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eBay - Open for Business

Nix McRetro // 16th July 2016 // Categories: News

First off let’s start the day by reporting that Winamp 2.95 works great with CrossOver 15.1. I’m sure I’d used it in the past and it wouldn’t output audio, but now - it does! Pretty important for an MP3 audio player to be able to play MP3s. On the software... Continue reading

Hello, My Ragtime Gal

Nix McRetro // 12th July 2016 // Categories: Gaming, Sega, YouTube

Sonic tunes done up in ragtime. I’m hardly the type to be easily impressed, but when it came to watching Tom Brier work the piano using Sonic music as his base… incredible! The next upload is billed as a sight-reading performance, which makes it even more impressive. Ok, ok, enough... Continue reading

Ye Olde McRetro Gaming Shoppe

Nix McRetro // 11th July 2016 // Categories: News, YouTube

The shop is starting to come together quite well. I’ll only be selling a small selection to start with, but it looks like it should scale nicely if I need to add more products. The XenoGC is one example: I picked up a few for myself and a few for... Continue reading

Even Newer Weight Record

Nix McRetro // 4th July 2016 // Categories: News

That’s a much clearer picture of the journey I’m on. Happy I’m heading in the right direction, hope I can continue to trend downwards! The six-month view makes the shorter-term trend much easier to see. Continue reading

SSL / TLS / HTTPS Enabled, IRC Server Running

Nix McRetro // 3rd July 2016 // Categories: News, Raspberry Pi

SSL / TLS / HTTPS Enabled, IRC Server Running

Nailed it! I knew I could work out how to get a darned IRC server up and running. Now you can spam my name into the chat and it will alert me like mad that you’re trying to chat, unless I’ve turned off the volume or remembered to type /away.... Continue reading