ThinkPad - James Ridgway

Upgrading a ThinkPad T450s with an M.2 SSD

How to install a M.2 2242 SSD in a ThinkPad T450s. In my home office setup blog post I covered in some detail what I currently use, including my

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How to fix a ThinkPad's TrackPoint in Linux Mint

With Mint 17.1 I have found that the TrackPoint doesn't work completely out of the box - the mouse buttons for the TrackPoint act as scrollers rather than left and right click buttons. From what I have been reading it would appear that

Linux Mint

Fixing Linux Mint screen brightness controls

I've recently installed Linux Mint on my Thinkpad T450s. After installing Mint I noticed that the screen was constantly on full brightness and I couldn't change the brightness using the function keys. With this solution you can adjust the brightness, and ensured that the

Linux Mint

Disable Bluetooth on startup in Linux Mint

With my ThinkPad T450s running Mint 17.1, I have found that Bluetooth is always turned on by default when booted, regardless of whatever changes I make to the Bluetooth adapted in the System Settings panel. Bluetooth can be disabled by default on startup

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