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The iBook G4: a beautiful old PowerPC Mac from 2004

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 27 March, 2022 - 09:00 |21 March, 2022 Other Posts

A little while ago, a lovely friend gave me her old iBook G4 to play with. Read this post for an introduction to the system and future posts. Continue reading →

My experience tri-booting a Late 2013 MacBook Pro

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 20 March, 2022 - 10:38 |20 March, 2022 Other Posts

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Tri-booting macOS, Windows 10, and Linux Mint 20.3 on a Late 2013 MacBook Pro is far harder than it has any right to be! Continue reading →

Adventures in Cygwin’s fork performance

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 1 February, 2021 - 09:47 |30 January, 2022 Linux Distros, Other Posts

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In this post I attempt to diagnose and resolve my Cygwin performance issues, in particular for the fork() call. Read this post to learn more. Continue reading →

Fix for HP driver problems on macOS (“will damage your computer”)

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 8 December, 2020 - 20:48 |8 December, 2020 Other Posts

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Have you been encountering an issue where your Mac says things like “HPDriverCore.framework” will damage your computer? Read this post to learn how to fix the HP driver. Continue reading →

I’m Jade Black – My Debut Album Incident is Out Now!

By Jade Black | 16 May, 2020 - 12:13 |25 May, 2020 Music, Other Posts

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Hey there, nice to meet you. I’m Jade Black. I’m an Alternative Metal solo artist, filmscore composer, sound designer and graphic designer amongst other creative pursuits. Hamish has been kind enough to let me guest write on his blog so that I can tell you about my debut album Incident.… Continue reading →

How to: Use WxFixBoot with Parted Magic to repair your bootloaders

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 22 April, 2020 - 15:00 |22 April, 2020 Other Posts, Programming

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In this post and the associated video, I demonstrate how to use WxFixBoot with Parted Magic to repair the bootloaders on your Linux installations. Continue reading →

Something a little different: My new Ryzen PC Part 4 – configuration

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 22 April, 2020 - 13:52 |22 April, 2020 Other Posts

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This is the last post in my 4-part series about my new Ryzen PC. In this part, I’m covering the build goofs I made, and configuration notes and issues. Continue reading →

Photos in older posts are now fixed

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 12 February, 2020 - 12:30 |12 February, 2020 Other Posts, Photography

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Just a really quick update this time. I noticed some of the posts (like the tortoise post and the fireworks post) had images that didn’t display any more. I’m not sure when this happened, but I’ve fixed it now so you can look at all of the tortoise photos to… Continue reading →

How to (incomplete): Make a RasPi AP with a RTL8xxx Wifi Adaptor

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 2 February, 2020 - 21:02 |5 August, 2022 Linux Distros, Other Posts

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In this tutorial I show you have to make a Raspberry Pi access point using an RTL8xxx-based WiFI adaptor. Continue reading →

Windows 7 End Of Life and DDRescue-GUI on Windows

By Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty | 16 January, 2020 - 19:37 |16 January, 2020 Other Posts, Programming

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Windows 7 reached end of life on January 14, 2020. Windows 7 is also supported with DDRescue-GUI, so this post sets out my Windows support plan. Continue reading →

Category Archives: Other Posts

The iBook G4: a beautiful old PowerPC Mac from 2004

My experience tri-booting a Late 2013 MacBook Pro

Adventures in Cygwin’s fork performance

Fix for HP driver problems on macOS (“will damage your computer”)

I’m Jade Black – My Debut Album Incident is Out Now!

How to: Use WxFixBoot with Parted Magic to repair your bootloaders

Something a little different: My new Ryzen PC Part 4 – configuration

Photos in older posts are now fixed

How to (incomplete): Make a RasPi AP with a RTL8xxx Wifi Adaptor

Windows 7 End Of Life and DDRescue-GUI on Windows

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