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17 Mar 2008

Life online - The Tao of Doc (1)

Tive recently posted about problems with installing software on his pc (The day Windows installer died), it struck a chord because I try to keep my digital footprint to a minimum. If possible, software I use is free, super lite (leaves no trace) or in browser.

Not possible? Prepare to be amazed … this is the Tao of Doc.

1. Don’t pay for broadband - Surf at work, in libraries, internet cafes or with helpful friends and neighbours.

2. Use Firefox Portable (see point 3) as you browser - Add some plugins … ColorfulTabs, CustomizeGoogle, Adblock Plus. Create tabs for sites you visit every day … select preferences click on ‘use current pages’ so Ff will start those up when you activate it.

3. Get a memory stick, 1GB is fine, hit portableapps.com … grab a few essentials, they live on the stick and have little impact on any computers you use (plus take them wherever). My basic choice … Firefox, Notepad, Gimp, VLC, OpenOffice, SumatraPDF, Yamipod.

Also, take a look at … USB AutoRunner (pc only)
4. Browser based apps (Google Docs aside) -

voo2do, Ajax13, Zoho Show, Vyew, editgrid, goowy, thumbstacks, 30boxes, drawlabs,

5. Itunes - jukeboxtube, songza, last.fm.

6. Misc - desktoptwo, meebo, mediafire.

7. Investigate Adobe Air.

Tags: Adobe Air, doc rogers, Firefox, www.portableapps.com

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6 comments so far

1. Doc 17 Mar 2008

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   Tao of Doc: Also worth a look … Adobe Photoshop Express …

   https://www.photoshop.com/express/landing.html

2. Parker Edwards 17 Mar 2008

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   Hey, great articles here. I doing an art project in school were we have to recreate a work band i chose to do the one at the start of this blog, i was wondering if you could tell me the title of it, the artist and the year it was made?

3. pranav 17 Mar 2008

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   Hey, great articles

4. kayzuya 17 Mar 2008

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   well that peace of art shows quite a bit of emotion. What were your thoughts towards your own art?

5. James Scott Baston 17 Mar 2008

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   I love this art work and would like to use it for my Album art. What is the posibility of getting in touch with you in person to talk about the lagistics of that. please feel free to call 478-478-7493 and ask for Scott

6. thuyvy1998 17 Mar 2008

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   toi muon tao blog 360