Wet and windy day in Borthwick valley, Charlie has gone to the poly tunnel to feed the mother ewes haylage as one mother ewe is attempting to climb their pens!
Yesterday I received by post a iMac 2011 desktop computer, paid just £50, that I had purchased on eBay just under a week ago. It's crazy Apple no longer supports these computers [they brag about not using toxic materials, yet quit OS support of legacy machines after a mere five years], as they work great with Debian Linux; the only problem I encountered was the graphics card (brightness control not working) which was fixed by an OS upgrade to Debian 13. After using a micro tower Dell 3020 for over a year, this iMac fan wrr seems baseline noisy as the tinnitus I suffer.
There were some other minor issues, after upgrade to Debian 13 GDM failed to start Gnome desktop after reboot, this was fixed by reinstalling GDM3 via command line. I also encountered website access problems because Yosemite OS safari browser blocked the Debian website as unsafe; despite time and date being correct on this iMac. The workaround was to visit Debian 11 CDROM folder access to download non-free firmware [3.9GB DVD ISO] install; I also did not have an Apple Keyboard, but Alt key accessed boot menu during the intimal white start up screen [iMacs don't have BIOS]. Burning the ISO image onto a [M$-DS ] formatted pen drive [using disk-utilities] was accomplished by DD command.
Over the years I've shunned "all in one" computers, because if the monitor packs in, you lose the computer when taking the machine for repair. However, the ergonomics of the iMac are pleasing, the machine is solid, and metallic finish smooth. Apple have made effort to remove wires and also conceal the power lead cable behind the screen. A keyboard can also slide into the stand, opening access to a desk when not in use; I dislike the style of Apple OS, I find the graphical Windows system rudimentary in design, having little if any nostalgia to me, I'm no a legacy user; so wouldn't impress design authenticity from Apple's development. Installing Windows from Boot Camp as replacement for Apple (UNIX BS) OS is cop out naff.
Charlie loaded the trailer with straw for the sheep; its important to keep the ground clean in the poly tunnel to avoid lambs getting wet mouth.
A picture of today's moon, at 1200mm magnification through the lens of my Lumix FZ82 bridge camera .
Upset over the farmhouse open fire being smothered with wet wood; whist I slept with ragging toothache, rancid infection has spread into my face.
Yesterday I received by post a iMac 2011 desktop computer, paid just £50, that I had purchased on eBay just under a week ago. It's crazy Apple no longer supports these computers [they brag about not using toxic materials, yet quit OS support of legacy machines after a mere five years], as they work great with Debian Linux; the only problem I encountered was the graphics card (brightness control not working) which was fixed by an OS upgrade to Debian 13. After using a micro tower Dell 3020 for over a year, this iMac fan wrr seems baseline noisy as the tinnitus I suffer.
There were some other minor issues, after upgrade to Debian 13 GDM failed to start Gnome desktop after reboot, this was fixed by reinstalling GDM3 via command line. I also encountered website access problems because Yosemite OS safari browser blocked the Debian website as unsafe; despite time and date being correct on this iMac. The workaround was to visit Debian 11 CDROM folder access to download non-free firmware [3.9GB DVD ISO] install; I also did not have an Apple Keyboard, but Alt key accessed boot menu during the intimal white start up screen [iMacs don't have BIOS]. Burning the ISO image onto a [M$-DS ] formatted pen drive [using disk-utilities] was accomplished by DD command.
Over the years I've shunned "all in one" computers, because if the monitor packs in, you lose the computer when taking the machine for repair. However, the ergonomics of the iMac are pleasing, the machine is solid, and metallic finish smooth. Apple have made effort to remove wires and also conceal the power lead cable behind the screen. A keyboard can also slide into the stand, opening access to a desk when not in use; I dislike the style of Apple OS, I find the graphical Windows system rudimentary in design, having little if any nostalgia to me, I'm no a legacy user; so wouldn't impress design authenticity from Apple's development. Installing Windows from Boot Camp as replacement for Apple (UNIX BS) OS is cop out naff.
Charlie loaded the trailer with straw for the sheep; its important to keep the ground clean in the poly tunnel to avoid lambs getting wet mouth.
A picture of today's moon, at 1200mm magnification through the lens of my Lumix FZ82 bridge camera .
Upset over the farmhouse open fire being smothered with wet wood; whist I slept with ragging toothache, rancid infection has spread into my face.
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