Alan McCloskey, Author at OCmodshop.com

PAX 2009 Keynote Speaker Revealed

Alan McCloskeyJun 29, 2009November 28, 20140

One of the biggest PAX articles we publish every year is the keynote speaker address. In the past we have featured Ken Levine and Wil

Nanovision MIMO UM-710 USB Monitor Review

Alan McCloskeyJun 27, 2009September 9, 20140

Multiple displays are starting to become rather commonplace. Whether you’re a programmer or graphic designer and just need the screen real estate, or just an

How Michael Jackson Affects OCMS

Alan McCloskeyJun 26, 2009August 25, 20141

I’m working on publishing some new articles, and to do that I have to go to other sites for resources… but some of them are

Quick Articles FTW!

Alan McCloskeyJun 25, 2009August 27, 20140

I tend to procrastinate… and I’ve accumulated quite a bit of hardware that has yet to be reviewed. One of the reasons these things pile

Verbatim BD-R and BD-RE BluRay Media Review

Alan McCloskeyJun 25, 2009November 28, 20140

Let’s face it: DVD is on the way out as a data storage medium. Don’t believe me? Do you remember when writable CDs were all

Enermax Aurora Micro Aluminum Keyboard Review

Alan McCloskeyJun 24, 2009June 24, 20141

Some users just like really tiny keyboards. Personally I am an ergonomic fan, so the wider my hands can be apart, the better. For those

Max Payne 3 Facts

Alan McCloskeyJun 24, 2009November 28, 20140

Yesterday we posted new screenshots about Max Payne 3. Well now we have some of the facts about the game. Developer: Rockstar Vancouver (as primary)

How to turn off parental controls on Xbox 360

Alan McCloskeyJun 24, 2009November 28, 20140

One of my friends has an Xbox 360. She also has a teenage son, and wants to lift the download restrictions on games. Since the

Matrox Quad Monitor DisplayPort Video Cards

Alan McCloskeyJun 24, 2009November 28, 20140

Matrox just released their triple and quad-monitor DisplayPort M-Series graphics cards. They feature 1GB of memory and can output a large 2560×1600 resolution per output

Max Payne 3 Screenshots

Alan McCloskeyJun 23, 2009November 28, 20141

It looks like Rockstar Games has been rather busy. We all knew that Max Payne was a character worth franchising, and I personally could not

With my rice I like to have some cow cow cow

Alan McCloskeyJun 23, 2009August 27, 20140

A long time ago I heard this weird song on X-play and it has been stuck in my head ever since. Every time I make

Monkey Island Revived!

Alan McCloskeyJun 2, 2009September 8, 20140

PC Gaming has evolved over the past 20 years or so. Back in 1990, LucasArts (then called LucasFilm Games) created one of the best adventure

Reason for the lack of updates

Alan McCloskeyJun 1, 2009August 25, 20141

Some of you may have noticed (ok, a LOT of you have noticed, based on the emails I get) that OCMS hasn’t really been updated

Apps purchased on iPhone Won't Sync to iTunes

Alan McCloskeyMay 29, 2009June 24, 20148

The issue I'm tackling today is the problem with apps that I've purchased directly on my iPhone. These apps do not appear in the Applications

10 Ways to Increase iPhone 3G’s Battery Life

Alan McCloskeyMay 18, 2009September 5, 20141

Some people think of the iPhone as a phone with a mini-computer built in, and others use it as an “always-on” pico-computer that happens to have a cell