In this episode, I discuss being sober for 30 days, my short-term and long-term goals with sobriety, and how my life seems to be on somewhat of a better footing and path since I decided to stop drinking. The tweet: (1) Donovan on Twitter: “As someone who has struggled with alcohol abuse for most of…
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Simple southern dude with a background in technology.
The House is Too Big
In this episode, I discuss my wife and I feeling the “empty nest syndrome” as our youngest son has relocated clear across the country to the west coast for a new job. His older brother did the same thing in 2015 and has only come back once since then. My wife and I were married…
The Cracks in Our Country
I’m bringing the DDP back (at least for one episode, could be more, but who knows) to discuss the state of our country, specifically about the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn 50 years or law when they decided that Roe V. Wade was no longer the law of the land. Along with that nonsense, they…
How to Lose an Age of Empires IV Skirmish in 40 Minutes or Less
When I first started playing Age of Empires in the 90s, I absolutely fell in love with it. I had not played that type of game before (RTS or Real Time Strategy). It was one of those games that I kept playing and kept getting better at it. I searched for and consumed any and…
Things Some Podcasters Get Wrong
Podcasting is very popular, especially during the Pandemic. However, with everyone and their brother getting into Podcasting, even seasoned veterans still make mistakes when producing a podcast. Here are my thoughts on two of those items.
Testing Zorin OS – A Linux Distribution
I use Proxmox for Virtual Machine deployments. From time to time, I like to tinker with different Linux Distributions. In this video, I go through the process of installing a very Windows-like distribution called Zorin OS. DonovanSimple southern dude with a background in technology. anairo.com
Sea of Thieves
A quick intro video of me playing Sea of Thieves with my commentary and complaints, specifically about the controls and how, unless I’m missing something, I have to redo quests (i.e. start all over) if I get disconnected or have to leave the game early. DonovanSimple southern dude with a background in technology. anairo.com
New World: Day 3, Part 2
Part two of playing more New World, the new MMO from Amazon Gaming Studios. DonovanSimple southern dude with a background in technology. anairo.com
New World: Day 2
Believe it or not, I didn’t have to queue! I played a little longer this time around even though I was aiming for about 30 minutes again. But, I did get to the settlement, so that’s why it took just a tad bit longer. Once I arrived in town, the framerates went to shit but…
New World: Day 1
The day has finally arrived! Amazon’s first MMO went live today across the world, but around 8AM here for us East Coast folks. I finally got around to playing it this afternoon (Tuesday afternoon, Sept 28th). As you can see in the video, I was a bit disappointed in Amazon because of the queuing of…