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How to: Reformat an SD card to get back all the space you lost when you screwed up making your Raspberry Pi RetroPie disk

Thursday, January 5, 2023

Because I’m a good boy who must not be denied, I recently treated myself to a Raspberry Pi 4 with the idea of loading RetroPie on it and making myself a kick-ass gaming system circa 1994. Really, all I wanted to play was Intelligent Qube for the PS1, Populous from the Genesis, and Tetris and Dr. Mario from the SNES. Of course in the process I made a few mistakes, the worst of which was accidentally reformatting my 256GB Lacie Thunderbolt drive I use as a Cache drive for Adobe After Effects instead the 256 GB Samsung... 

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Withings U-Scan

The Uscan offers a dark glimpse at humanity’s future, and your piss

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

When future historians look back on the series of events that led to the machine uprising and humanity’s eventual move to underground caves (assuming there even will BE jobs such as historian in that post-apocalyptic cavern-dwelling civilization, instead of everyone being relegated to jobs such as “guano gatherer” and “lichen farmer”), I think they may point to Wiithings’ U-Scan as the moment the machines said “Enough is enough!” If you feel you may have a medical condition... 

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Let’s be PokemonGo Friends!

Sunday, July 1, 2018

Well, Niantic FINALLY added Friends and trading to PokemonGo, and while at this point most long-term players may have met a few friends at Legendary Raids and such, you can never have too many friends! Or too many gifts! (Actually, I currently have too many friends, so at the moment I am not accepting codes. But that doesn’t mean you guys can’t swap codes!) So if you’re looking for PokemonGo friends, feel free to leave a comment below with your friend code, and let’s see if we can’t hook... 

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Dragonvale Djinni Dragon

DragonVale: How to breed a Djinn Dragon

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Dragonvale Djinni Dragon DJINN DRAGON: INCUBATION TIME: 48 Hours BUY-IT Price: 2750 gems How to Breed: Current and Chrome / Plasma and Chrome (This guide is part of a larger DragonVale breeding guide. For the full list of breedable dragons, click here. If you would like to help support my rushing breedings & incubations to discover the latest dragon combos for you, please send me gems – GameCenter ID = “Dr Macenstein” & “MacensteiniPad”. *** NOTE: IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR... 

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clash royale clan wars

Do you play Clash Royale? Then Join Clan Macenstein!!!

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Clan Wars are finally here for Clash Royale, and we couldn’t be more excited over in Clan Macenstein! We are actively recruiting new members, “active” being the key part. You don’t need to be good, but you need to be an active battler and donator to hang here. If you have what it takes, look us up! Clan tag #28CYURV Hope to see you soon! – The Doc  Read More

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iPhone 7 screen vibrate

HOW TO: Stop your iPhone 7 / 7 Plus’s screen from vibrating when playing audio

Monday, October 3, 2016

I’m not going to go into how underwhelmed I’ve been with iOS 10 and the iPhone 7 Plus here, but let’s just say among the more annoying “features” of the latest round of Apple updates is the incredibly annoying vibration of the screen when playing music out of the iPhone’s speakers. You may recall one of the few selling points of the iPhone 7 and 7 plus is the enhanced “stereo” speakers on the device. Unfortunately, with great volume comes great vibration, and it just feels... 

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How to: Reformat an SD card to get back all the space you lost when you screwed up making your Raspberry Pi RetroPie disk

reformat SD card to reclaim space

Because I’m a good boy who must not be denied, I recently treated myself to a Raspberry Pi 4 with the idea of loading RetroPie on it and making myself a kick-ass gaming system circa 1994. Really, all I wanted to play was Intelligent Qube for the PS1, Populous from the Genesis, and Tetris and Dr. Mario from the SNES. Of course in the process I made a few mistakes, the worst of which was accidentally reformatting my 256GB Lacie Thunderbolt drive I use as a Cache drive for... Read More

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The Uscan offers a dark glimpse at humanity’s future, and your piss

Withings U-Scan

When future historians look back on the series of events that led to the machine uprising and humanity’s eventual move to underground caves (assuming there even will BE jobs such as historian in that post-apocalyptic cavern-dwelling civilization, instead of everyone being relegated to jobs such as “guano gatherer” and “lichen farmer”), I think they may point to Wiithings’ U-Scan as the moment the machines said “Enough is enough!” If... Read More

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Let’s be PokemonGo Friends!

Well, Niantic FINALLY added Friends and trading to PokemonGo, and while at this point most long-term players may have met a few friends at Legendary Raids and such, you can never have too many friends! Or too many gifts! (Actually, I currently have too many friends, so at the moment I am not accepting codes. But that doesn’t mean you guys can’t swap codes!) So if you’re looking for PokemonGo friends, feel free to leave a comment below with your friend code,... Read More

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DragonVale: How to breed a Djinn Dragon

Dragonvale Djinni Dragon

Dragonvale Djinni Dragon DJINN DRAGON: INCUBATION TIME: 48 Hours BUY-IT Price: 2750 gems How to Breed: Current and Chrome / Plasma and Chrome (This guide is part of a larger DragonVale breeding guide. For the full list of breedable dragons, click here. If you would like to help support my rushing breedings & incubations to discover the latest dragon combos for you, please send me gems – GameCenter ID = “Dr Macenstein” & “MacensteiniPad”.... Read More

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DragonVale: How to breed a Opulent Dragon

Dragonvale Opulent Dragon

Dragonvale Opulent Dragon OPULENT DRAGON: INCUBATION TIME: 40 Hours BUY-IT Price: ?? gems How to Breed: Flower and Current / Cotton and Plasma (This guide is part of a larger DragonVale breeding guide. For the full list of breedable dragons, click here. If you would like to help support my rushing breedings & incubations to discover the latest dragon combos for you, please send me gems – GameCenter ID = “Dr Macenstein” & “MacensteiniPad”.... Read More

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Do you play Clash Royale? Then Join Clan Macenstein!!!

clash royale clan wars

Clan Wars are finally here for Clash Royale, and we couldn’t be more excited over in Clan Macenstein! We are actively recruiting new members, “active” being the key part. You don’t need to be good, but you need to be an active battler and donator to hang here. If you have what it takes, look us up! Clan tag #28CYURV Hope to see you soon! – The Doc  Read More

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HOW TO: Stop your iPhone 7 / 7 Plus’s screen from vibrating when playing audio

iPhone 7 screen vibrate

I’m not going to go into how underwhelmed I’ve been with iOS 10 and the iPhone 7 Plus here, but let’s just say among the more annoying “features” of the latest round of Apple updates is the incredibly annoying vibration of the screen when playing music out of the iPhone’s speakers. You may recall one of the few selling points of the iPhone 7 and 7 plus is the enhanced “stereo” speakers on the device. Unfortunately, with great volume... Read More

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Join Clan Macenstein!

Well, if you’re reading this, you must be a VERY loyal Macenstein reader, because Lord knows I’ve haven’t written much in the last 6 months. And if you DO love Macenstein, and you happen to play Clash of Clans, here’s your chance to hang out with ME, in real (virtual) life) because our Clash of Clans Clan is recruiting new members!! Hooray. =============================== Here’s who we are: 1 – We are Macenstein, Official clan of Mac website... Read More

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Product Reviews

Review: flatOUT™ LED Lightning by Scosche (That’s right, I’m going to review a lightning cable.)

Scosche flatOUT Lightning cable

If you’ve been a loyal Apple supporter/upgrader, odds are by now you have probably owned 4-5 Apple devices that utilize a Lightning cable to charge. And if you are a SMART Apple user, you have never ONCE paid the $19.00 (formerly $25) Apple charges for its cables, when dozens of 3rd party accessory makers sell […]

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contests

Happy Birthday to us! Macenstein turns 8 and we’re giving YOU presents!

My goodness, where does the time go!? It seems like only yesterday we decided to stop wasting our time reading Mac sites and instead waste our time running one, and now here we are, celebrating our eight year anniversary. And like most 8-year olds we are not nearly as cute as we used to be […]

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Games

Let’s be PokemonGo Friends!

Well, Niantic FINALLY added Friends and trading to PokemonGo, and while at this point most long-term players may have met a few friends at Legendary Raids and such, you can never have too many friends! Or too many gifts! (Actually, I currently have too many friends, so at the moment I am not accepting codes. […]

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Tips/How To

How to: Reformat an SD card to get back all the space you lost when you screwed up making your Raspberry Pi RetroPie disk

reformat SD card to reclaim space

Because I’m a good boy who must not be denied, I recently treated myself to a Raspberry Pi 4 with the idea of loading RetroPie on it and making myself a kick-ass gaming system circa 1994. Really, all I wanted to play was Intelligent Qube for the PS1, Populous from the Genesis, and Tetris and […]

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