Questions tagged [cross-platform]
Cross-platform applications have the ability to be compiled (and then run) on multiple operating systems, usually with little-to-no changes in the code. This is accomplished through various checks in the code itself, or more commonly by the use of a cross-platform development library.
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Cross-platform file system
I would like my external drives to be readable and writable from Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.
FAT32 works, but the 4 GB file size limit is a showstopper these days. Are there any alternatives?
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Cross-platform usable filesystem with large file support
What is the best filesystem to use cross-platform (Linux, Windows, OS X) which supports disk sizes of at least 2TB and file sizes >4GB?
I'm planning to use it on a USB drive on different computers.
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Disable "press 'esc' to exit full screen" in flash videos
This is not a duplicate of this question
I watch videos on YouTube, Netflix, etc. Whenever I enter full-screen mode, I get the annoying "You've entered full screen mode. Press 'esc' to exit full ...
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How to create a cross-platform traveler disk with TrueCrypt
I need to create a file-based TrueCrypt volume in a 32GB USB pendrive. If I wanted to access my files in offline computers, I'd need to include the TrueCrypt executable in the pendrive as well. I'd ...
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Cross platform Hard Disk encryption?
I would like to encrypt my hard drive so that it requires a password to access it. However features like BitLocker in Windows will only work under Windows, and cannot be accessed from another OS such ...
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Open source chat protocol that handles voice & video?
I'm looking for a chat protocol which:
Has easy to use clients which will run on both Windows and Linux.
Has a server which I can run myself on Linux (preferably easy to set up).
Supports duplexed ...
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Cross platform diagramming tool [closed]
I am looking for a cross platform diagramming tool like Viso I can use on Windows, Linux, and OS-X for diagramming. Are there any decent ones available?
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Is there software that will organize files and folders? [closed]
I'm looking to organize my files and folders and was wondering if there was a software that fits some of these criterion:
Scans specified folders, and pulls them up so that I can easily identify what ...
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Mount Mac disk image (and sparse bundle) on Windows or Linux
Is it possible to mount the various disk image formats that Mac OS uses on other platforms?
I suppose one problem would be that the file system in that image is usually HFS+.
I am specifically ...
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Encrypted file format that is supported on PC and MAC
I need to make an encrypted file on a PC that I can burn to CD and give a mac user who wants to decrypt it without having to install a program? is this even possible?
thanks
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Cross-platform tool for clipboard sharing? [closed]
I'm looking for a tool that will allow me to share the clipboard between multiple systems operating within a LAN. The requirements I have are:
It can run on Windows, macOS, and Linux
Sharing is ...
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Need simple file encryption for unskilled Mac and Windows users
I need to give my boss backup copies of some sensitive data. I want to encrypt the data, but she needs to be able to decrypt it on her own, without technical support (as long as she has the password, ...
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Sync my files across multiple computers
I do a lot of work on my home computer, ranging from programming, writing stored procedures and writing documentation and reporting. A lot of this work is university related and constantly swapping ...
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How do I identify the file system used on a partition?
Let's say I have a disk which has undergone corruption and I can't boot it anymore.
How can I identify out the file system that has been used for the disk partition in an easy way?
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Why Firefox on Linux looks different than Windows/Mac?
Beyond each platform toolkit of course.
How come Firefox UI looks, mmhh well, not that good on Linux, it's pretty decent in Windows and it definitely rocks on OSX?
Is it a single product recompiled ...
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