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Most Read Articles of the Past Decade
While we get a lot of traffic from articles about heatsinks, cases, motherboards and other PC hardware, there are just some articles that just shoot past all of the others and really stand out. Listed here are the most popular OCModShop articles from the past decade.
Winning the 2012 Console War
There’s been a lot of talk recently about the three major console manufacturers announcing their next generations of consoles in 2012. Nintendo has already beaten their competition to the punch by announcing Wii U at this year’s E3 convention. Rather than speculate on what the consoles will and will not have I decided to look [...]
Enable Hidden Windows Themes
Windows 7 configures a handful of themes upon initial installation, but did you know that there are several more that are not installed by default? Microsoft has set up Windows 7 to only install themes relevant to the language and location you specify during the installation script, but you can easily access and install more [...]
Welcome to OCmodshop 3.0
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 long time coming, as I have been planning changes for over two years, and never had the balls to just get it up and going. I was worried about the [...]
Vantec SuperSpeed USB 3.0 PCI-e Host Card Review
Computer technology never stands still for long. It wasn’t that long ago that USB took over as the de facto standard for PC computer peripherals, and has evolved into the standard data path for hard drives, cameras, and just about everything else you can think of. USB 2.0 is well and good, but it still doesn’t [...]
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 fan of Christmas, really. I do like buying stuff for other people and getting presents, you would have to be mentally handicapped to not enjoy that. But the whole Santa [...]
Change the Windows 7 Logon Background
Do you sneer at people who use the default Windows desktop? If you want to set yourself apart from your grandma that uses Windows XP’s Luna theme, then one of the first you do to your Operating System is make it your own. You’ve probably already skinned your Aero desktop and now need to customize your logon [...]
Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows
Keyboard shortcuts have been in the Windows operating system since its inception, but the Windows key started appearing about the time Windows 95 rolled out. Some analysts say it is in response to Apple’s command button, which is used in conjuntion with other keys to perform keyboard shortcuts. There were only a handful of “Windows [...]
How to Enable Command Prompt Scrolling from the Keyboard
If you are a system administrator, then you probably find yourself using the Windows Command Prompt more often than most people. When running this window, old-school admins get into a DOS or Linux mindset and just don’t like to use the mouse. Heck, one of the Microsoft interview questions for admins is “How do you [...]
WindowBlinds 7 Review
One of the neatest features of Windows XP was the ability to customize the interface to any theme you could conceive. You could even do this without special software if you performed a few simple tasks. When Windows Vista was introduced, it touted a new hardware-accelerated desktop, called Aero (which stands for Authentic, Energetic, Reflective [...]
Adesso CyberTablet 6400 Tablet
As a graphic artist, I am familiar with digital graphics tablets. Most digital artists are familiar with Wacom products, but they tend to be very pricey. The price point of a tablet has a bit of “snob” factor to it, as professional tablets start around $350 and “lesser” entry-level tablets can be had for under $100. When I [...]
Resident Evil 5 for PC Preview
There were several vendors at PAX 09 that were showing off Resident Evil 5 for the PC. Of course, the Capcom booth was featuring the latest zombie shooter, and nVidia was showing how it worked with their exclusive 3d technology. I spoke with the Microsoft rep at the Games for Windows section about how the [...]
Turtle Beach EarForce p21 Headphones
There was no shortage of gaming headphone vendors at PAX 09. Not only were Astro, Dolby and Tritton there, but Turtle Beach was showing off some of their headsets designed for gamers. The one PC headset they had was the EarForce p21. This headset offers high fidelity and is incredibly lightweight for an “around the [...]
The OS Wars
The grass isn’t greener on the other side of the fence. It just seems to be human nature to want your grass … and theirs! We don’t just want our share of the business that is out there, we want our unfair share. That’s certainly true of the PC/CE/communications industry. It’s even more fun when you’re [...]
Saitek Cyborg Force Rumble PC Gamepad Review
What is this nonsense? A month ago I publish an article about how much I suck at using PC Gamepads, and I end up having to review a gamepad? I must have angered the gods somehow, because now I have to not only write about my own personal Kryptonite, I also have to touch it. [...]
Hard-core Gamers Losing Their Edge
Hard core gamers have lost their “most sought after” position for video game system and software producers. Without a lot of fanfare the developers/manufacturers have found that there is a huge general and casual gamer market out there… young or old, male or female. It came as a rude shock to our son…he was no [...]
Screensaver Doesn’t Turn On in Vista
I had an issue on two of my computers where the screen saver would never start. I could preview the screen saver, but no matter how long I waited it would never come on. I tried a number of things, changing various settings, but nothing seemed to work. Last night I did another search on [...]
Editing ‘All Programs’ list in Vista’s Start Menu
Like many nerds, I’m very particular about organization. I like to have all of my video programs located under a ‘Videos’ directory, my development stuff in one ‘Development’ directory, and so on. It doesn’t seem like too huge a request, does it? In Windows XP, you could create new folders, drag icons, and delete links [...]
Microsoft and The Economy
The Economy sucks, and everyone is taking it in the ass including Microsoft. Sources close to The Empire say that the majority of layoffs for the company are going to be in the X-box division of all things. To be perfectly honest, I think video games are the LAST thing you want to eliminate-in this [...]
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