Rediffusion
Analogue TV clock from the long-ago defunct Associated-Rediffusion ITV service for London. Rediffusion was also one of the world’s first providers of cable radio and television. Quite an interesting story:…
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Would you use Debian on a desktop or laptop PC?
…is rather slow running from CD. But at least you can see what it looks like. If you like it, then you can install it. Download it free from:- http://www.ubuntu.com…
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What is LAMPP?
…idea. This is available for free download from the Friends of Apache website. Note: if you use XAMPP be sure to read the security advice on the XAMPP site… http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html…
Merry Christmas 2011
…Christmas cards in our special on-line Christmas Card Anthology:- https://garfnet.org.uk/cms/category/christmas-cards/ Image was created/edited using GIMP, a free, open source graphics package bundled with many Linux distributions. Free download for Windows…
Southampton Common Funfair
…a fairground ride. But I do rather enjoy photographing them. So I wandered across the common today with my Olympus C2500L to grab some snaps of the Southampton Common Funfair….
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Sliderule – the eco-friendly computer from days of old
Some of my favourite computers require no PSU, no batteries, no RAM, no disks, no upgrades and they are 100% resistant to all known malware. No, I’m not talking about…
Open source software
Vintage flash movies extolling the benefits of open source software. Come On Baby Try Linspire Switch to Linux Windows RG Notes These presentations are in Macromedia/Adobe SWF format and normally…
Good riddance to Orange Blotus
…family, and his freedom. We’re about to see the compete dismantling of a person who uniquely deserves it.“ https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/losing-everything-donald-trump-is/33809/ In a nutshell, getting rid of Trump is good for America…
Kwasi Kwarteng’s kwazy budget
…to comment. Meantime some top Tories are blaming “currency traders”. Liz Truss herself is still making herself scarce. Despite various calls for her to come out of hiding, she has…
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Britain’s metrication fiasco
…GarfNet Projects. Hardly rocket science but I find it handy. I plan to release the source code under a GPL later this year but it’s free to use now.. http://www.garfnet.org.uk/converter…
A wander through Shirley, Southampton
Today I took a wander through the Southampton suburb of Shirley, mostly to photograph the graffiti in a little alley called Harrison’s Cut. The artwork is actually quite stunning in…
Hey, Hey, Rise-Up
“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…
Original ARPA domain abbreviations
…(Advanced Research Projects Agency) domain name suffixes. Original ARPA Domains Abbreviation Commercial COM Educational EDU Government GOV International INT NATO field NATO Network Infrastructure NET Nonprofit ORG US Military MIL…
Temporary Shutdown
Due to a major upgrade to this site, it may be necessary to take GarfNet off line for a while. The business part of Garfnet is already handled by deoss.com,…
About me
…as it is to try to provide a useful resource to the broader community. When I venture out into the streets of sunny South East Hampshire, I’m usually seen sporting…
Dim Lizzy for PM
Just when we thought the Tories couldn’t possibly inflict anyone worse than Bore Arse upon us, along comes Dim Lizzy. Worst past the post, Liz Truss really is dim. She…
Light meter
…downloaded it a few years ago. Seems he wants £2.10 for it these days. Still, it’s hardly likely to break the proverbial bank even in these impoverished times. 🙂 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dq.fotometroNa…
Keyboard shortcuts
These are some common keyboard short cuts. Amy of these are common to GNU/Linux & Microsoft Windows. Others are GNU/Linux specific. It is not an exhaustive list. Merely some of…
General
You will find information such as paper sizes, component colour codes, metric prefixes etc kept here. This category also features a collection of conversion and equivalents tables, including battery sizes…
Testing my cat
…its commanding view over Portsmouth, Gosport and the Isle of Wight. I always loved Portsdown Hill, ever since my dad took me up there when I was just six years…
Another honest Government Ad
I’m a big fan of JuiceMedia’s “Honest Government Ad” series. It’s honest COVID ad is legendary. Granted, Aussie humour often runs a tad close to the proverbial bone at times….
BREAKING: Brexit voters to be to pay extra “Brexit Tax” to pay for leaving the EU
…proposed to spend the remaining €240,000,000 to give overworked politicians and officials a special 3-week fact-finding trip to the wine-growing district of the Algargarve. A spokesman for DExEU said this…
All fixed now!
Apologies to readers who had difficulty accessing this site between 2007-07-12 & 2007-07-20. We suffered several simultaneous technical issues including a cock-up on the part of British Telecom and a…
Trying to buy a PC without Windows part 5 – Acer, the most shameful response so far
On 2009-11-26, I wrote to Acer UK to establish what its policy was regarding the Microsoft Tax. This was its response:- Hello, Thank you for contacting Acer. Regarding your enquiry,…
Repairing a dead YN565EX II speedlight
…wide blob of solder… [Please click image to enlarge] Blob of solder in place, I reassembled the device, inserted the batteries and it worked, as good as new. …