GetDevInfo 1.0.4 has been released with major improvements!

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 18 October, 2018 - 16:55 |18 October, 2018 Programming

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GetDevInfo 1.0.4 has been released, with improvements to handling non-ASCII characters, and fixes crashes with DDRescue-GUI. Read this post to learn more. Continue reading →

Linux Mint 19 MATE vs XFCE: A speed and CPU usage comparison.

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 10 October, 2018 - 16:37 |10 October, 2018 Linux Distros

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In this post, and the associated video, I test Linux Mint 19 MATE and XFCE against each other on my laptop to see which is faster and uses the least RAM. Continue reading →

Cygwin Part 3 – The finale, where it actually works properly!

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 11 September, 2018 - 16:28 |11 September, 2018 Linux Distros, Programming, Upcoming programs

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DDRescue-GUI finally works well enough in Cygwin to demonstrate. This is a big milestone; DDRescue-GUI will come to Windows! Read this post to learn more. Continue reading →

GetDevInfo 1.0.3 has been released with minor bug fixes!

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 10 September, 2018 - 16:12 |10 September, 2018 Programming

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GetDevInfo 1.0.3 has been released with fixes for some advanced functionality required by WxFixBoot. Read this post to download and learn more. Continue reading →

Development on WxFixBoot 3.0.0 has started! and other news.

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 31 August, 2018 - 10:53 |31 August, 2018 Programming, Website

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WxFixBoot 3.0.0 is now under development, and a lot of work is already done for preparing for Python 3! This website also displays better on mobile now. Continue reading →

Cygwin Part 2.5 – a brief interlude

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 10 August, 2018 - 13:45 |10 August, 2018 Linux Distros, Programming

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In this quick followup, I demonstrate DDRescue-GUI running in Cygwin in a more native-looking way, which shows how it may operate if I release for Windows. Continue reading →

Cube houses and Rotterdam photos

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 8 August, 2018 - 14:26 |8 August, 2018 Photography

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This is just a quick post with some photos of Rotterdam and the cube houses I saw when I went on holiday earlier this year. Continue reading →

LXQt Review – the replacement for LXDE. Very, very fast, even on old hardware.

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 27 July, 2018 - 19:34 |27 July, 2018 Linux Distros, Upcoming programs

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In this post, I review LXQt, to see how it compares to LXDE, and how fast it is on a simulated Pentium 4-era virtual machine. Read this post to learn more. Continue reading →

End of support notice for Ubuntu 17.10

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 27 July, 2018 - 19:26 |27 July, 2018 Linux Distros

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Ubuntu 17.10 has officially reached its end of life date. This means I no longer support Ubuntu 17.10 with any of my programs. Read this post to learn more. Continue reading →

Cygwin Part 2: DDRescue-GUI on Windows 10, sort of…

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 24 July, 2018 - 21:20 |24 July, 2018 Cool Apps, Linux Distros, Programming

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In this post, I get DDRescue-GUI working on Windows 10 with Cygwin! This is a major milestone in potential WIndows support. Read this post to learn more. Continue reading →