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  • Configuring Docks in Gimp by editing the sessionrc config file.

    Anyone who has used Gimp is familiar with the use of the toolbox and the docks that appear on the screen. People naturally have their own preferences about how to arrange these user interface elements. I worked for a long time with screens in landscape mode, with a dock on each side of the screen.…

  • HOWTO: Enable Hibernation in Kubuntu 24.04

    Long-time readers of this blog may recall a similar article about how to enable hibernation in Kubuntu 20.04 LTS. These instructions did not need to be updated for 22.04 LTS because they were the same. For Kubuntu 24.04 these do need to be updated however. Part of the previous post is copied below. Before you…

  • New Zealand Rail Maps: NZRM Progress Report 2024-06-30: Volume 10

    Progress on NZ Rail Maps has been slow during the past month, but the Volume 10 work needed for Dunedin to Mosgiel is practically completed, however about a week of work is still required to generate some maps from this. A hardware upgrade has just been completed on the map production computer so the Volume…

  • New Zealand Rail Maps: NZRM Progress Report 2024-05-25: Volume 10

    Well our apologies for such a long time since the previous report. Work has been slowed somewhat in the current month, but is proceeding satisfactorily and some hardware upgrades have been performed on the Project’s computers to increase production speed for both mosaics and maps. The main effort in recent weeks has been in Volume…

  • New Zealand Rail Maps: NZRM Progress Report 2024-03-30: Volume 10, Volume 11

    New Zealand Rail Maps: NZRM Progress Report 2024-03-30: Volume 10, Volume 11

    This month’s report highlights progress mainly in Volumes 10 and 11. Volume 10 work has been on completing a set of maps of the Dunedin-Mosgiel section. But the majority of work has been completed in Volume 11 and has focused around the Roxburgh Branch. Here the goal has been to complete a full set of…