Comments on: Open Anywhere! http://www.linux-mag.com/id/3925/ Open Source, Open Standards Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:28:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: jabmist http://www.linux-mag.com/id/3925/#comment-4411 jabmist Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/3925/#comment-4411 Do the portable apps run on both Linux and Windows?<br /> Can I run thunderbird off linux, switch the usb key to a windows box and still have my address book and old emails? Do the portable apps run on both Linux and Windows?
Can I run thunderbird off linux, switch the usb key to a windows box and still have my address book and old emails?

]]> By: jjjjjjj http://www.linux-mag.com/id/3925/#comment-4412 jjjjjjj Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/3925/#comment-4412 When will a linux os be included? Last I read there was something in the works. puppylinux would be good. When will a linux os be included? Last I read there was something in the works. puppylinux would be good.

]]> By: readiness http://www.linux-mag.com/id/3925/#comment-4413 readiness Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/3925/#comment-4413 Try this: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/01/02/all-in-one-usb-dsl<br /> <br /> If you have enough ram on your Winblows machine and enough swap on the usb drive, you can actually run DSL linux inside Windows and have both available simultaneously. Try this: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/01/02/all-in-one-usb-dsl

If you have enough ram on your Winblows machine and enough swap on the usb drive, you can actually run DSL linux inside Windows and have both available simultaneously.

]]> By: phlosten http://www.linux-mag.com/id/3925/#comment-4414 phlosten Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/3925/#comment-4414 As far as I know these portable apps are only for Windows machines.<br /> <br /> I use the portable apps whenever I am at my Uni doing work. I run Linux and OpenOffice at home and having OpenOffice on a portable USB drive lets me run it at University where I would otherwise be forced to use MSOffice.<br /> <br /> If MSOffice properly supported the ODF format by default I would probably be happy using it, but until it does its OpenOffice all the way. The ODF specification is an ISO standard anyway. As far as I know these portable apps are only for Windows machines.

I use the portable apps whenever I am at my Uni doing work. I run Linux and OpenOffice at home and having OpenOffice on a portable USB drive lets me run it at University where I would otherwise be forced to use MSOffice.

If MSOffice properly supported the ODF format by default I would probably be happy using it, but until it does its OpenOffice all the way. The ODF specification is an ISO standard anyway.

]]> By: stetned http://www.linux-mag.com/id/3925/#comment-4415 stetned Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/3925/#comment-4415 Similar concept for Macs<br /> <br /> http://www.freesmug.org/portableapps Similar concept for Macs

http://www.freesmug.org/portableapps

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