New OCMS Front Page Layout
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...
Category: Blog
A behind-the-scenes look at running a technology site, plus other staff ramblings.
OCModShop 2009 Holiday Gift Guide
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
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?
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
“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
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!
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...
Pix From My Camping Trip
I went camping last weekend at Dosewallip State Park. WARNING! I look a little crusty, since we were campin’ and all…...
First OCMS Video Review
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...
Camping this Weekend and New Pix
I’m going camping this weekend at Olympic National Park, where I will be filming my first video review of the OtterBox 8000 Waterproof case. Fans...
Thoughts on the Latest Survey Labeling the Average Gamer as 35, Fat, and Bummed
I was shocked the other night when watching my standard nightly news to hear “new study reveals the average gamer is 35, fat, and bummed”....
I Quit My Job
I finally quit Sears. No more legal enslavement. Ahhhh it feels so nice to be liberated. This is also the first blog post I’ve written...
Craigslist Sucks
So I’ve been looking for a new retail job of some kind. I love selling electronics, but at my current store I have none to...
Patrick Holloway and the Publishing Industry…Part 2
It’s been awhile everyone but I wanted to say hello. No, I’m not gone from [OC]modshop, nor is there anything going on. I’ve been hard...
YouTube Videos Experiment
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...