Alan McCloskey, Author at OCmodshop.com

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

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