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Amateur Surgery: X1 Yoga 2-in-1 Gen 9 TrackPad Transplant

Posted on 2024/10/22 by The Geez

I’ve been using the X1 2-in-1 Gen 9 as my go-to road machine for a while now.  One of the interesting things about this machine is its use of a haptic TrackPad – no physical buttons.  Virtual buttons supported by … Continue reading →

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ThinkPad X1 Yoga becomes X1 2-in-1 Gen 9 … more than just a name change

Posted on 2024/04/09 by The Geez

 Let’s have a look at the 9th generation X1 Yoga … I mean the X1 2-in-1 Gen 9…. From time to time Lenovo sends me a gadget. They’re handy to have around – both for my own use and when … Continue reading →

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ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8: The More Things Change… The More They (mostly) Stay The Same…

Posted on 2023/04/16 by The Geez

A quick report on the laptop that arrived on my bench a few days ago, including a drive-by look at how it handles Linux (or how Linux handles it).  But first: From time to time Lenovo sends me a gadget. … Continue reading →

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Too soon old, too late smart – the ancient mariner gets a sharp rap with the clue bat

Posted on 2022/07/20 by The Geez

That’s my 1999 22 SeaSport up at the top of the page.  Main power is a Volvo-Penta 5.7 GSi.  Marinized Chevy 350 with throttle-body injection. On our one halibut outing this year we ran out to the ‘but hole, fished … Continue reading →

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Don’t panic – you can still secure boot Linux on new ThinkPads

Posted on 2022/07/09 by The Geez

There seems to be a whole lot of half-informed “information” floating around about Lenovo and/or MS locking out Linux on new ThinkPads. And as usual,  the torch and pitchfork crowd railing against the conspiracy. Nope. You can still boot a … Continue reading →

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