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Today is Bella’s 3rd birthday. So far, I’ve got one photo of her hanging out in her cat tree hanger which she seems to like lately:
I wanted to get one using my studio strobe, but she didn’t want to get on that table – so from there I only have a selfie:
Had to get new batteries for my remote senders & receivers for those studio strobes, and currently I’m also charging the ones for the speedlight (a manual one made by Yongnuo). So maybe more later.
And as always, thanks for viewing.
As always, thanks for viewing. Be safe, and don’t move too fast…
Today exactly one year ago, Bella moved in with us. I hope she still likes it here…
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I have a sister who still owns an older notebook which runs Windows 7, and a friend from England who just moved from a Windows 8 to a Windows 10 machine. Both machines wouldn’t run Win11 I guess, tho I didn’t ask. You don’t recommend that to friends anyway.
So what to recommend? Linux of course, yes, but which one? Liam Proven (and many others) think it’s Mint. From his article in The Register, let me just cite these two sentences:
“Linux Mint remains the most sensible, pragmatic desktop Linux out there.” and, a bit further down, “If you have an aging PC that can’t run Windows 11, this is the one to try.”
One remark tho: Mint’s website, documentation, and all are really cool as well – as long as you speak English fluently enough. Maybe the user base could be much bigger if these pages were localized, like Debian’s for instance? Just saying…
For my late brother, using Debian – with a little help of myself – wasn’t a problem, but for any beginner who doesn’t have more “expert” friends or relatives, Mint might really be the sensible choice for now. Try it in a VM if you have the resources to do so, and if not, have a look at the Live image which you can start from a USB stick. One thing it *does* have as an advantage over its grandma Debian is the possibility of an OEM install (like “Mama” Ubuntu offers as well), so I could offer an installation to my sis or to close friends…
Anyway, have a look. It’s better than Win11, as are all other Linux distros.
Wishing all of you a very happy, healthy, and joyful new year 2024!
Out of camera photo:
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Today is Bella’s second birthday. We took a few photos, and Zuleikha made a collage of some of them:
I took the first one using my compact flash bounced over the ceiling, two of the collage were made with a studio strobe, and one with Zuleikha’s mobile phone with the normal room light on.
And like always, thanks for viewing.
We’re letting Bella out since 10 days, and she is making good use of it, going up to 5.5 hours exploring her new home, garden, and surroundings. And then she normally comes home to rest. I take pictures when I see something, like this one for instance which I took using my phone:
Or this one with my camera:
It’s a joy having her with us, and I’m always glad when she comes back.
Here are some more photos of Bella since last Purrsday:
Like always, thanks for viewing.