Alan McCloskey, Author at OCmodshop.com

Restoring Sleep Mode to Vista Media Center PCs

Alan McCloskeyJun 27, 2007June 21, 20141

If you have a Media Center PC, then you no doubt have lots of digital media stored on it. You probably also have this media

Zalman CNPS 9700 NT CPU Heatsink

Alan McCloskeyJun 21, 2007August 1, 20140

Zalman is a leader when it comes to third-party heatsinks and accessories. They have been making quality PC products for many years, focusing on efficient

Where did Vista’s Task Manager Go?

Alan McCloskeyJun 20, 2007June 21, 20140

Some of us are old enough to remember when the old three-finger salute was used to reboot out computers: a specific key combination recognized at

JBL Reference 510 Noise-Cancelling Studio Headphones

Alan McCloskeyJun 12, 2007July 1, 20140

More and more of us find ourselves polluted with the noise of others: the annoying cellphone from your cubemate, the noise of travelling on a

Vista Solitaire Cheat (with Screencast)

Alan McCloskeyJun 8, 2007June 21, 20141

Ah, Solitaire. It has cost employers millions of dollars in wasted productivity, as it has come with every version of Windows since 3.0 (and possibly

View Nikon RAW Files (NEF) in Windows

Alan McCloskeyJun 8, 2007June 21, 20140

If you are using a professional Nikon digital camera, then you may have discovered how useful the RAW file format is in the digital darkroom.

Boom Boom Rocket Review

Alan McCloskeyMay 31, 2007August 1, 20140

At first glance, a game about fireworks doesn’t sound like it would be very fun. The concept itself makes you curious, and that is enough

How to turn off the UAC (annoying confirmation prompts) in Windows 7

Alan McCloskeyMay 30, 2007June 21, 20141

If you believe all those Mac commercials, then Windows has been “plagued” with security problems. Many of these problems arise from users inadvertantly installing spyware

After-market Xbox 360 controllers

Alan McCloskeyMay 26, 2007November 28, 20140

There are some after-market controllers that might feel better to you (but they all look so similar to Microsoft’s controller). Personally I love the new

Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia Review

Alan McCloskeyMay 23, 2007August 1, 20140

There haven’t been nearly enough zombie games on the Xbox 360. The last time we touched a rotting corpse was with Dead Rising, and was

Mad Tracks Review

Alan McCloskeyMay 23, 2007August 1, 20140

If you were a kid growing up in the past 50 years, then you probably had Hot Wheels (or Micro Machines) cars in the house.

DDR3 FAQ

Alan McCloskeyMay 23, 2007November 28, 20140

What exactly is DDR3 memory? DDR3 SDRAM or double-data-rate three synchronous dynamic random access memory is the name of the new DDR memory standard that

Professionally Repair DVDs Cheaply

Alan McCloskeyMay 22, 2007August 1, 20140

If you are a technology junkie then you no doubt have thousands of commercial CDs or DVDs, not to mention thousands more of your own

Hide Start Menu Documents, Pictures, and Programs

Alan McCloskeyMay 21, 2007August 1, 20140

If you have a computer that’s shared by a few others in your home (wife, roommates, sentient demon monkeys), then you want to protect your

Associate a File Type with a Windows Program

Alan McCloskeyMay 21, 2007August 1, 20141

It always happens to us. You have your favorite media player, graphics editor, HTML editor or whatever, and you install the latest codec or optional