Author: Yves Roumazeilles
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GNU/Linux is tough on Asus A7N8X
I just did a few quick tests (I wanted to install a Linux distribution on a second-hand PC using the A7N8X-X motherboard for Athlon processors). I took me just a few minutes to remember that most distributions (Knoppix, Kanotix, Slax Kill-Bill, Movix2, etc.) do not support the Ethernet controler for this family of motherboards (only…
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April fool’s day
This year’s April fool’s day spoof, and some more…
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Nature images
For the lovers of nature images (mostly African), I was directed to a new web site. Seemingly interesting, images are not all perfect, but some are quite neat. Colors of WildLife Thanks to Simba.
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Masai Mara – from behind
Taking a good photo is not always east. But with animals, it becomes daringly difficult if the model decided not to cooperate. In a 1000 photos taken during the course of the safari in the Masai Mara National Park in March, there were a few interesting failures or good photos (depending on your taste). The…
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Contextual advertisment for safaris?
I just noticed (on my own web site) a contextual ad from Google that seemed quite well targeted. Titled “Wildebeest migration” (gnus migration), it promotes a Tanzania safari en Tanzanie in June-July for this great moment of Nature: 15 millions gnus and 3 millions zebras simultaneously leave Tanzania to go back to Kenya. Big show!…
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Vista draws Office into the whirlwind
After announcing by Microsoft that Vista wold not be available before October 2007 (and, even then only for big customers; Christmas buys are in a bad shape for you and me), we learn that Microsoft Office 2007 will suffer the same fate. Push it a little more and we will have to rename it Microsoft…
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Masai Mara – Leopard
The most difficult part of this safari, the leopard was tough to find, nearly impossible to photograph (several days without a single observation before driving more than ten kilometers to find one single animal, but a nice animal indeed!) Leopard
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Free movie: Nosferatu
Download from Internet Archive Movie information from IMDB.org Yet another black and white German movie. F.W. Murnau created here a marvellous adaptation of the “Dracula” novel from Bram Stoker. On the screens in 1922, you could expect a merely dark movie. As a matter of fact, you will find here a true master piece of…
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Masai Mara – Elephants
This year (2006), we find a lot of elephants in the Masai Mara National Park. Most of the specialists say that this comes from the drought that led these big mammals to group in relatively protected areas. Female elephant Elephant and impala Elephant and impala (Dumbo is free for real!)