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,...
Author: Mike Knotts
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)”.
The Amiga “Boing Ball” Demo Animated GIF
Annimated GIF of the classic “Boing Ball” demo from the Commodore Amiga, suitable for wallpaper on your modern computer and devices
