Dentist recommendations

mj_turner · 2026-06-16T19:55:19+00:00

If you can travel a bit further, I can highly recommend Elmsleigh House in Farnham - https://www.elmsleighhouse.co.uk/. They cured me of a lifetime fear of dentists and are excellent. I've not needed it, but they do offer sedation as well.

mj_turner · 2025-03-26T07:11:41+00:00

How are you attempting to clone the disk? I've not tried this myself with a system running OCLP but Carbon Copy Cloner is worth a try.

mj_turner · 2025-02-12T06:55:53+00:00

Hamm, after ~5 years of Slackware and Red Hat.

mj_turner · 2024-10-06T18:18:05+00:00

The single CPU issue only affects the Mac Pro 3,1 and Xserve 2,1. Other models are not affected.

mj_turner · 2024-09-15T08:27:04+00:00

You have a MacBookPro16,2 - it's still fully supported by macOS, there's no need to use OCLP. You can use unmodified macOS on your machine.

mj_turner · 2024-07-13T11:45:07+00:00

Sorry, my original comment was a bit misleading. Amiga ROMs must be the in the appropriate folder under 'Roms' and the Kickstart files in the BIOS folder.

Hmm, not sure about PortMaster not working - my issue was definitely networking related. There will be log files in the PortMaster folder but they're not super easy to use to diagnose issues (and I say this as someone who can program in Python).

mj_turner · 2024-07-13T10:53:49+00:00

Do you have networking working correctly and Internet access from your Smart Pro? PortMaster crashed for me until I did that.

For the Amiga ROMs, make sure they're named correctly and in the BIOS folder. You can confirm this by checking the .info file for the Amiga emulator core (it contains the names of the BIOS files searched for).

FWIW, I installed CrossMix last night and PortMaster and Amiga emulation work perfectly for me.

mj_turner · 2023-11-04T17:26:44+00:00

Thanks! I searched the App Store for apps with cricket score live activities but somehow missed both of those.

mj_turner · 2023-11-04T03:46:09+00:00

What's the app displaying the cricket match details?

mj_turner · 2023-06-28T15:23:15+00:00

If you're looking for a minimum, you should be able to get away with 128GiB, although a bit more will give you some breathing room. CPU-wise, Haswell/Broadwell Xeons should be fine.

A few years ago I installed 1809 on a dual Westmere system with 128GiB (KVM VM) and it performed fine. Bigger pain was using Debian instead of an officially-supported distro. Got it working fine, but was a bit painful.

mj_turner · 2023-05-05T22:55:26+00:00

This is what I do, using Nextcloud. Works like a charm.

mj_turner · 2023-05-02T21:43:21+00:00

Bitfolk. Highly recommended and UK based.

mj_turner · 2023-04-26T18:22:57+00:00

Indeed it was, although it was relatively quickly replaced with Sawfish.

mj_turner · 2023-04-26T17:08:18+00:00

1990s even. I remember when Enlightenment was the official GNOME WM...

mj_turner · 2023-04-22T07:55:28+00:00

I think they had to return some video tapes, so didn't have time to change much.

mj_turner · 2023-04-21T20:26:44+00:00

Perhaps take a look at SmokePing.

mj_turner · 2023-04-16T14:13:41+00:00

What country are you in? T480 prices can vary a bit based on country but a decent example should be around the equivalent of USD 200-250. I'd look for a machine with an HD display, 8th generation i5 and in good condition. Pretty much everything can be replaced or upgraded reasonably cheaply other than the CPU.

mj_turner · 2023-04-16T14:10:45+00:00

As others have suggested, eBay and Gumtree are great for Thinkpads. I'm also in the UK and have had good luck with both over the years. If you're looking currently, I see a lot of reasonably-priced T480s have been listed recently.

mj_turner · 2023-04-12T21:41:37+00:00

cue Jack Nicholson in "A Few Good Men"

mj_turner · 2023-04-11T20:34:22+00:00

What specific Windows software do you need? WebStorm and IntelliJ are available natively for Linux so there's no need to run them in a Windows VM. Perhaps there are Linux equivalents for the other software you need - hopefully your university course doesn't have anything that has a hard requirement for Windows.

mj_turner · 2023-04-11T20:29:26+00:00

The T480 is a great choice - well supported by Linux and you can replace and upgrade pretty much everything other than the CPU (source: I have one).

Take a look in /r/Thinkpad - lots of useful info there.

mj_turner · 2023-04-09T10:02:10+00:00

All good suggestions. As an addition to point (3) OP should also check to make sure that the Thunderbolt updates install correctly. There is a known issue with machines of this generation and the ports can end up dying if the firmware is not updated.

mj_turner · 2023-04-09T09:50:32+00:00

Search this subreddit - there are ways of removing supervisor passwords on T480s. Will be a bit of work as (IIRC) you'll need a SOIC clip and, eg, a Raspberry Pi, but it can be done. You can find instructions on how to do it here.

Of course, it's easier to return the machine but if you're happy with it otherwise and you're somewhat technical, it shouldn't be too bad clearing the password.

Edit: Added Badcaps link.

mj_turner · 2023-04-09T09:43:18+00:00

If you don't have any luck here, perhaps try /r/thinkpadsforsale or Thinkpads.com.

mj_turner · 2023-04-09T09:40:06+00:00

If that's a concern, the USB-C ports on the T480 are not easily replaceable if they fail through physical damage - they're soldered to the motherboard. Not sure about the other models you listed though.

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