Mario Final v2.0, the ultimate Super Mario clone for MS-DOS
Earlier this month, a reader got in touch and mentioned that old experiment I did with MARIO.EXE, the Super Mario clone
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Software Development
Exploring MSX-DOS and CP/M on OneChipBook FPGA-powered laptop
The OneChipBook, available on AliExpress for around $200, is a very interesting FPGA-powered laptop with 32MB RAM, a 10-inch 1024×768
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Booting straight to Windows 98 on a modern laptop using Kubuntu and 86Box
I had some free time during the weekend and decided to see whether I could configure my Intel Core i7
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Running Windows apps on Xiaomi POCO Pad Android 14 tablet via Winlator
I decided to spend the weekend making full use of my Xiaomi POCO Pad 12″ tablet, which features 8GB of
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Dosbian-X 2.0: Turn your Raspberry Pi into a 486DX emulator
I came across Dosbian-X 2.0, an interesting customized version of Debian 12 that boots straight into DOSbox, one of my
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Install macOS Sequoia 15 on Dell Latitude 5410 laptop using OpenCore bootloader
Even when I already have a Mac Mini M2 Pro, I still play with Hackintosh. I love the ability to
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Open Windows Write (WRI) files on Windows 11 using legacy versions of WordPad
In my previous post a few years ago, I found that CWordPad, a WordPad clone for Windows 98, can open
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Back up copyright-protected DVDs as MKV using DVD Shrink, MakeMKV and ffmpeg
Many DVDs in my movie collection have degraded with age, so it’s time to back them up to a more
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Locate recently connected USB devices on Windows
I had a USB to Ethernet adapter which worked fine on Ubuntu 24 but did not work out of the
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3CX Phone System version 20: new features, API support and hosting flexibilities
The last time I worked with 3CX was back in 2018, during a call center deployment where I used the
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Add Docker bash exit prompt to prevent accidental data loss during container preparation
During the development of my Docker container image running on Ubuntu, I often type exit after making changes to my
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Integrating DigiCert Click-to-Sign with InstallShield to sign both setup.exe and bundled MSI file
All apps submitted to the Windows Store must be signed with Authenticode digital signatures, and consequentially must not generate any
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Upgrading jQuery version from 1.8 to 3.7 in a Web application
Recently I was tasked with upgrading jQuery in a web portal which was last maintained in 2013 to the latest
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Mass download photos/videos from third party apps on your iPhone
I couldn’t believe it took me more than half a day to find a free and reliable way to download
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Running macOS Sonoma 14 on VMware
This guide shows you how to configure a usable instance of macOS Sonoma on the latest version of VMware, either
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