Other Commentary
Posts that aren't specifically related to games
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How to do game captures on the Steam Deck
A writeup of how I got video capture working on my Steam Deck's desktop mode, using a program called OBS Studio.
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Some thoughts on the Anniversary Edition of Skyrim
Here, have a writeup of my thoughts about the Anniversary Edition of Skyrim thus far, now that I've finished most of a playthrough with it! Picoreview: would recommend, but there are bits I'm ambivalent about too.
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Morrowind doesn’t work on my Win11 ARM VM
The very definition of a niche case: trying to run Morrowind in a Windows 11 ARM VM on an M1 MacBook Pro. Unsurprisingly, I GOT PROBLEMS! Namely: I can't get the game to see my controller. Anybody got ideas?
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Some thoughts about ESO+
Some thoughts about the ESO+ subscription service, and why I'm not going to commit to paying for it yet, and what I may be doing in the meantime while I think about it.
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Update on my ability to play ESO on my Mac
Turns out I CAN launch ESO on my new MacBook Pro--sorta kinda. Further experimentation is required. This is a post to geek out about my plans for that.
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Gaming surprise of the week No. 2: new M1 MacBook Pro!
I have a shiny new M1 MacBook Pro, so here's a quick post about what this means for my gaming ambitions!
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Mostly Final Configuration of Morrowind Steam Deck Buttons
Geeking out about my (probably) final configuration of Steam Deck controller buttons for playing Morrowind.
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How to fix misnamed save files in Morrowind
Played Morrowind on the Steam Deck tonight, only to discover that boy howdy am I not good at naming Morrowind's save files with the Deck's on-screen keyboard. This post describes what I had to do to fix it.
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Still to do on the Deck
A few additional quick notes about more things I need to test on the Deck.
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First impressions of my new Steam Deck
To follow up on last night's post, here's my initial overall reaction to my new Steam Deck! Some minor bumps in the experience, but overall, absolutely delighted.