Category: Behind The Scenes
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The Slouch Hat: From Military Tradition to Iconic Symbol
When you think of iconic headwear, the bucket hat might come to mind, thanks to its casual, laid-back vibe and connection to modern streetwear. But the slouch hat—though it may seem like a cousin to the bucket hat—is steeped in military history and served far more practical purposes on the battlefield. While both hats feature…
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Exploring My Guitar Effects Chain: A Fun Hobby
I recently purchased an Amazon Basics effects pedal and it is actually good! Inserting it into my chain, I realized I should make note of the configurations. From there, this post happened 😉 I’ve been having a blast experimenting with the sounds. Here’s a breakdown of what’s currently in my signal chain. Signal Chain Overview…
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Firefall – Mystery Over Stronghold
Back when I was playing a game called Firefall I was streaming the game but back then I really didn’t know what I was doing so there was a lot of experimenting. This video was made In 2015. And I was using Sony Vegas Studio and I wanted to try making a video front to…
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Messy Fonts? Turn On Clear Type (Win7&8)
I have noticed for a long time that web fonts in Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome look horrible. Windows Internet Explorer looks OK though. So, what is going on? It turns out that Microsoft smooths over web fonts in Internet Explorer, but neither Firefox nor Chrome do so. In order to get those browsers to…
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Stop Firefox From Nagging You To Death
Firefox has many good things about it that push it far above its competition. But the one thing I think we can all agree on about Firefox is that we hate that silly nag screen. Last year, Google Chrome deleted all my bookmarks without warning – for the second time! I don’t know how the…
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BBSes – The Time Portal
Last week I decided to start up my second BBS. My first BBS was called Barritone Max and ran under DOS 5.0 on a 386SX16 then upgraded to a 486DX266 between 1993 and 1996. My new BBS is called The Time Portal. You can telnet in at timeport.synchro.net port 2112. The BBS also has a…
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Atari VCS History – research
I’m doing a bit of research on the Atari VCS CX-2600 and it’s variants. First I am just trying to get the manufacturing dates correct. But I am also trying to find out more information about each variant; how well they were received? how many units sold? which models were more prone to defects? Here’s…
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Me and My Atari 2600: A Brief History
In 1979, I received my first Atari 2600 six switch console (“sixer”). Actually, it was a Sears Tele-Games Video Arcade. But in my heart, it was an Atari. I think that was quite possibly my best Christmas ever. Except the one where I got a toy robot. Yes, the toy Robot and the Atari were…
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How To Remove ICQ Search From Firefox
I found a way (finally!) to remove ICQ search as the default. A long time ago, I installed ICQ. It did some things to my PC that I did not like, so I uninstalled it. However, some of the changes lingered. One of those changes was the default search engine in Firefox. I uninstalled Firefox…
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Welcome to Geeky Tech Guy BETA
I am completely re-writing the Geeky Tech Guy web site. After I port the existing content to the new database, I will begin working on other areas of the web site. New features to come include: better security, custom settings and styles, integrating twitter and TinyUrl.