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Reverse engineering LG Gram's "Cooling Mode" control

Reverse engineering LG Gram's "Cooling Mode" control

It begins I was frustrated with my LG Gram 16. It's lightweight, it has a large screen, and the battery life is half decent. But it's also the first laptop that made me seriously contemplate switching to a Macbook. Why? Absolutely intolerable thermal throttling. Seriously, why is it throttling at

Upgrading Firmware On An OEM Barracuda ST2000DM001–1CH164

Upgrading Firmware On An OEM Barracuda ST2000DM001–1CH164

Hi, you! If you’re on this page, you most likely tried to search for a tutorial on upgrading your Dell Barracuda (GrenadaBP) ST2000DM001 HDD. However, Seagate’s site falsely claims there is no update available and to ask Dell for support… After some Google-Fu, I found the update package.

IPEVO Point 2 View (P2V) HID Protocol And Control

IPEVO Point 2 View (P2V) HID Protocol And Control

Why is this helpful? This allows you to control an IPEVO P2V without needing to install the proprietary control software and also allows you to integrate it in a custom program. I use it to automatically refocus the camera when starting a 3D print while keeping autofocus off to retain

Windows Hello on U.Are.U 4500

Windows Hello on U.Are.U 4500

From the dark depth of my garage, a U.are.U 4500 fingerprint reader stood alone, collecting dust due to the lack of driver support on Windows 10 and 11. No sunlight, no Windows Hello. If you can relate to this story, fear not. There is an official WBF [Windows