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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@ginaintheburg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ginaintheburg</span></a></span> Are you shure you don't conflate <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TorBrowser</span></a> with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://venera.social/profile/tails_live" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tails_live</span></a></span> / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@tails" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tails</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tails</span></a>, which is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/distro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distro</span></a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> &amp; Tor <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Browser</span></a> setup and ready to use.</p><ul><li>OFC there had been some <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PortableApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortableApps</span></a>"</em> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/portable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portable</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TorBrowser</span></a> installations.that can be put.on a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/flashdrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flashdrive</span></a>, but usually that's not how the stanalone <a href="https://www.torproject.org/download/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Tor Browser</a> is being used.</li></ul><p>Confusingly Tails has been absorbed by the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TorProject</span></a> but that's a different story...</p><ul><li>That being said for the few <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Websites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Websites</span></a> that <em>explicitly.choose to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BlockTor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlockTor</span></a></em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> is still the way to go.</li></ul><p>As for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a>, maybe the combination of a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HeadMountedDisplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HeadMountedDisplay</span></a> &amp; wireless Keyboard + Mouse combo offers you the desired flexibility...</p><ul><li>Not to mention Tor Browser is available on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@fdroidorg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fdroidorg</span></a></span> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GooglePlay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GooglePlay</span></a> as well as <a href="https://www.torproject.org/download/#android" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">directly from Tor Project as a Download</a>...</li></ul>
Windows Portable Apps<p>[Promotions &amp; Discounts - Until October 1] Useful Apps for Windows OS that Increase Your Daily Productivity! (Microsoft Store)<br><a href="https://apps.microsoft.com/search/publisher?name=25%2F8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apps.microsoft.com/search/publ</span><span class="invisible">isher?name=25%2F8</span></a><br>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Promotions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Promotions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Discounts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discounts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Promotion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Promotion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Discount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discount</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windows11</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windows10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windows10</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Windows7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows7</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Infosec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/netsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>netsec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cybersec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/passwordmanager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>passwordmanager</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unicode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unicode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/regex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/binary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>binary</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/javascript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>javascript</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/html" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/css" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>css</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/100DaysOfCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>100DaysOfCode</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/portableapps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portableapps</span></a></p>
Evelyn🚲葉美華💃<p>Quick question.<br>Which is better:<br><a href="https://masto.evelynyap.com/tags/LibreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibreOffice</span></a> or <a href="https://masto.evelynyap.com/tags/OpenOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenOffice</span></a>?</p><p><a href="https://masto.evelynyap.com/tags/PortableApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortableApps</span></a></p>
Bob Jonkman<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/@neil" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>neil</span></a></span></p><p>I also want to sync my entire <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> profile between computers, including one on <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PortableApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortableApps</span></a> for Windows, without a Mozilla sync account. I've pretty much given up, and sync only bookmarks using the <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@floccus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>floccus</span></a></span> plugin.</p><p>I keep about five different profiles for working with different organizations. I'd like to sync each profile independently of the others. For my personal stuff Floccus syncs to my <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/@nextcloud" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nextcloud</span></a></span> server, for orgs that use Google Workspace it syncs to a file in Google Drive.</p>
chribonn<p>📣 Discover the freedom of portable apps! 🚀 These lightweight applications don’t require installation. Simply place them in a folder, and you’re good to go. Whether it’s productivity tools, utilities, or entertainment apps, they’re all at your fingertips. No fuss, no installation headaches! 💡🔗 Learn more <a href="https://twit.social/tags/PortableApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortableApps</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Productivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Productivity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://chribonn.medium.com/great-technology-links-great-learning-at-zero-cost-july-2024-593538a4228e" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chribonn.medium.com/great-tech</span><span class="invisible">nology-links-great-learning-at-zero-cost-july-2024-593538a4228e</span></a></p>
Raaf<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@libreoffice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>libreoffice</span></a></span>, at <a href="https://www.libreoffice.org/download/portable-versions/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">libreoffice.org/download/porta</span><span class="invisible">ble-versions/</span></a> you suggest downloading “LibreOffice 24.2.3 Portable MultilingualStandard”, but when I try to do this I get a notification about an untrusted secure connection certificate on the rbc.ru website : "Secure Site Not Available. You've enabled HTTPS-Only Mode for enhanced security, and a HTTPS version of libreoffice-mirror.rbc.ru is not available." You should be more careful when choosing partners from Russia.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LibreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibreOffice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PortableApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortableApps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheDocumentFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheDocumentFoundation</span></a></p>
Akleid<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/download" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>download</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/useful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>useful</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/veryuseful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>veryuseful</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/awesome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>awesome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tool</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/app" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>app</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a></p><p>I am dropping here some tools people might appreciate to simplify their windows/linux workflow</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jdownloader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jdownloader</span></a> <a href="https://jdownloader.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">jdownloader.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>youtube</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/downloader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>downloader</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yt</span></a>-dlp : <a href="https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/portableapps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portableapps</span></a> (win): <a href="https://portableapps.com/apps" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">portableapps.com/apps</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/easy2boot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>easy2boot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/e2b" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>e2b</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/swissknife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>swissknife</span></a> : <a href="https://easy2boot.xyz/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">easy2boot.xyz/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Other lists are coming later on<br>One is Fdroid apps - opensource apps for android phone<br>My favorite is linux centered</p>
cuNha<p>I also found a similar one here on @PortableApps@sdf.org </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OpalPortable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpalPortable</span></a> it's <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> and completely free.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/opal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/portable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portable</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apps</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/focus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>focus</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/portableapps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portableapps</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Free" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Free</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://portableapps.com/news/2023-06-26--opal-portable-1.1.0-released" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">portableapps.com/news/2023-06-</span><span class="invisible">26--opal-portable-1.1.0-released</span></a></p>
Cláudia Andrade ☕💬<p>A PortableApps é um sistema de software portátil completo que une todos os&nbsp;aplicativos portáteis&nbsp;e permite criar o próprio conjunto de apps portáteis personalizados para usar na pasta de nuvem sincronizada, num PC local ou numa pendrive USB. Para Windows, Linux ou macOS.<br>Óptimo para quem tiver de usar um PC estranho de locais como bibliotecas, cyber cafés, ou o local de trabalho. Ou simplesmente para quem tem um PC com OS antigo instalado (Windows XP 😉).</p><p><a href="https://masto.pt/tags/portableapps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portableapps</span></a></p><p><a href="https://portableapps.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">portableapps.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Windows Portable Apps<p>Iterations and Extra Salt! ("Multi One Password" Manager!)<br><a href="https://straighttips.blogspot.com/2020/02/iterations-and-extra-salt-multi-one.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">straighttips.blogspot.com/2020</span><span class="invisible">/02/iterations-and-extra-salt-multi-one.html</span></a><br>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/passwordmanager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>passwordmanager</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PasswordManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PasswordManagement</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Infosec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/netsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>netsec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cybersec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hashcat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hashcat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CrackQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrackQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bcrypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bcrypt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defcon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defcon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/100DaysOfCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>100DaysOfCode</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Windows10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows10</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Windows7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows7</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/portableapps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portableapps</span></a></p>