Alan McCloskey, Author at OCmodshop.com

Enable Hidden Boot Screen in Windows

Alan McCloskeyAug 21, 2007June 27, 20141

The original Vista Bootscreen is very similar to Windows 2000, and is very bland and boring (you know, with the little catepillar bar scrolling from

CoolIt USB Beverage Chiller Review

Alan McCloskeyAug 20, 2007August 1, 20140

Danger lurks around every corner when you’re a gamer. I’m not just talking about the virtual baddies that you blast with futuristic or fantasy weapons;

What To Do When Your Digital Camera Has Hot Pixels

Alan McCloskeyAug 16, 2007November 28, 20140

Don't panic, and don't return your new camera to the store. Your CCD is not defective, and understanding what they are will help you cope.

Heat Pipes Explained

Alan McCloskeyAug 15, 2007November 28, 20140

In summary: inside a heat pipe, "hot" vapor flows in one direction, condenses to the liquid phase, which flows back in the other direction to

Fii Fi Fo Fum

Alan McCloskeyAug 15, 2007August 29, 20140

Evercool has produced an external cooling solution for the Wii, called the “Fii” (product number TG-W1) and it exploits the established cuteness factor of the

Make Firefox Faster

Alan McCloskeyAug 13, 2007August 1, 20140

Both Firefox and Internet Explorer put limitations on file downloads. These Internet standards only allow 2 downloads at the same time, but there is an

Evercool TG-XB1 Xfan 360 Review

Alan McCloskeyAug 13, 2007August 1, 20141

The Xbox 360 is arguably the hottest-running console ever created, and as such has been subject to shutdown and overheating problems. I have replaced two

Fan Painting?

Alan McCloskeyAug 3, 2007November 28, 20140

Whatever happend to fan painting? I guess real modding has been replaced by hunting down pre-fabbed products. Get some Krylon and go to town! Silver

OCMS Dev Server

Alan McCloskeyAug 3, 2007August 25, 20140

I have the OCMS dev server right here, as well as a 3U server I’ve been meaning to put into production: OCMS dev server:

Use Check Boxes to Select Files in Windows

Alan McCloskeyJul 30, 2007June 21, 20140

Have you ever been confused about which files you’re selecting in Windows Explorer? Has your mouse been so sensitive that you accidentally select more files

Install IIS on Windows 7

Alan McCloskeyJul 30, 2007August 1, 20140

If you are a developer using ASP.NET, one of the first things you’ll want to install on Vista is IIS (internet information server). Keep in

Unable to Save to Moved Favorites Folder in IE7

Alan McCloskeyJul 30, 2007June 21, 20141

Vista is very good at protecting users from their own idiocy… so much so that it can be a chore for Power Users who mess

Removing Unnecessary Services in Windows 7

Alan McCloskeyJul 30, 2007June 21, 20142

There are lots of little programs used by the Windows operating system that take up memory, waste disk space and CPU clock cycles. These programs

Defeat ‘COM Surrogate Has Stopped Working’ Errors When Playing Videos

Alan McCloskeyJul 30, 2007June 21, 20143

If you have a bunch of video files, then you probably also have a bunch of video and audio codecs (Divx, Xvid, MPEG-4, AC3, etc.)

OCModShop / Ultra Giveaway!

Alan McCloskeyJul 27, 2007August 25, 20140

OCModShop is giving away some great products, sponsored by Ultra! Here are the list of items we’re giving away: 1 Ultra X-Pro 600 Watt Energy Efficient