Blog Archives - Page 2 of 13

Welcome to OCmodshop 3.0

Alan McCloskeyJul 1, 2011August 25, 20140

As you point your browser to OCmodshop, you may have noticed something different… Well, it’s more of a complete overhaul. This update has been a

Testing old server speed

Alan McCloskeyFeb 14, 2011August 27, 20140

I recently retired one of the hot and noisy OCMS servers, and experienced a good savings in power and heat. Even though server parts are

Retiring an OCMS Server

Alan McCloskeyFeb 13, 2011August 25, 20140

I’ve been running three servers for OCModShop for a long time. I thought it was a much better way to segment individual tasks for the

New Ad Pricing at OCModShop.com

Alan McCloskeyMar 24, 2010August 25, 20140

Recently I’ve had many ad quote requests for OCModShop.com. Each one has specific needs, and after a lot of thought I came up with a

New OCMS Front Page Layout

Alan McCloskeyFeb 27, 2010August 25, 20140

You may have noticed that the front page layout is slightly different. We noticed that the external news was taking up an awful lot of

OCModShop 2009 Holiday Gift Guide

Don HaynesFeb 23, 2010August 25, 20140

Happy holidays one and all! I would say that of all the writers here at OCModshop, I am the most Scrooge-like. I am not a

Fixed News Feeds

Alan McCloskeyDec 3, 2009August 25, 20140

A few years ago I started using a news CMS to manage all of the news we post on OCModShop.com, but there has been one

OCModShop Full Time?

Alan McCloskeySep 24, 2009August 25, 20143

One of the big dreams of many tech website owners is the ability to make a living from their site. Like many people, I have

‘Formal Protest’ for Jim Parsons

Alan McCloskeySep 21, 2009August 27, 20140

“The Big Bang Theory” is one of the best sitcoms I’ve watched in recent memory. For those who don’t follow it, this show is a

Adam Sessler and OCmodshop

Alan McCloskeySep 4, 2009August 25, 20140

While walking around the PAX 09 show floor, I came upon Adam Sessler. He wasn’t surrounded by the G4 entourage or the usual body guards:

Getting Ready for PAX!

Alan McCloskeySep 3, 2009August 25, 20141

For those who don’t know, PAX (the Penny Arcade eXpo) starts tomorrow! We have lots of coverage planned, from interviews with software vendors, photos, booth

First OCMS Video Review

Alan McCloskeyAug 25, 2009August 25, 20140

Trisha took her camera on a camping trip to test out the Otterbox 8000 Series Waterproof Case. We’ve been meaning to do product review videos

YouTube Videos Experiment

Alan McCloskeyJul 31, 2009August 27, 20140

I’m toying with the idea of putting up mini-reviews of some products up on YouTube. These would accompany the thorough written article on OCModShop, and

Newsletter Subscriptions

Alan McCloskeyJul 30, 2009August 25, 20141

The other day I had someone accuse me of being a spammer. I asked for evidence, and they presented me with my newsletter… which just

Main site should be faster

Alan McCloskeyJul 17, 2009August 25, 20140

As mentioned in a previous post, I am working on OCModShop 3.0. One of the reasons for this is because the site just loads slow