Comments on: Top Tools For Staying Connected

By: Anil

Anil — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:28:06 +0000

So many tools I carry with me but some of the less glamorous ones are an Ethernet cable, the TrueCrypt program, and a long range USB antenna.

By: Sharon Hurley Hall

Sharon Hurley Hall — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:40:37 +0000

That is seriously useful; thanks for the screenshot.

By: James NomadRip

James NomadRip — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:33:45 +0000

Here’s what it looks like, I just did a screen shot.

http://bit.ly/3kgviv

By: Sharon Hurley Hall

Sharon Hurley Hall — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:25:27 +0000

Yes, I have a bookmarks file too (loaded into Google Docs) That Firefox button sounds useful; wish there was something similar in Chrome.

By: James NomadRip

James NomadRip — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:22:30 +0000

But I do use Google products, if that’s what you mean. Just not iGoogle itself. I do use the Calendar, Contacts, GMail, Docs, Reader, etc. In Firefox, I use an add-on called GButton that drops down all Google apps from a button on the toolbar.

By: James NomadRip

James NomadRip — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:20:35 +0000

I don’t use a portal-type page that loads everything, I just have my most-used bookmarks saved so I can access them as I need them. I found for me that when I used iGoogle and the like, they took too long to load too many things, when I just wanted one or to just open a browser anyway.

By: Sharon Hurley Hall

Sharon Hurley Hall — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:02:02 +0000

What do you use as your internet hub, James? I’ve used a number of start pages, but iGoogle proved the most useful. I had some import issues with the others.

By: James NomadRip

James NomadRip — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:57:24 +0000

I don’t like the iGoogle page load times, so I don’t use that. I tried Digsby for IM clients, but went back to Trillian.

I really need to get video chat up and running. Hopefully I’ll be getting a Mac as my next system, but we’ll see