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Upgrading the Commodore PET 2001-8: Part 1

Upgrading the Commodore PET 2001-8: Part 1

Nov 22, 2015

I recently received the PET microSD with datasette power and Commodore PET 2001 ROM/RAM upgrade board from Tynemouth Software, so I thought I’d document the upgrade process for those interested in doing it themselves. I’ll be upgrading my Commodore PET 2001-8, last seen in a new article I wrote for...

Building the Picade Mini Arcade Cabinet: Part 03

Building the Picade Mini Arcade Cabinet: Part 03

Oct 31, 2015

This is part three of my attempt to build the original Kickstarter version of the Pimorini Picade (Maxi version). Part two is here. As we left off, I was getting ready to work on the wiring loom…   I’m now tasked with wiring all of the buttons on the cabinet, as well as everything...

Building the Picade Mini Arcade Cabinet: Part 02

Building the Picade Mini Arcade Cabinet: Part 02

Oct 26, 2015

This is part two of my attempt to build the original Kickstarter version of the Pimorini Picade. Part one is here. As we left off, I was getting ready to work on the control panel. As you’ll read, I took a brief detour first… Although my plan was to start in...

Building the Picade Mini Arcade Cabinet: Part 01

Building the Picade Mini Arcade Cabinet: Part 01

Oct 24, 2015

Originally a Kickstarter project from the UK that ended on November 29, 2012, I received my Picade kit here in the US around the second week of November 2014. I only just started building it tonight, which tells you a lot about my To Do list. If you’re interested in your...

Make it Your Own: Five Unique Ways to Personalise Your Gadgets

Make it Your Own: Five Unique Ways to Personalise Your Gadgets

Sep 28, 2015

Getting the newest gadgets is exciting, but personalising them is even more rewarding. Whether it’s your mobile phone, tablet, or laptop, there are many ways to personalise your favourite electronics. Change Your Wallpaper One of the easiest ways to customise any of your gadgets is to change the wallpaper. The...

Microsoft Money, Stardock Fences (moving icons), and Evernote with Windows 10

Microsoft Money, Stardock Fences (moving icons), and Evernote with Windows 10

Aug 9, 2015

After upgrading to Windows 10 on my Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (from 8.1), my wife’s Surface Pro 3 (from 8.1), my custom iBuyPower desktop (from 7), and my two oldest daughters’ computers, one a Surface Pro 2 and the other an Asus ultrabook (both from 8.1), I ran into only three...

Things to know when upgrading to MLB 15 The Show on PlayStation Vita

Things to know when upgrading to MLB 15 The Show on PlayStation Vita

Apr 3, 2015

For those upgrading from MLB 14 The Show to MLB 15 The Show on Sony’s PlayStation Vita, I thought I would share a few of the gotchas I experienced so you can avoid them. First off, I had the digital version of MLB 14 The Show on my Vita on...

Sord M5, XRGB-mini Framemeister, and Commodore 1084S-P

Sord M5, XRGB-mini Framemeister, and Commodore 1084S-P

Jan 5, 2015

This is the second in a series of posts on using the XRGB-mini Framemeister with a wide variety of computers and consoles from my collection. This time up, it’s the obscure Sord M5 computer. As before, I’ll be using the versatile classic Commodore 1084S-P (CRT) as the “control” or gold standard for...

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