New time for podcast
Now that I have some data from YouTube about when my audience is online, it is apparent that most of my audience is active on...
Category: Blog
A behind-the-scenes look at running a technology site, plus other staff ramblings.
Why Use an App to Read Books?
There was some resistance to the digital age of books at first, but as time goes on the benefits of e-books have swayed public opinion...
Fix for Talisman: DE Highland Expansion
I have been trying to buy the Highland expansion for the Android verswion of Talisman: Digital Edition and have been getting a “This product is...
Technology Journalist Survival Kit
Being a world-class technology journalist, people often ask what’s in my bag. For some reason most of these requests are from people in uniform when...
Improved Web Server Performance
The bacon-scented underpants gnomes have been busy this weekend, and have improved web server performance for OCmodshop. Here's how we improved site load times by...
OCmodshop Nerd Toys Giveaway Contest 2012
We appreciate the fans of OCmodshop, so we're giving away lots of great free stuff to the people who support us. We're giving away a...
The Walking Dead Download Code Giveaway!
We are giving away download codes for "The Walking Dead" game by Telltale games. We have a code for the Xbox 360 version (all episodes),...
Christmasy Season Starts Nov 1, 2012
The start of November also means the start of the Christmas season (at least for us here at OCmodshop). Vendors really want to get reviews...
Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day 2012!
You may have noticed the new pirate-y themed background as you peruse through your favorite tech site today. One of the features the old OCmodshop...
I Fight Dragons: New Nerd Anthem
Their music has a pop rock feel to it, and they heavily use classic 8-bit gaming instruments in their music, and cover nerd topics that...
Internet Cowards
Nobody really has to interface with real people anymore. Children ask for money from their parents, workers "call in sick" to their bosses, and people...
OCmodshop’s 10 Year Anniversary
Fast-forward to today and the industry has changed quite a bit. The cool custom projects that were originally created by a handful of hardware enthusiasts...
Welcome to OCmodshop 3.0
As you point your browser to OCmodshop, you may have noticed something different… Well, it’s more of a complete overhaul. This update has been a...
Testing old server speed
I recently retired one of the hot and noisy OCMS servers, and experienced a good savings in power and heat. Even though server parts are...
Retiring an OCMS Server
I’ve been running three servers for OCModShop for a long time. I thought it was a much better way to segment individual tasks for the...