing minister Michael Gove said on Sunday. "I… Read More ►

Image processing using FOSS

By GarfPosted on 2022-03-062022-04-14Cat Journal, Linux, Photography, TechnologyLeave a commentTags
I belong to several online photography fora. One of the questions that repeatedly pops up is "what image editing software do you use?" and "what alternatives are there to Adobe… Read More ►

Tunnels

By GarfPosted on 2022-02-242022-05-06Cat General, Journal, VideoLeave a commentTags
A short video by Mr Goose... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJqiR4Uzyz4 Video shot on Ulefone Armor 3W Video edited and titled using Kdenive video editor for GNU/Linux. https://kdenlive.org/en/ Read More ►

Benbo Trekker

By GarfPosted on 2022-02-212022-02-21Cat Journal, PhotographyLeave a commentTags
Just occasionally here in Britain we design and produce a product that is so simple, versatile and completely brilliant one wonders why no one thought of it before. The humble… Read More ►

A fairly narrow escape

By GarfPosted on 2022-02-202022-02-20Cat JournalLeave a commentTags
As storm Eunice rages all around us here in Southern England, it seems my kid brother had a fairly narrow escape from disaster yesterday morning. He was driving north along… Read More ►

Facebook’s fortunes on the turn…

By GarfPosted on 2022-02-032022-02-16Cat General, Journal, TechnologyLeave a commentTags
Social networking platforms come and go. Does anyone remember Myspace? or Bebo? Granted, Facebook has enjoyed a longer run than most. But today saw parent company Meta's shares plummet by… Read More ►

Fixing Flatpak public key error

By GarfPosted on 2022-02-012022-02-23Cat Journal, Linux, TechnologyLeave a commentTags
I recently had a dreadful time trying to fix a Flatpak public key error. I had been attempting a "user" mode installation of an application via Flatpak with no success.… Read More ►

My shiny new 20 TB Ultrastar hard disk

By GarfPosted on 2022-01-282022-02-04Cat Journal, Linux, TechnologyLeave a commentTags review
I recently purchased a new 20 TB Ultrastar hard disk that UK supplier Scan Computers has on special offer. The Ultrastar range is descended from IBM/Hitachi's DeskStar series, has a… Read More ►

Merry Christmas 2021

By GarfPosted on 2021-12-252022-04-02Cat Christmas Cards, Garf TechnologyLeave a commentTags
Coronavirus is still a big thing and the latest variant codenamed "omicron" is particularly infectious is causing clinicians great concern because of its rapid spread. We just managed to avoid… Read More ►

Holder for my ruggedised smartphone

By GarfPosted on 2021-06-252022-02-01Cat Journal, PhotographyLeave a commentTags
I really like my Ulefone 3w ruggedised smartphone. But it is a bit of a "paving slab" to hold in one's hand. Which makes it a tad awkward to use… Read More ►

Is a smartphone a substitute for a proper camera?

By GarfPosted on 2021-05-212021-05-21Cat Journal3 CommentsTags
"Is a smartphone a substitute for a proper camera?" was an interesting question, posed on a photographic forum to which I belong . It certainly got me thinking... Firstly, I… Read More ►

Stag Beetle Larvae in my garden

By GarfPosted on 2021-03-302021-05-19Cat JournalLeave a commentTags
I decided to a bit of work in the garden yesterday afternoon. As I was clearing away some of the dead wood from some old tree stumps round the back… Read More ►

GNU’s not Unix? If not then why not?

By GarfPosted on 2021-03-112021-03-11Cat FAQ, Journal, Linux, Technology, Windows1 CommentTags
The GNU/Linux family of operating systems (e.g. Debian, Fedora, KDE Neon, Kubuntu, LinuxMint, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Xubuntu et al) are not permitted to use the UNIX trademark. Instead, they are… Read More ►

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