• The ThinkPad X61: Thermal paste replacement

    The X61 was the last 4:3 aspect ultraportable produced by Lenovo; the end of an era. I’ve owned a couple of X60’s and an X61 and they all seemed to share the same issue – poor thermal performance. In laymans terms, they run seriously hot.

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  • The Upgraded iPod Mini in 2016

    Many years ago, when the mechanical drive was king, hacking the iPod was a popular past-time. I kid; not popular, but among those who can’t live with a piece of hardware they haven’t tinkered with, stripped down and rebuilt, and upgraded beyond its original spec, it was a cheap and easy way to get something worth more than the sum of its parts.

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  • My 'special' ThinkPad T500

    I’m a big fan of ThinkPads. Over the years I’ve owned quite a variety. Starting with a T61p then an X60, X61, T60 4:3, X200, X230, and the subject of this post – the T500.

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  • Starting out with Jekyll

    I’m Matt, and I decided I’d start this blog to discuss the different topics I’m learning about in the area of coding, Maths, technology, and anything else I think is interesting or relevant.

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