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Also a tutorial for MATE: https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/ubuntu-mate-pimp.html

Here's a tutorial for Plasma 5.13: http://www.ocsmag.com/2018/05/26/plasma-5-13-amazing-tux-how-sweet-plasma/

Hand held with diffused flash.

Great idea.........Linux works well for older computers as well as newer ones. As mentioned by others........Linux Mint 19 with the Cinnamon desktop.......very easy to get accustomed to when coming ...

+1 Linux to the rescue...........gotta love it :-) I've used a Linux live USB drive to rescue files for friends and family members............very handy to have.

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I agree, if all you want is a 2.8 aperture lens, but I bought the f1.4 for when I need the f1.4. In my case, I like the dreamy look it gives for portraits and the pop it gives for subject ...

I also prefer a matte screen for the reasons already mentioned. I also prefer a matte screen for watching TV due to reflections, but it's getting hard to find a new TV with a matte screen. Sales ...

My vote is on a horse fly, as I've never seen deer flies get that big. Their bite is much more severe than a deer fly.

There are reasons for both, and each have their advantages and disadvantages: https://photographylife.com/lens-stabilization-vs-in-camera-stabilization

It looks like you guys have me beat by a couple of years. I started in 1971 on an IBM 360 writing programs on a key punch machine, using Fortran. Ah.......the good old days loading all those key ...

+1 Probably 99% of the problems the average Windows users face is due to clicking on things they shouldn't. :)

I don't have an answer for that. Why was I able to use Adobe Reader a few years ago under Linux? Linux was a small share of the market then as well. Why am I able to use Google Chrome under Linux? ...

That's true, but that's not the fault of Linux, that's the business practice of Adobe and most other "$ talks and B$ walks" companies. I don't fault them for making $, but you have other choices. ...

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A tweakers guide to Windows 10: https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/windows-10-ads-ultimate-privacy-setup.html

Also consider the 40mm pancake..........almost like having just a lens cap on. Sharp, compact, and cheap.

+1 "Shoot both" a no-brainer at this stage (with few exceptions).

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana Let those gun emplacements be a reminder to those who don't.

Clonezilla - Free and powerful! http://www.clonezilla.org/ An older Clonezilla tutorial: https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/clonezilla.html