Rich's Random Retro Reviews
@richsrandomret1.bsky.social
I attempt to make YouTube videos on random retro tech that I lusted after or had chance to use when I was younger. Still learning so be gentle ;)
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Hows your evening gone? Mine has been a part frustration part OMG bollocks I hope I didn't break it.
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Hows your evening gone? Mine has been a part frustration part OMG bollocks I hope I didn't break it.
I was going to do an Amazon order for some bits for my latest video but I thought 'Let me just look in that box of junk in the studio and see what's in there'. Turns out I saved myself £70. I already have solder, flux, wick, IPA AND a brand new unused soldering iron.
November 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I was going to do an Amazon order for some bits for my latest video but I thought 'Let me just look in that box of junk in the studio and see what's in there'. Turns out I saved myself £70. I already have solder, flux, wick, IPA AND a brand new unused soldering iron.
Channelling my inner @mac84.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Channelling my inner @mac84.bsky.social
Uh. macOS - you OK hun?
November 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Uh. macOS - you OK hun?
November 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Oh well. All good things come to an end. Just getting ready to go to the airport to fly home from Gibraltar. Another fantastic week away over and done with.
November 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Oh well. All good things come to an end. Just getting ready to go to the airport to fly home from Gibraltar. Another fantastic week away over and done with.
Serious question: how do people surf the web without ad blockers?
October 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Serious question: how do people surf the web without ad blockers?
Two great feelings, 1) uploading your new video to YouTube and 2) having a tidy studio after having EVERYTHING out to use whilst filming.
October 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Two great feelings, 1) uploading your new video to YouTube and 2) having a tidy studio after having EVERYTHING out to use whilst filming.
I made a new video! I was channeling my inner @actionretro.bsky.social by installing BeOS on a G3 Mac...
youtu.be/0HF2SQF4gio
youtu.be/0HF2SQF4gio
Can I get BeOS to run on a Mac with a G3 CPU? Let's find out!
YouTube video by Rich's Random Retro Reviews
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I made a new video! I was channeling my inner @actionretro.bsky.social by installing BeOS on a G3 Mac...
youtu.be/0HF2SQF4gio
youtu.be/0HF2SQF4gio
Ooops lol
October 27, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Ooops lol
Good to know that Windows 95 still knows about the clocks changing.
October 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Good to know that Windows 95 still knows about the clocks changing.
Yet again I am doing something that likely will take me an hour so I can record a video and use 5 seconds of it for my latest video...stupid brain and it's ideas for "content"
October 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Yet again I am doing something that likely will take me an hour so I can record a video and use 5 seconds of it for my latest video...stupid brain and it's ideas for "content"
The next bug I've found in Tahoe is QuickTime will open some videos upside down until you quit it and reopen it.
October 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The next bug I've found in Tahoe is QuickTime will open some videos upside down until you quit it and reopen it.
I just got off the phone with the great great grand boss to ask him a question: Would he give me permission to carry on working at my current job, remotely, from Spain. And he said Yes. So - that's started the ball rolling.
October 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I just got off the phone with the great great grand boss to ask him a question: Would he give me permission to carry on working at my current job, remotely, from Spain. And he said Yes. So - that's started the ball rolling.
I spent about an hour faffing around with my new VGA capture setup earlier as I wasn't getting a signal through. I spent hours getting the setup right previously. It really gets on my nerves that sometimes you can't just sit down and record something for your video, you have to go through PAIN!
October 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I spent about an hour faffing around with my new VGA capture setup earlier as I wasn't getting a signal through. I spent hours getting the setup right previously. It really gets on my nerves that sometimes you can't just sit down and record something for your video, you have to go through PAIN!
I'm really enjoying making my latest video. The last couple have been a bit niche and haven't done terribly well but I haven't let it get to me! Onwards and upwards! Hoping to get this one finished before we go away next Friday and yes I know we've just got back..
October 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I'm really enjoying making my latest video. The last couple have been a bit niche and haven't done terribly well but I haven't let it get to me! Onwards and upwards! Hoping to get this one finished before we go away next Friday and yes I know we've just got back..
October 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
New new thread…this arrived today.
October 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
New new thread…this arrived today.
New thread. Before our holiday, I dragged out my Toughbook that my friend @spoo.bsky.social gave me a few years back. It stopped working but it turns out it was just the charger. So I bought an aftermarket one and….
October 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
New thread. Before our holiday, I dragged out my Toughbook that my friend @spoo.bsky.social gave me a few years back. It stopped working but it turns out it was just the charger. So I bought an aftermarket one and….
Setting up a new iPhone these days is no fun. It takes for EVER.
October 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Setting up a new iPhone these days is no fun. It takes for EVER.
Welp. I bought an iPad for the studio…
October 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Welp. I bought an iPad for the studio…
Been home about an hour and Peppy has already drawn blood. He’s a bit grumpy, but then I would be after being left for three weeks.
October 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Been home about an hour and Peppy has already drawn blood. He’s a bit grumpy, but then I would be after being left for three weeks.
Well, we’re just pulling into port in the UK. It’s official. The holiday is over.
October 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Well, we’re just pulling into port in the UK. It’s official. The holiday is over.