On realizing how different games should be.
It’s rare that I just post something I like, but some things are far too awesome to keep to myself.
Tech, DIY and Project ideas.
Silent PC: Project Complete!
With today’s arrival of a new GPU cooler, My near-silent computer project draws to a close. While not utterly silent (I’m not buying an SSD.), gone are the whining and rattling noises. Sitting at my desk, it’s hard enough to hear (Probably harder once I get used to it.) and lying on my bed (I [...]
Things on hold.
Between purging the forces of evil (Read: Cleaning extensive bloatware from people’s computers.), among other work and Ebuyer taking a week to ship things they already had in stock: Current projects are on hold until the weekend. I still mean to walk up to the audiologist’s to look at getting my ear impressions made. Mainstream [...]
Starting a website to post unusual comics.
My plan to start a website promoting comics that they wouldn’t otherwise know about stretches back a long way and occasionally resurfaces in my mind, I’ve decided to have another bash at it. I recently heard, on the Unknown Worlds podcast, that in the making of Battlefield 1943, the design goal of the entire project [...]
Compute in peace: An upgrading adventure.
My dream of one day having a computer which operates in a barely audible fashion will be complete this Friday. Beginning with the Antec P180 Mini case, swapping the fan on my PSU and soon swapping my graphics card and CPU heat sync and fan combos, I will have gone from the rattling noisy wreck [...]
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This is the blog of Fred McDonald.
I post my thoughts, tech projects and general ideas. Along with the occasional curiosity I find on the internet.
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