[olug] Using USB Memory stick for portability

[Bill Brush]

Ok, this may not work for you, but I use iFolder for this.  Admittedly
it's a Novell product we pay for, but iFolder3 has an open source
project that you could use. (Or you could buy Novell Open Enterprise
server and get the Enterprise version, but that's probably more than
you want to deal with for just yourself)

Ifolder is a little client app that monitors certain directories that
you designate "iFolders".  When a file in that dir changes it uploads
the changed data (not necessarily the whole file) to the server.  Any
other machine running iFolder on your account will automatically
download the updates on it's next sync.  Quite frankly it's an app
that I couldn't live without.

Bill

On 2/24/06, Kris Gainsforth <krisguy at krisguy.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to come up with an idea to keep my bookmarks, calendar, and
> newsgroup settings with me at all times.  I like the idea of Portable
> Firefox, etc., but I switch between Linux, Windows, and Macs all the
> time.  I found a Bookmark plugin for Firefox that exports to an XML
> file, and that works great, but I'm looking for the same thing for
> Sunbird and Thunderbird, for my calendar and newsgroups.  What ideas do
> you guys have?  Would it be easier for me to build a server to use to
> sync up this stuff, or is my idea of using a USB stick good?
>