Hi Bill My idea is to put the TW file on DropBox, and put a shortcut to it on my > wife's laptop. That way, I can continually (over the years) update my > copy, and if anything ever happens to me she'll have all the information > she needs in one place. >
I've never mentioned the project I work on here, but I think I'll break my silence just this once. Sorry that this will sound like a sales pitch; it's not my intention and I shan't mention it again. I'm mostly doing so because other software has already been mentioned, and my suggestion is a good fit, especially for an inexperienced user. Woas <http://sourceforge.net/projects/woas/> is similar to Tiddlywiki in that it stores multiple wiki pages in a single HTML file using a markup language (and uses the same TiddlySaver.jar, if needed, and now works with TiddlyFox). I believe it was originally inspired by TWC. Many find it much simpler to use than TW, primarily, I think, because of it's linear wiki nature and simple UI (more like a book). I am in the last stages of releasing an update to what is currently available (next few days). The current file is labelled 'Alpha' (the update will be labelled 'Beta'), but it's actually well tested code with a long history; I labeled it this way because of the recent browser changes that broke both Woas and TWC; it needed testing on multiple browsers and operating systems. (It also has the same TiddlySaver issues that TW has, issues we are currently working to resolve, though this is only ever an issue for saving, and then only for browsers that need the jar file.) Woas can save images within itself and has a full Help system, tags, macros, and plugins. My project is an update of the original WoaS (Wiki-on-a-Stick) project; that project is currently pretty unusable. It is vastly improved from the original (if I do say so myself), and the coming update will clear up any remaining, fairly subtle issues, ones that don't affect general use of Woas. Anyway, any page can be locked in Woas, with each page using the same or a different password. The password is not saved anywhere. Encryption is AES 256, the same as used in KeePass and DropBox itself. A good 256-bit password should be used, and Woas helps you in creating one. If the password is lost there is, obviously, no way to unlock or recover the information. There are theoretical attacks for AES 256, and recent revelations claim world governments can easily break any current encryption method, but I am not aware of any practical threats. Except, of course, for the obvious one: you have to share the password with someone and they (or you) could compromise it. It seems to me that a file encrypted with AES 256 on a privately shared DropBox folder is pretty safe, especially if it isn't named "All my precious banking information"! (Someone would need to go to an awful lot of trouble and have some very advanced equipment to have even a faint chance of cracking it, unless they already have the password.) I would also keep a backup on a USB Key somewhere or, as I do, email the updated file. (I am, personally, comfortable doing this with my own private information, including passwords. Each to their own, of course, and I disclaim all responsibility if you decide to do this too; just saying ;0) That said, I actually think Jasonic's idea is the best. Make a folder/box that contains everything precious and put it in a safe place, or a safe-deposit box. The idea you suggested of printing everything in the file could also be done with Woas using a macro. I'd be happy to help you with the macro if you decided to go this route. (Actually, the macro I have in mind is simple and will eventually be one of the included system macros.) Cheers, Paul. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
