Alan McCloskey, Author at OCmodshop.com

ButtKicker Promises to Shake your Money Maker

Alan McCloskeyDec 18, 2009June 23, 20140

PC games are becoming more advanced these days, implementing better visuals and audio for a complete entertainment experience. Games are starting to make their way

Enermax Phoenix Neo Case Review

Alan McCloskeyDec 11, 2009September 12, 20140

A generation ago the only way to tell the difference between a high end gaming PC and a beige office box was by looking inside. Today

Lapchilla Notebook Cooler Review

Alan McCloskeyDec 5, 2009July 7, 20110

The bad part about many laptops is that they really push the thermal limits of their generation, which translates into hot knees if you actually

Acoustipack Ultimate Case Soundproofing Kit Review

Alan McCloskeyDec 4, 2009September 10, 20140

One of the ultimate goals of a Home Theater PC enthusiast is to achieve a completely silent appliance. There are several ways to achieve this

Fixed News Feeds

Alan McCloskeyDec 3, 2009August 25, 20140

A few years ago I started using a news CMS to manage all of the news we post on OCModShop.com, but there has been one

Linux Firewall Part 5: The GUI Interface

Alan McCloskeyDec 3, 2009September 11, 20141

Now that you have IPcop installed, you need to configure it. IPcop provies you with a web interface in which you can configure nearly all

Change the Windows 7 Logon Background

Alan McCloskeyDec 2, 2009September 11, 20142

Do you sneer at people who use the default Windows desktop? If you want to set yourself apart from your grandma that uses Windows XP’s

Razer Sphex Mousepad Review

Alan McCloskeyNov 21, 2009June 23, 20140

Remember a few generations ago when civilization thought it had arrived once there were flying cars and lasers all over the place? Well I’m still

Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Alan McCloskeyNov 20, 2009September 11, 20141

Keyboard shortcuts have been in the Windows operating system since its inception, but the Windows key started appearing about the time Windows 95 rolled out.

How to Enable Command Prompt Scrolling from the Keyboard

Alan McCloskeyNov 20, 2009June 23, 20143

If you are a system administrator, then you probably find yourself using the Windows Command Prompt more often than most people. When running this window,

WindowBlinds 7 Review

Alan McCloskeyNov 20, 2009June 23, 20142

One of the neatest features of Windows XP was the ability to customize the interface to any theme you could conceive. You could even do

Silverstone Raven Gaming Mouse Review

Alan McCloskeyNov 17, 2009June 23, 20140

PC gaming is one of the biggest slices of the multi-billion dollar gaming industry. As such, there are a surprising number of gaming mice available

nMedia Wood HTPC 8000 Case Review

Alan McCloskeyNov 15, 2009June 23, 20140

Back in the day when computer modding was brand new, people came up with some of the most innovative PC cases. Some shoved their cases

Verbatim Tuff Clip 8GB Flash Drive Review

Alan McCloskeyNov 13, 2009September 11, 20140

Nearly everyone has a USB drive today, but the one demographic that seems to have the most of them are students. Life would have been

ATEN VS481A 4-port HDMI Switch Review

Alan McCloskeyNov 11, 2009June 23, 20140

We have reviewed ATEN products before, as they make great KVM switches. The last one we reviewed was geared towards the PC gamer and included