Alan McCloskey, Author at OCmodshop.com

What's up with "Beta" websites?

Alan McCloskeyFeb 10, 2009November 28, 20141

More and more I’m seeing webmasters slap “beta” on top of their website logos. WTF is up with that? I can understand that this whole

Fix: Hard Drive Sleep in High Performance Profile

Alan McCloskeyFeb 10, 2009June 24, 20141

I have a desktop PC running Vista Ultimate, and I want it running at its full potential. I have several hard drives, and notice that

Dead Rising 2 Announced!

Alan McCloskeyFeb 9, 2009November 28, 20140

That’s right, Capcom announced plans for Dead Rising 2 for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. There was no mention of the Wii, even though

Guitar Hero WT vs Rock Band 2 Revisited

Alan McCloskeyFeb 7, 2009August 20, 20142

I wrote an article comparing Guitar Hero World Tour to Rock Band 2 back in October of last year (read it here). I was trying

How to Remove Unused Drivers

Alan McCloskeyFeb 6, 2009August 20, 20144

As you add more experiment with more hardware on your computer, you no doubt upgrade your components, or just lose interest in some. Windows adds drivers

FIX: Fallout 3 Crash and Asus Sound Card

Alan McCloskeyFeb 6, 2009November 28, 20142

I downloaded Fallout 3 from Steam, and I have never been able to get it to run. It loads the startup screens right up until

Alexa is dead… here's new demographics

Alan McCloskeyFeb 6, 2009August 25, 20140

I was looking into direct ad buys, and was inquiring with one of our vendors as to what they look for when buying ads. In the

Cheap-ass games from Stardock!

Alan McCloskeyFeb 6, 2009November 28, 20140

For those thow don’t know, Stardock software has started up an online distribution system, much like Valve Software’s Steam. This weekend, Stardock is practically giving

New Resident Evil 5 Screenshots!

Alan McCloskeyFeb 5, 2009November 28, 20140

We have a bunch of new RE5 Screenshots. Here they are![gallery]

New Street Fighter 4 Screenshots!

Alan McCloskeyFeb 5, 2009November 28, 20140

If you don’t know about Capcom’s upcoming Street Fighter 4, then you’ve had your head under the sand for the past year. Here are some

360 PSUs and getting kicked off the TV

Alan McCloskeyFeb 5, 2009November 28, 20140

For many people, leisure time is either spent in front of a computer, a video game, or the television. If you like in a house

Freezepop is the best band in the world!

Alan McCloskeyFeb 4, 2009November 28, 20140

Nearly any teenager can tell you a dozen or so bands that are really good, but nobody has ever heard of. If you dig deep

Superbowl Commercials Sucked

Alan McCloskeyFeb 2, 2009August 27, 20140

Like many Americans, I watch the Superbowl just for the commercials, which promise to be comedy gold. Every year I get more and more disappointed.

OCMS Vaults Opened…

Alan McCloskeyFeb 2, 2009August 25, 20140

Since we opened our doors in 2000, we’ve changed some things behind the scenes a few times. We’ve gone through several website revisions (with another

What OCMS is NOT for…

Alan McCloskeyJan 30, 2009August 25, 20140

I get a few reviewer applications each month. We can always use the extra help, and there are certainly things to do. Most of the