Alan McCloskey, Author at OCmodshop.com

Behind the Far Cry Movie Set

Alan McCloskeyAug 30, 2008August 7, 20140

As many in the gaming community already know, Uwe Boll has been working on a movie about the immensly popular PC Game ‘Far Cry’, which

Returning from Hiatus

Alan McCloskeyAug 16, 2008August 25, 20140

It has been a very long time since my last post, but I’ve had a ton of stuff going on. The major thing that has

Make Windows Explorer Faster

Alan McCloskeyJul 25, 2008August 5, 20141

Explorer can be made to display faster if you toggle some of these optional features off. The result of these tweaks mean your Windows PC

Cleaning Up Drives

Alan McCloskeyJul 17, 2008August 25, 20140

Today has been all about cleaning up hard drives and organizing stuff, trying to prepare for the emminent FIOS installation.* As I’m uncluttering both my

ATEN CS1782 2-port DVI KVMP Switch Review

Alan McCloskeyJul 17, 2008August 5, 20141

Many PC enthusiasts play video games and do regular computing on the same machine, and we all know that the more software you add, the

Who Uses an RSS Feed

Alan McCloskeyJul 16, 2008August 25, 20140

Who uses a Real Simple Syndication (RSS) feed? Maybe the better question is how many are not using RSS feeds? Before we go any further

The Importance of Quality Product Photos

Alan McCloskeyJul 15, 2008August 25, 20140

The beginning of OCModShop was a hobby, and it certainly LOOKED like a hobby site.* We had some cutting-edge quality content, but the site design

Building the Perfect Keyboard

Alan McCloskeyJul 14, 2008November 28, 20144

There have been lots and lots of keyboards over the years, and most of the fancier ones try to enhance usability or implement some new

Saitek AV8R Flight Stick Review

Alan McCloskeyJul 11, 2008August 5, 20140

Most PC gamers play with a keyboard and mouse, frankly because most PC gamers are either casual gamers or are playing First-Person-Shooters at their local

Ordered FIOS

Alan McCloskeyJul 8, 2008November 28, 20140

I’ve been tempted on more than one occassion to host my websites at home, but up until recently there wasn’t a fast enough connection to

I'm Over Media Center

Alan McCloskeyJul 7, 2008November 28, 20141

I’ve been working with Home Theater Computers for over 10 years.* Back in the day, a HTPC was the only way to get a progressive-scan

Weird Task Manager Problem

Alan McCloskeyJul 2, 2008November 28, 20140

I had a weird task manager problem while copying files to my NAS.* When I open Task Manager to look at my network utilization, the

Ad tweaking & hot weather

Alan McCloskeyJun 29, 2008August 25, 20140

Ad tweaking is one of those things that every dot-com mogul must do from time to time. I spent alot of time this weekend compiling

Vantec NexStar MX Dual HDD Enclosure Review

Alan McCloskeyJun 28, 2008August 4, 20140

If you’re looking for a slim compact SATA drive enclosure, the Vantec NexStar MX is one to consider! Vantec has hit a homerun with this simple,

Logitech Wave Keyboard Review

Alan McCloskeyJun 21, 2008August 4, 20140

There have been many, many, many different keyboards for personal computers over the years. Ergonomic boards, tough boards, media boards, gaming boards: boards that climb