Are you allowed to use portable apps? I am thinking of something that would
not require installation.

On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 12:44 PM, Lost Admin <[email protected]> wrote:

> The challenge with any solution that involves more than using a web
> browser is that some of us won't be able to use it. I suspect this group is
> a small sub-set of TiddlyWiki users, so your idea still has merit and, I
> think, should be pursued.
>
> I use TiddyWiki at work because most of the information sources and tools
> I need to look things up are on slow sharepoint sites (is there such a
> thing as a fast sharepoint?). So, I copy the stuff I need from sharepoint
> into a local TiddlyWiki.
>
> I'm technically savvy enough to confidently install node.js on my work
> computer but I'm not allowed to. I shouldn't even be able to except I need
> escalated privileges for one of the tasks I have to do. But, the company's
> desktop IDS would catch if I installed node.js without permission (which I
> won't get). Fortunately, add-ins for Chrome are allowed (and they haven't
> updated Chrome yet, so it still works). Sadly, I'm not allowed Firefox (I
> don't know why).
>
> When they update Chrome, I will need to switch how I use TiddyWiki and
> have a slew of index(n).html files to sort through.
>
>
> At home, I don't have this problem. I have a small server (Intel NUC) that
> provides me with a tiddlywiki server (apache, php, and store.php). But, the
> average non-technical user wouldn't be able to do that.
>
> On Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 10:53:57 AM UTC-4, Arlen Beiler wrote:
>>
>> I'm thinking of a simple one file store.js file that would allow you to
>> load any TiddlyWiki from the folder you are serving and it would post the
>> changes back to the server.
>>
>> node.exe store.js /path/to/my/folder
>>
>> Navigate to http://127.0.0.1 and it will show you a standard directory
>> listing allowing you to select which tiddlywiki you want.
>>
>> It could load the tiddlywiki directly or in an iframe and then save
>> changes back to the server.
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 10:50 AM, Arlen Beiler <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> What if we would combine the best of both words?
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 10:48 AM, @TiddlyTweeter <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ciao all ...
>>>>
>>>> The starting post for this thread came from a private discussion that
>>>> Jeremy Ruston and I had on Twitter. We both realised it would likely be
>>>> more productive in public ...
>>>>
>>>> Central to it is this by Jeremy in response to my queries...
>>>>
>>>> Here’s the thing: all the difficulties in getting started with
>>>>> TiddlyWiki stem from the single file architecture.
>>>>
>>>> It’s fiddly and unfamiliar to most people.
>>>>
>>>> The simple fix is to move it to an online service, when all those
>>>>> problems melt away. Simple.
>>>>
>>>> If on the other hand, anyone wants the considerable advantages of
>>>>> working offline without a server, well, then TiddlyWiki is the only thing
>>>>> on the planet that can help them,
>>>>
>>>> and it comes with a learning curve.  *(Layout edited slightly by me)*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> There is a hell of a lot of his experience and knowledge packed into
>>>> that one paragraph. Its almost a roadmap to the future too??
>>>>
>>>> Its the implications of this vision (as well, I guess, its accuracy)
>>>> that I think is worthy of much attention.
>>>>
>>>> Best wishes
>>>> Josiah
>>>>
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