Amiga Visual Compendium on Kickstarter
Sam Dyer, a graphics designer from Bath, UK, and the force behind Bitmap Books, has created a Kickstarter campaign for a very cool looking book, “Commodore Amiga – a visual Commpendium“. Sam already has a...
Author: Mike Knotts
Lego Ideas “Ghostbusters” ECTO-1 Set
This past May, Lego changed the name of their Cussoo program to “Lego Ideas“. Although the name changed, the program is largely the same – designers and fans can upload their own creations which,...
Project: Home Arcade – A Living Room PC for Classic MAME & Console Gaming
The first article in a series about my experiences setting up a retro-gaming system for use in the living room. To start, an Asus mini-PC.
AKG K545 Headphones – Crisp, Clear and True
The office I work in is fairly noisy, with lots of hustle-and-bustle and that can be pretty distracting at times. When I need to get-in-the-zone, I’ll frequently put on my pair of AKG K451‘s1....
Netgear Powerline Music Extender – Quick-and-Dirty AirPlay Audio
I love AirPlay, it makes it so easy to stream whatever music and video you want. Onkyo, on the other hand, apparently does not. Not a single one of their AV Receivers features AirPlay....
Custom Keycap Sets From WASD Keyboards
I recently switched over to a mechanical keyboard as my primary, specifically the Coolermaster CMStorm Quick Fire Rapid (CMSQFR), and, yes, I still hate the name. But I love the keyboard. It’s wonderful to type...
Project: Polk – The 5.1 Speaker Upgrade
Reviewing my Polk Audio speakers, including RTi8, CSR, RTi4, T15, and PSW505.
In Defense of the Atari 1200XL
A history of the Atari 1200XL Home Computer; a fantastic machine that was doomed to lose a price-war with the C64.
My First Modem – The Atari 1030
A history of my very first modem, and the seed of my experience with networking and telecommunications, the Atari 1030.
Gamechanger – Eastern Front (1941)
A history of Chris Crawford’s seminal Atari 8-bit computer game “Eastern Front (1941)”.
