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Kdenlive and Ubuntu Budgie Remix 16.10

Nix McRetro // 28th November 2016 // News, YouTube

Well that video looks like a complete mess - let me explain! I’ve started to grow very fond of a particular flavour of Ubuntu 16.10. Specifically, Budgie Remix! To me it is reminiscent of macOS and will likely be my go-to distro as they seem to have a knack for... Continue reading

What Helped Me Lose Weight in 2016

Nix McRetro // 20th November 2016 // News

Now that I’ve lost over 45kg from my starting weight of 114.7kg, I wanted to write down the main things I had been doing. I’m not a medical doctor of any sort. This is a record of my own 2016 weight-loss experiment, not a diet plan for anyone else. At... Continue reading

Sega Saturn Gone Wild!

Nix McRetro // 10th November 2016 // Sega

Let’s go through some of the different types of Sega Saturns. The eleven internal photographs and original catalogue notes are courtesy of Zyrobs. Thank you Zyrobs! And who knew the Sega Saturn had so many revisions. How Sega managed this… well I suppose they didn’t… too soon? Ahhh, it’s been... Continue reading

70kg Weight Goal Achieved!

Nix McRetro // 28th October 2016 // News

Well, that was a ride! Made it down to 70kg, which put me around the middle of the BMI “healthy weight” range for my height. BMI was one of the markers I was following here, not the whole picture. Next up I’ll head towards 65kg and see what the scale’s... Continue reading

The Good Old Switcheroo

Nix McRetro // 21st October 2016 // Linux, Microsoft

What’s this we have here? The HP Stream 11 - an ultra portable laptop with a decent keyboard for AU$215. That’s US$164 at the time of writing. It was outdated and ultimately not really suitable for everything I do day-to-day, but I was very curious about whether I could migrate... Continue reading