Alan McCloskey, Author at OCmodshop.com

OCMS Is Back Up

Alan McCloskeyMar 8, 2009August 25, 20141

Apparently OCModShop went down either last night or this morning… The server that runs the OCModBlog went down, and was a hardware error, because the

New 'Old' Videos Posted

Alan McCloskeyMar 6, 2009August 25, 20141

It seems like videos are everywhere on the internets. I have lots of videos from several events, but haven’t uploaded them because of several problems.

Edit Start Menu All Programs

Alan McCloskeyMar 4, 2009August 20, 20140

Like many nerds, I’m very particular about organization. I like to have all of my video programs located under a ‘Videos’ directory, my development stuff

Big Long Fight with PHP and FastCGI

Alan McCloskeyMar 2, 2009August 25, 20140

So it took a good 15 hours from start to finish with Server 2008. This is why I don’t really like to do upgrades unless

Server installation troubles with DVD-ROMs

Alan McCloskeyMar 2, 2009August 25, 20140

I can be such a dumbass sometimes. If you read my previous post, you know that I’m trying to install Server 2008 on a spare

Trying Server 2008

Alan McCloskeyMar 1, 2009August 25, 20140

For those of you who don’t know, my daughter has Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP for short). This is a very rare genetic disorder that causes

Newspaper Closings and the Internet

Alan McCloskeyFeb 26, 2009November 28, 20140

Have you noticed that a lot of long-standing businesses are going under lately? Not all of them are directly related to the economy. All across

Noscript, ad blockers, and ball sweat

Alan McCloskeyFeb 22, 2009August 25, 20141

A note appeared in the comments section the other day, apparently dissatisfied that I had a NOSCRIPT message asking people to turn on Javascript in

X-Blades Game Review

Alan McCloskeyFeb 21, 2009July 4, 20141

Hack and Slash games have been around for a while; even some classic video games like Gauntlet, Altered Beast and Castlevania could be considered part of

Adding FLVs to Windows Server 2003

Alan McCloskeyFeb 21, 2009August 25, 20140

I’ve been wanting to add flash movies to OCModShop for a while, but there was a lot of work involved, and it didn’t seem worth

Read On to Find Out

Alan McCloskeyFeb 20, 2009August 27, 20140

One thing that just irks me beyond belief is the phrase "Read on to find out" at the end of news snippets. For one, this

Fix: Can’t change resolution on Silent Hill Homecoming

Alan McCloskeyFeb 15, 2009November 28, 20141

I love downloading games from Steam, because you don’t have to deal with DRM and having to find a game disc every time you want

No good deed goes unpunished

Alan McCloskeyFeb 12, 2009August 27, 20142

My wife runs an in-home daycare. When she’s sick, she doesnt’ get a day off, and she doesn’t get to take vacation days whenever she

The Big Mac in the photo

Alan McCloskeyFeb 11, 2009August 27, 20140

Some PR firms have special reviewer kits of their products that they send out to journalists like the fine staff here at OCModShop. We are

Plantronics Gamecom 777 5.1 Headset Review

Alan McCloskeyFeb 10, 2009July 4, 20140

PC Gamers like them some headphones. Whether its communicating with team members in tactical shooters, taunting n00bs in PvP, or just not waking your significant other