If you need to disable System Update scheduled updates on a single machine, you can easily do this manually. Open System Update and then click Schedule updates under the “Advanced” section. Uncheck the box “Enable monthly check for updates”. Congratulations! Your box-unchecking skills are impeccable. If you need to modify a machine remotely or disable updates […]
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DBAN Stuck on PCI (sysfs)
On older Lenovo laptops (T500, X200, etc.) DBAN often gets stuck at PCI (sysfs). I’m sure this happens on other machines, but I’ve only encountered it on Lenovo laptops. I’ll detail how to get past this with Lenovo, but if you’ve seen this issue on other machines let me know and I’ll add that […]
Getting the Serial Number from a Command-line
I’m a huge Lenovo fan, but they have recently adopted an irksome practice: they put the asset/SN tag under the battery. At least, this is the case with T- and X-series devices such as the T430s and X230. This can be problematic if you name your computers based on the serial number of the device. Sadly, I repeatedly […]