More Hard Drive Woes
Posted by alan | Filed under Behind the Scenes
It seems that yet another 500GB hard drive failed on me, which prompted me to install Windows 7 on a new drive.
It seems like this same thing happened a few months ago. I have several 500GB drives, and it seems like Windows was going slow, and then files get “read errors”. I have to do [...]
Tags: Microsoft Windows, SATA controller, Windows 7
Windows 7 Programs not launching
Posted by alan | Filed under Behind the Scenes, Guides
So, I finally installed Windows 7 (after yet another hard drive crash… more on that later) and it looks pretty good.
One problem that I ran into was that certain programs would not launch at all. After Firefox 3.51 ran once it would not run again. The task appears in Task Manager, but cannot be brought [...]
Tags: but cannot be brought up, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Vista, Task Manager, Windows 7
Making a tech site profitable
Posted by alan | Filed under Behind the Scenes, General Life
I have been working on ideas for the new OCMS 3.0 for a while. Not only will the ideas I want to implement make for a better user experience, but they will also make the site more profitable, which realizes the dream of profitability like a “real” company.
The biggest step a webmaster can take in [...]
Tags: automatic affiliate keyword tool, banner advertising, cent;, dedicated programmer, professional web design, straight banner advertising, USD;, web programming, webmaster
OCModShop Full Time?
Posted by alan | Filed under Behind the Scenes
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 a day job and work on the site in my spare time.
After consulting with John Chow and other successful web entrepreneurs, I have constructed a plan to make a real [...]
Tags: John Chow, living from their site, web entrepreneurs
Rock Band Unplugged: Legendary Status
Posted by alan | Filed under Gaming
I have been playing Rock Band Unplugged, which is a version of Rock Band for the Sony PSP. You can read more about it in our review.
Unplugged doesn’t have the same satisfying feel as the other Rock Band games, as you don’t get to hold a guitar controller or realistically bang on the drums. Instead, [...]
Tags: cramp, guitar controller, Sony PSP PlayStation Portable Headphone with remote control - IN STOCK Headphones, Sony;, Unplugged
Batman Arkham Asylum Game of the Year?
Posted by alan | Filed under Behind the Scenes, Gaming, General Life
So I’ve been playing Batman: Arkham Asylum lately for the PC, and I must say it is an absolutely brilliant game.
I’ve overheard several people claiming that it should be Game of the Year, but I’ve felt that it was too soon to say such as thing, as Arkham is a relatively early contender for 2009. [...]
Tags: arkham, asylum, Batman, engine, game, joker, pc, playstation, riddler, unreal, xbox
Sinuses: Shock and Awe
Posted by alan | Filed under General Life
This is the time of year when I spend half my time expelling various fluids out of my nasal orafices… thank you Pacific Northwest Tree Pollen.
I have sinus problems, and they are severe and recurring. If I don’t do something about them when I first feel the allergic sting of watery eyes and drippy nose, [...]
Tags: sinus infection
Nintendo New Download Releases for the Week of 9/20
Posted by Trisha | Filed under Gaming
Beware of falling objects and soaring imaginations with this week’s new downloadable game offerings from Nintendo. The WiiWare™ service welcomes the precarious puzzle action of You, Me, and the Cubes™ and the court-storming antics of Family Tennis. Commodore 64 favorite Last Ninja 2 arrives on the Virtual Console™, pushing players to heroic heights in a [...]
Tags: DSi Ware, Nintendo;, WiiWare
Mad Catz Gains Rights to Sonic the Hedgehog Videogame Accessories
Posted by Trisha | Filed under Gaming
Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSX: MCZ), a leading third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider, announced today that it has secured a license from Sega® of America, Inc., a leading developer and publisher of videogames, to produce branded videogame accessories based on the Sonic the Hedgehog intellectual property. The agreement gives Mad Catz North American rights to [...]
Tags: Mad Catz, Peripherals, Sega, Sonic the Hedgehog
‘Formal Protest’ for Jim Parsons
Posted by alan | Filed under Editorials, General Life
“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 comedy about four nerds working at the physics and science departments at a California university. Stereotyping is one of the cornerstones of comedy, but there really hasn’t been that much [...]
Tags: accomplished comedic actor, Alec Baldwin, California;, CBS, Charlie Sheen, Emmy, Jemaine Clement, Jim Parsons, Jonny Gileki, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Roseanne, Sheldon Cooper, Steve Carrell, The Big Bang Theory;, The Emmy Awards, Tony Shalhoub
