Portable Applications in the Cloud - Powered by Folders

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Submitted by CJ Gill on October 12th, 2009

Today I will show you how to use Oxygen with portable applications like KeePass, Firefox, Thunderbird or VLC. The beauty of portable apps is that you don’t have to install them on the computer.  These portable apps will boost productivity by providing quick and easy access from any PC. For example, with Firefox, you can sync all your passwords and bookmarks on multiple computers. Portable email client, like Thunderbird, will not only let you access your emails from anywhere but also keep all the server settings, email filters, address book etc.

 
I will share a simple example of setting up KeePass with Oxygen. KeePass is one of my favorite portable applications for managing all my passwords.
 
Step 1: Install Oxygen software, login and create a folder, let’s say, “Portable Apps”. Inside this Oxygen root folder, create sub folders for each portable application.
 

 Step 2: Download the latest portable KeePass installer and unzip it to KeePass sub folder. Once all the files are uploaded successfully, you can run KeePass.exe and encrypt/save your Windows, Network, or Website passwords. Make sure you save the database file (kdb) into the same Oxygen Folder. 

 

Step 3: Check “Auto download changes” on the root folder. That’s it!

 

Now all your passwords are backed up in the cloud and you can access them from any other computer via Oxygen.
 
So even if you lose your laptop, like Alex did during Demo, you can still access all your data and favourite applications from any other machine. You don't have to worry about passwords, bookmarks, emails or any other settings. Just install Oxygen and you are all set :)
 
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