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Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko - Wizard Lizards!

Nix McRetro // 28th March 2013 // YouTube

This is the second one of these leaf-tailed geckos that has come into my home over the years. Possibly the same one, they live for quite a while it turns out! Up to ten years in the wild. They also don’t appear to mind cooler temperatures, being active in the... Continue reading

Pulled from the Trash: Core 2 Quad

Nix McRetro // 28th March 2013 // IBM PC, Repairs, YouTube

As promised here is the Core 2 Quad in action during initial tests. Needless to say, it all went well! The machine has now been donated to a person who is a complete Linux nerd. Happy compiling Core 2 Quad! Continue reading

Final Cut Pro X vs iMovie 9.0.8 vs Lizard

Nix McRetro // 19th March 2013 // News, YouTube

I’ve decided my videos need background music. I’ve come across freeplaymusic.com which has plenty of royalty free music, that’s right! No more iMovie music. I’ll be moving up to other music! Final Cut just doesn’t cut it as far as I am concerned. While iMovie is buggy and cannot be... Continue reading

Found on the Side of the Road

Nix McRetro // 18th March 2013 // IBM PC

There’s nothing more exciting than finding rubbish on the side of the road that is electronic! This morning as I left for work I noticed a PC out the front of my home, it looked wet… it had been raining overnight. I noticed two DVI ports over two PCI slots.... Continue reading

Toaplan's Zero Wing Demo on the XRGB-mini Framemeister

Nix McRetro // 27th February 2013 // Gaming, Sega, YouTube

All your base are belong to us. That’s right. Zero Wing on the Mega Drive. I am pretty bad at it, as you can see in the above videos. I did make it to stage two, which I have previously been unable to do. Thanks to the XRGB-mini Framemeister… I... Continue reading