Portable Apps for OSX

ducis · 12-05-2007, 12:13 AM

is there a version of portable apps i could get to run on OSX (it be great if it had a vista partition too). I only need the open office.

thanks,
FTB

ducis · 12-05-2007, 12:45 AM

*BUMP* for urgency

oscaryu1 · 12-05-2007, 01:03 AM

http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/
?

ducis · 12-05-2007, 02:13 AM

the problem is that it need to be useable of a usb drive as the mac comps at my school dont allow the use of apps that it hasnt approved.

oregon · 12-05-2007, 02:20 AM

What about google documents? That's all online.

ducis · 12-05-2007, 02:27 AM

edit... stupid question

ducis · 12-05-2007, 02:32 AM

ARRGHH google docs doesn't recognize text box animations
ie::: move textbox from point a to point b in this period of time
I know that open office does though...

tlarkin · 12-05-2007, 02:39 AM

Speaking from experience if you have a Mac at your school, there is most likely an application monitor which has a white list, and if your application isn't white listed it is not allowed to run. Then by policy all applications must run from /Applications, and limited users (how you authenticate) only has ---r-x--r permissions. Basically you can only read and execute from the /Applications directory.

So, it is most likely going to be very hard to run a portable version of fire fox so you can by pass your school's web filter.

If you figure out how to do it, I am sure there is a job waiting for you somewhere, or your network administrator is not up to snuff with properly policy application, or there is the x factor. X factor meaning, that sometimes you have to implement something a certain way to get it to work and you are forced to deal with the ill side effects.

Also to read/write to NTFS you need to download and install ntfs.progs or FUSE (google search them) and I am certain you will not be allowed to install that.

If I were you, I would just deal with it, because there is most likely not any way around it.

Also, and just for the record, almost over half of the apps out for OS X are self contained, so they can run off of any volume, external device or whatever. I have an external HD for work that holds an OS, several imaging and utility apps, and I run all the applications straight off the external HD. So, you don't need the "portable version" but they are generally smaller in size, so more ideal for thumb drives.

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ducis Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Canadian Summer Posts: 1,340	ARRGHH google docs doesn't recognize text box animations ie::: move textbox from point a to point b in this period of time I know that open office does though... __________________ formerly firsttimebuilder pm me for any questions on sub ambient cooling FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 My Guide to Benchmark Cooling Free Website Hosting!

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tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,077	Speaking from experience if you have a Mac at your school, there is most likely an application monitor which has a white list, and if your application isn't white listed it is not allowed to run. Then by policy all applications must run from /Applications, and limited users (how you authenticate) only has ---r-x--r permissions. Basically you can only read and execute from the /Applications directory. So, it is most likely going to be very hard to run a portable version of fire fox so you can by pass your school's web filter. If you figure out how to do it, I am sure there is a job waiting for you somewhere, or your network administrator is not up to snuff with properly policy application, or there is the x factor. X factor meaning, that sometimes you have to implement something a certain way to get it to work and you are forced to deal with the ill side effects. Also to read/write to NTFS you need to download and install ntfs.progs or FUSE (google search them) and I am certain you will not be allowed to install that. If I were you, I would just deal with it, because there is most likely not any way around it. Also, and just for the record, almost over half of the apps out for OS X are self contained, so they can run off of any volume, external device or whatever. I have an external HD for work that holds an OS, several imaging and utility apps, and I run all the applications straight off the external HD. So, you don't need the "portable version" but they are generally smaller in size, so more ideal for thumb drives.

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