dj donnyv - friday sessions 5
I really should do better at posting my own content I suppose.
/dj-donnyv-friday-sessions-5
So you want to install Windows 98?
I'm detailing the basic process of installing Windows 98 SE on this nearly pristine Dell Inspiron 5100 that fell into my lap. It's a Pentium 4 from the XP era of laptops, I'd guess released sometime around 2003 or so. The service tag doesn't bring up any info on Dell's site anymore since they purged
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/so-you-want-to-install-windows-98
The Need for Speed Credits Video
I fired up Need for Speed on the Playstation 1 recently, which brought back a lot of fond memories. I mostly played it on the Saturn when I was a kid, but discovered at some point that the Playstation version was superior. It looked a bit better, though the game was impressive on both consoles. I'm not really debating which version is the best right now. Just the one thing the PS1 version had, that no other version had - this really cool behind the scenes video in the credits.
I searched high and low, and couldn't actually find anywhere that this has been posted before. So I went ahead and ripped a copy of it, tossed it up on Youtube, and here it is!
/the-need-for-speed-credits-video
Video cards are too damn big!
Modern video cards are the size of water melons, and about as heavy to boot. This is a problem since they barely fit in cases, and they block access to existing ports, which is a problem that I ran into recently.
I recently upgraded to an RTX 4080, from my 3080, to get some extra frames in Cyberpunk. The upgrade was totally worth it, as running it at the native 5120x1440 my ultrawide monitor supports was causing me issues. Mostly with the GPU running out of VRAM, as that resolution pushes the 10gb my old video card has.
While worth it, the upgrade presented me with another issue. The new card is so damn big, my 2nd PCI-E x16 slot is completely blocked by the heatsink, which renders my capture card completely useless. But luckily there is a solution to this problem. And luckily for me, my case has vertical slots to side mount cards.
Enter this little cable; the pci-e riser cable.
For $35 from Amazon, one end pops into the port on the motherboard, and is low profile enough that it can fit under the cinder block sized heatsink.
Worked like a friggin' champ.
/video-cards-are-too-damn-big
Zip n Slip Snow Tubing
Excellent weekend to visit Asheville. We stopped by the Zip N Slip Snow Tubing Park where it was about 18* outside, and covered in a nice fresh layer of real snow.
/zip-n-slip-snow-tubing
dj donny v - train wreck 12-12-22
train wreck 12-12-22
progressive house
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Visited the Space Shuttle Endeavour
During our trip to California last week, we visited the California Science Center to see the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Our goal is to see all of them, and with this latest visit, we've only got the Enterprise in New York left to see. However, this does conclude our list of all of the actual shuttles
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Flatiron Special Generator
A favorite local bar called Flatiron has some absolutely wild specials daily, which look quite appeasing. But for years, we've been joking that they must be using some random food generator to come up with the recipes, because the combinations are things that most sane people wouldn't consider. Thin
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/flatiron-special-generator
Flushing Facebook and Twitter preview cache
I found some cool features that Facebook and Twitter both have which is great for indecisive people such as myself. Both social media platforms offer dev tools for flushing their preview cache. Links are at the bottom!
This has been useful for me since I've been posting Youtube videos on both lately
This has been useful for me since I've been posting Youtube videos on both lately
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/flushing-facebook-and-twitter-preview-cache
Road Atlanta 2022!
Just added photos and videos from my track day at Road Atlanta on June 18th. It was an absolute blast this year despite how hot it was. Check it out by clicking the image below. If you are at all interested in giving a track day a shot, check out Jzilla! You will get started with seat time with an instructor and it's an excellent way to learn and get comfortable with your car and your abilities.
/road-atlanta-2022