Most of my time on Languish is from work, where I have a year-old HP notebook in a docking station. It's a fine system, no real problems with it.
But my one issue is with the installed browser - IE7. It sucks. I hangs up all the time, lots of web pages give me notices "your browser is out of date". Worst of all is I got screwed over when I tried to get on the Jets season ticket wait list last Friday. It was only open for a few hours, but when I went to sign up it kept hanging up at a certain stage, and I'm all but certain it was due to IE7.
Now there are plenty of web browsers out there, but of course I do not have admin rights on this laptop. I can not go and install Firefox or Chrome or even IE9.
Is there any way around this? Can I find a browser that has an executable that I can run, but doesn't need to be 'installed'?
Google Chrome.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/4-littleknown-portable-browsers-usb-drive/
I can personally vouch for Avant.
Quote from: Grey Fox on August 14, 2012, 10:36:56 AM
Google Chrome.
Does that fit his specs? As far as I know google chrome needed to install on my machine.
Quote from: DontSayBanana on August 14, 2012, 10:40:41 AM
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/4-littleknown-portable-browsers-usb-drive/
I can personally vouch for Avant.
Thanks DSB. Sounds like the word "portable" is key, and using it brings up all kinds of apps (including browsers) which can be run off a thumb drive.
Quote from: Barrister on August 14, 2012, 10:45:11 AM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on August 14, 2012, 10:40:41 AM
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/4-littleknown-portable-browsers-usb-drive/
I can personally vouch for Avant.
Thanks DSB. Sounds like the word "portable" is key, and using it brings up all kinds of apps (including browsers) which can be run off a thumb drive.
You can also run the portable app versions off of a directory on your hard drive without administrator access, which is how I'm browsing on Google Chrome right now.
http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/google_chrome_portable/
Quote from: ulmont on August 14, 2012, 10:57:13 AM
Quote from: Barrister on August 14, 2012, 10:45:11 AM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on August 14, 2012, 10:40:41 AM
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/4-littleknown-portable-browsers-usb-drive/
I can personally vouch for Avant.
Thanks DSB. Sounds like the word "portable" is key, and using it brings up all kinds of apps (including browsers) which can be run off a thumb drive.
You can also run the portable app versions off of a directory on your hard drive without administrator access, which is how I'm browsing on Google Chrome right now.
http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/google_chrome_portable/
Answers my earlier question. :)
Quote from: garbon on August 14, 2012, 10:43:43 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on August 14, 2012, 10:36:56 AM
Google Chrome.
Does that fit his specs? As far as I know google chrome needed to install on my machine.
Ulmont solution is one but Google says that Chrome doesn't require admin rights. It says that it's regular install only install for the current user.
Quote from: Grey Fox on August 14, 2012, 11:03:20 AM
Quote from: garbon on August 14, 2012, 10:43:43 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on August 14, 2012, 10:36:56 AM
Google Chrome.
Does that fit his specs? As far as I know google chrome needed to install on my machine.
Ulmont solution is one but Google says that Chrome doesn't require admin rights. It says that it's regular install only install for the current user.
Well I'll be.
You're right. No mucking around with a thumb drive. I just clicked on Google Chrome and now here I am.
Welcome to the Future or atleast, the present.
My GF's workplace are retard. They have tools that are IE6 only but now everyone has a Win 7 computer. Win 7 doesn't support IE6. What do they do? Update the tools? No that's too easy.
They created a program that access a virtual XP machine that runs IE6 & the tools.
Quote from: Grey Fox on August 14, 2012, 11:28:32 AM
Welcome to the Future or atleast, the present.
My GF's workplace are retard. They have tools that are IE6 only but now everyone has a Win 7 computer. Win 7 doesn't support IE6. What do they do? Update the tools? No that's too easy.
They created a program that access a virtual XP machine that runs IE6 & the tools.
IE6/7 is nothing.
All our courthouse records are available online - but in a positively ancient CLI-only program. It's like using WordPerfect 5.1 - you have to remember all these arcane function commands.
Sigh - I just realized you probably never used WP 5.1.
That's right. I think I've seen WP 8 once.
Quote from: Grey Fox on August 14, 2012, 12:09:29 PM
That's right. I think I've seen WP 8 once.
Once upon a time it was the be-all and end-all of word processors.
Then along came Windows, and with it, Word.
I usually use Notepad. :blush:
ah, Wordperfect, you piece of crap.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on August 14, 2012, 01:55:40 PM
I usually use Notepad. :blush:
It's miles ahead of WP 5.1.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on August 14, 2012, 01:55:40 PM
I usually use Notepad. :blush:
:huh: Bro, if you don't want to pay for MS Office, get OpenOffice.
If he loves notepad that much he can always use Notepad++.
Quote from: Barrister on August 14, 2012, 12:03:52 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on August 14, 2012, 11:28:32 AM
Welcome to the Future or atleast, the present.
My GF's workplace are retard. They have tools that are IE6 only but now everyone has a Win 7 computer. Win 7 doesn't support IE6. What do they do? Update the tools? No that's too easy.
They created a program that access a virtual XP machine that runs IE6 & the tools.
IE6/7 is nothing.
All our courthouse records are available online - but in a positively ancient CLI-only program. It's like using WordPerfect 5.1 - you have to remember all these arcane function commands.
Sigh - I just realized you probably never used WP 5.1.
My workplace still uses IBM mainframe. :yeah:
Quote from: Caliga on August 14, 2012, 06:31:24 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on August 14, 2012, 01:55:40 PM
I usually use Notepad. :blush:
:huh: Bro, if you don't want to pay for MS Office, get OpenOffice.
I don't really have all that much need for a word processor, but I'll keep that in mind when I do.
Quote from: HVC on August 14, 2012, 02:01:16 PM
ah, Wordperfect, you piece of crap.
it's still the best word processor out there.
Quote from: Caliga on August 14, 2012, 06:31:24 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on August 14, 2012, 01:55:40 PM
I usually use Notepad. :blush:
:huh: Bro, if you don't want to pay for MS Office, get OpenOffice.
Or LibreOffice.
Quote from: DGuller on August 14, 2012, 07:05:29 PMMy workplace still uses IBM mainframe. :yeah:
Mainframes have their niche where it makes sense to run them. Not so IE7.
Quote from: Grey Fox on August 14, 2012, 06:55:28 PM
If he loves notepad that much he can always use Notepad++.
:yes:
Quote from: Grey Fox on August 14, 2012, 06:55:28 PM
If he loves notepad that much he can always use Notepad++.
Pity it doesn't have settings for Erlang coding though. My options on that front are reduced to Emacs (yikes!) or Eclipse.
Jedit & a plugin? Won't help for the compiling tho.
I haven't tried that one.
Other than highlighting and compiling the thing that I find most interesting on an IDE is having function call auto-completion, and especially hovering over a call and seeing its interface/documentation. Comes quite handy now that my main project is a year old and has grown quite a bit.
Quote from: Zanza on August 19, 2012, 02:35:15 AM
Quote from: DGuller on August 14, 2012, 07:05:29 PMMy workplace still uses IBM mainframe. :yeah:
Mainframes have their niche where it makes sense to run them. Not so IE7.
Agreed about IE7, that's just ridiculous. My workplace uses IE6. :)
Quote from: DGuller on August 14, 2012, 07:05:29 PM
Quote from: Barrister on August 14, 2012, 12:03:52 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on August 14, 2012, 11:28:32 AM
Welcome to the Future or atleast, the present.
My GF's workplace are retard. They have tools that are IE6 only but now everyone has a Win 7 computer. Win 7 doesn't support IE6. What do they do? Update the tools? No that's too easy.
They created a program that access a virtual XP machine that runs IE6 & the tools.
IE6/7 is nothing.
All our courthouse records are available online - but in a positively ancient CLI-only program. It's like using WordPerfect 5.1 - you have to remember all these arcane function commands.
Sigh - I just realized you probably never used WP 5.1.
My workplace still uses IBM mainframe. :yeah:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2012/09/ibms-mainframes
Quote from: Barrister on August 15, 2012, 09:14:22 AM
Quote from: viper37 on August 15, 2012, 08:34:55 AM
Quote from: HVC on August 14, 2012, 02:01:16 PM
ah, Wordperfect, you piece of crap.
it's still the best word processor out there.
WP 5.1?????
No. The most recent one. X5 or X6, can't remember. Not that I've seen a difference after the upgrade, anyway.
Simpler to use than Word and more powerful.
Quote from: Iormlund on August 19, 2012, 03:29:52 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on August 14, 2012, 06:55:28 PM
If he loves notepad that much he can always use Notepad++.
Pity it doesn't have settings for Erlang coding though. My options on that front are reduced to Emacs (yikes!) or Eclipse.
Sublime Text (http://"http://www.sublimetext.com/") may suit your needs as well, but in an epic fail of marketing the author does not have a list of recognized languages.