Alan McCloskey, Author at OCmodshop.com

Twenty Thousand!

Alan McCloskeyMay 18, 2007August 25, 20140

Today marks the 20,000th news post on OCModShop! Thank you all for your support. We’re posting nearly 100 technology, gaming, gadget and home theater

Force Icons Back to Small XP Size

Alan McCloskeyMay 18, 2007August 1, 20140

Vista icons are much more realistic in appearance in comparison to the looser, illustrative style of Windows XP icons. The largest size included in the

Setting Up Windows Home Theater PC

Alan McCloskeyMay 17, 2007August 1, 20140

Getting a Windows Home Theater PC to ran as simply and reliably as an appliance has always been the goal of any Media PC enthusiast.

Hide your recent Documents, Pictures, and Programs on Start Menu

Alan McCloskeyMay 14, 2007June 21, 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

Latest Halo 3 Info, Screenshots & Posters!

Alan McCloskeyMay 14, 2007June 17, 20110

The Mission: The Covenant control Earth. The Flood is unleashed. With the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance, Master Chief is the only

Take Ownership of Windows System Files

Alan McCloskeyMay 11, 2007June 21, 20143

It always happens, even in Windows XP... you need to move or delete some files, but Windows gives you an error that you need permission

How to Auto-Login with Windows 7

Alan McCloskeyMay 9, 2007August 1, 20140

Since your Media Center is set up to be an appliance, there’s no need to login every time it boots. Although it will automatically login

All the MAME ROMs!

Alan McCloskeyMay 7, 2007November 28, 20140

I’m currently working on obtaining every MAME ROM, including sample videos, marquee artwork, etc for this project. Once I have all of them collected and

Creating a MAME Cabinet

Alan McCloskeyMay 4, 2007November 28, 20140

I was thinking about creating a wooden cabinet for retro video games, which would look like ones from the 80s and 90s (a MAME cabinet).

Almost done with Archvies

Alan McCloskeyMay 2, 2007August 25, 20140

Finally… almost done with the archives section! It took a while, but I finally migrated all old news to the new database and updated the

GeForce 8600 a good upgrade?

Alan McCloskeyApr 26, 2007November 28, 20140

I currently have an XFX nVidia 7800 video card, and it runs great, but I’m tempted into buying one of the newer 8600 cards. Some

Site suggestions?

Alan McCloskeyApr 19, 2007August 25, 20140

Can you offer any more detail on what you like or don’t like? Such as “I like having external news on the front page” or

Comments Support!

Alan McCloskeyApr 17, 2007August 25, 20140

The news & archives pages now support paging and comments! Now instead of one big dump-load of news on a page (which can take

Pulsar 125mW Red Portable Laser

Alan McCloskeyApr 12, 2007August 1, 20140

Today, we will be looking at another high powered portable laser. Again, this is no toy by any means. The Pulsar series is a line

X-Arcade Tankstick Review

Alan McCloskeyApr 3, 2007July 6, 20140

Do you remember the original Transformers, He-Man, or G.I. Joe? Do you relate to the Goonies? If so, then congratulate yourself for growing up in