Well it’s been a year, to the day. There’s been a few patches issued and the game has progressed from from 1.06 to the … Continue reading
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2022: Year of the Dial-up Modem
Here’s my relatively new, old modem. The Avtek MegaPlus V.32bis Modem – Model CD950. We have an initial power up … Continue reading
Teenage Engineering OP-1 Demo Track
I will not lie when I said that I had guitar lessons as a young child. I followed my love of the guitar as a … Continue reading
Shane McRetro’s Christmas Video 2021
The end of the year has arrived and I’m in isolation waiting for a work colleague to return a negative PCR test for COVID-19. The … Continue reading
Retrobright vs. Banksia Modem
Lots of people I know like retrobright. I’ve never really liked it, seems too much hassle for too little return. Above is a before shot of the modem. Note at this stage the modem had some extensive accidental damage … Continue reading
Let’s Encrypt Certbot Domain Listing Order
Honestly, I didn’t realise this, but it turns out the first domain listed when running Certbot becomes the main domain on your ssl certificate. By rejiggering the order I was able to have mcretro.net displayed proudly.
sudo certbot --apache… Continue reading
Multimeter, MiSTer and GeoCities
This video dates back to mid-July 2021. We were in the middle of a pandemic – the delta strain. Just today I was … Continue reading
Netscape 1.0 in Windows 11
Well that was unexpected. But I guess it’s good to see Netscape 1.0 working under Windows 11. That’s pretty impressive! Alright, maybe “working” is a little subjective but good on Microsoft for keeping legacy code around forever. Not always a … Continue reading
Multimeter Mayhem
Look at what can be achieved if you believe in yourself. This multimeter was a disaster zone before and now it can now detect an open line (OL) again and, well, turn on!
This particular multimeter, an AideTek.com VC97+, had … Continue reading
The GeoCities Archive – Rebuild Complete
It’s alive! While it has taken just about all my free time over the past month, I can honestly say it has been worth it. The GeoCities Archive … Continue reading
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