Author Archives: Thomas Guy

Nexus 7 with floppy drive for retro-gaming

Using the StickMount app available on the Play store, which allows users to mount/dismount mass storage devices, he was able to connect the ASUS-made tab to a USB hub and hook it up to a keyboard, mouse and, most amusingly of all, a floppy drive — to play Ultima on DOSbox, of course. via ULTIMAteContinue reading “Nexus 7 with floppy drive for retro-gaming”

HOWTO: Setting up a local Apache environment to host multiple independent websites

NOTE: As a best practice, always make a backup copy of your configuration files before attempting to modify them. SUMMARY: These instructions describe the steps needed to get install an Apache web server and configure it to server multiple independent websites using virtual host configurations. Where appropriate I’ve tried to include paths formatted both forContinue reading “HOWTO: Setting up a local Apache environment to host multiple independent websites”