My New Thinkpad X131e

So this is my first time in like three years not being a NEET. I started Fall classes at the community college, and I'm also doing a work study job there as part of my financial aid, so I've been pretty busy lately. It was getting to be kind of a pain in the ass …

Run 64-Bit Guests in VirtualBox Using Hardware Virtualization (Lenovo Host)

If you've ever tried to run a 64-bit guest in VirtualBox, you may have found that there are no 64-bit options available, only 32-bit options. This is because VirtualBox has no native support for 64-bit operating systems. In order to get it to support 64-bit guests, there are a couple extra steps you need to …

Lenovo: The Ultimate Hacker Brand

What makes Lenovo laptops ideal for running Linux? That's a question I found myself asking, and I figured it would make for an interesting research project. I've owned a Thinkpad for close to nine months now, but I still know relatively little about these amazing machines. So I figured I should take some time to …

Apple to Lenovo: One Nerd’s Search for a Better Platform

I should probably start off this new blog with a recounting of one of the most important decisions I ever made in my life as a computer nerd - my decision to leave my Apple-centered life behind and open my eyes to the wider world of possibilities offered by the Thinkpad platform. When I speak …