MAST boot

MAST boot

One of our new tools is technically software, but it’s not a single software package, and it needs to be installed on hardware that is not part of the normal kit. We now have a bootable USB thumb drive image for use at MAST events. This drive boots to Linux...
Ad Hoc Network

Ad Hoc Network

At some events it may be useful to create an ad-hoc Wi-Fi network. An ad-hoc network is an isolated network, and it is usually created by a computer or similar device, rather than by a Wi-Fi router. You can think of it as a Hotspot without an Internet connection. At a...
Installing MAST Apps on a tablet Part Deux

Installing MAST Apps on a tablet Part Deux

  I didn’t know that we had separate apps for ULB and UDB, as well as Autographa Go and unfoldingWord. I suspect only one of these four is necessary, since both Autographa Go and unfoldingWord can load the ULB and UDB. Although I really like the interface...
USING SYNCTHING TO SUPPORT MAST

USING SYNCTHING TO SUPPORT MAST

In an earlier workflow we used USB thumb/pen drives to collect the translated output from translators. This was collected on one computer, where it was put together, missing pieces were discovered, and the whole project was eventually uploaded to Door43. One of the...