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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
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
The Uscan offers a dark glimpse at humanity’s future, and your piss
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
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
DragonVale: How to breed a Djinn 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
DragonVale: How to breed a 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
Do you play Clash Royale? Then Join Clan Macenstein!!!
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
HOW TO: Stop your iPhone 7 / 7 Plus’s screen from vibrating when playing audio
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
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
Product Reviews
Review: flatOUT™ LED Lightning by Scosche (That’s right, I’m going to review a 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 […]
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 […]
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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How to: Reformat an SD card to get back all the space you lost when you screwed up making your Raspberry Pi RetroPie disk
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 […]
