Computers are wonderful sometimes all you need is a USB flash drives. Why would you want to carry around a flash drive?
- It is more sensible to just carry around something a bit smaller than a laptop, let alone a full CPU.
- If you have a family and one computer in your house.
- You travel and depend on public library or coffee shop computers.
- Work in an office setting would like to keep your personal data, personal.
You put portable appliations or application suites on a USB flash drive, plug it into any USB port of any given computer . . . and everything runs via USB flash drive. Nothing is access or saved on the local harddrive including email, documents and developed elements from USB applications.
Give a USB flash drive to each member of the family and leave the harddrive for your own porn. Take it with you on trips and never worry about security or if you “copied over that document”. At work, just plug it in on the beginning of the day and take it home with you.
There are two basic portable computer suites
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Portable Apps
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winPenPack
PortableApps Suite is a complete collection of portable apps including a web browser, email client, office suite, calendar/scheduler, instant messaging client, antivirus, audio player, sudoku game, password manager, PDF reader, minesweeper clone, backup utility and integrated menu, all preconfigured to work portably. Just drop it on your portable device and you’re ready to go. Here are the applications:
Firefox Accessibility Extension – Make Firefox more accessible
On-Screen Keyboard Portable – Easily access an on-screen keyboard
Virtual Magnifying Glass Portable – A full-featured screen magnifierNotepad++ Portable – A full-featured text editor with syntax highlighting
Nvu Portable & KompoZer Portable – The easy-to-use Nvu web editor
XAMPP – Apache, mySQL, PHP, phpMyAdmin, etc in one packageDOSBox Portable – classic DOS games to go
Jooleem Portable – simple and addictive puzzle game with great music and visuals
Mines-Perfect Portable – a classic hunt-for-mines game with advanced features
PokerTH Portable – classic Texas Hold Em style poker at its best
Sudoku Portable – the wildly popular and addictive puzzle gameGIMP Portable – Photo and Image Editor
FileZilla Portable – the full-featured FTP client
FireFTP Extension (for Firefox) – a lightweight extension
Miranda IM Portable – chat with AOL, MSN and Yahoo users in a customizable interface
Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition – the award-winning web browser that’s safe and secure
Mozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition – the handy email client
Nvu Portable & KompoZer Portable – the easy-to-use webpage editor
Pidgin Portable – chat with AOL, MSN and Yahoo users in an easy-to-use interface
PuTTY Portable – lightweight telnet and SSH client
Sage Extension (for Firefox) – A full-featured RSS extension
WinSCP Portable – SFTP, FTP and SCP clientAudacity Portable – A simple audio editor and recorder
BonkEnc Portable – extract, convert, and encode audio
CoolPlayer+ Portable – Lightweight, fast, easy-to-use audio player
MPlayer Portable – Full-featured movie player with support for most video formats
VirtualDub Portable – video processing and capture utility
VLC Media Player Portable – An easy to use media player that plays most audio and video formatsAbiWord Portable – a lightweight word processor compatible with Microsoft Word files
GnuCash Portable – accounting, expenses and financial management
Lightning Extension (for Thunderbird) – A lightweight extension for your calendar and tasks
Mozilla Sunbird, Portable Edition – Calendar and task management with a familiar interface
Mozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition (Address Book) – Email client’s built-in address book with import/export functions
OpenOffice.org Portable – word processor, spreadsheet, presentations with Microsoft compatibility
PDFTK Builder Portable – split, collate, watermark and password protect PDF documents
Sumatra PDF Portable – a lightweight PDF viewer
Task Coach Portable – to do list and task managerMac-on-Stick – Run Mac OS Classic 7 portably
7-Zip Portable – File archiver and compressor
ClamWin Portable – Antivirus on the go
Command Prompt Portable – Simple link to a customizable command prompt
Eraser Portable – securely delete files and data
InfraRecorder Portable – full-featured CD and DVD burner
KeePass Password Safe Portable – Secure, easy-to-use password manager
PeaZip Portable – Easy to use file archiver and compressor
PortableApps.com Backup – integrated backup utility bundled with the platform
PortableApps.com Menu – integrated start menu bundled with the platform
Toucan – backup, sync and encrypt for advanced users
WinDirStat Portable – disk usage analyzer and cleanup tool
winMd5Sum Portable – check md5 sums to verify files on the go
WinMerge Portable – file comparison and merging
Portable Apps comes in three different versions:
- Platform Only
- No applications other than backup and menu system
- This is ideal if you want to create your own portable application USB bundle. For example; game applications, just your personal backup files or even slide shows as stocking stuffer.
- Recommends minimal 1.2 MB free space
- Suite Light
- Includes everything except OpenOffice portable, it is replaced with AbiWord.
- This is good for those who just want to write and do not have a need for a complete office package.
- Recommends minimal 256 MB free space.
- Suite Standard
- Includes everythign except for AbiWord.
- This is the complete package for someone who wants everything portable.
- Recommends minimal 512 MB free space.
WinPenPack (set to English) is a collection of free and open source portable programs optimized for use with a USB flash drive and also directly from a folder of your harddisk. You can choose between some standardized configurations, all small enough to fit on your USB flash drive. The application list depends on which Pen Pack you choose.
- Essentials Pack
X-Gimp (image manager and elaboration)
X-Firefox (internet browser)
X-FileZilla (FTP client)
X-WackGet (download manager)
X-PopTray (mail monitor)
X-Thunderbird (e-mail client)
X-Kompozer (Html editor for web pages creation)
X-HttpFileServer (file server, file sharing through web)
Pixa MSN (mini instant messenger)
X-Pidgin (instant messenger with MSN, ICQ, AIM and much more compatibility)
X-Mule (p2p)X-Audacity (audio editor)
X-VirtualDub (video editing, DivX included)
X-InfraRecorder (CD/DVD burner)
X-VideoLAN (multimedia player)
X-ScreamerRadio (internet radio player)X-Winpooch (real time process scanner and anti-spyware)
X-ClamWin (antivirus)
X-Eraser (secure and programmable files and folder delete)
X-FreeOTFE (virtual disk creation protected by password)
X-KeePass (store and protect your passwords)X-Abakt (backup tool)
X-7Zip (file compressor/decompressor)
X-WinDirStat (disk usage statistics viewer)
X-StartupManager (program that provides you the possibility to manage the Windows startup procedure)
DiskCleaner (search and delete for temporary and unvailing files)
PathSync (folders synchronization)X-Sunbird (calendar with agenda functions)
X-Gnumeric (replacement for the proprietary spreadsheets Microsoft Excel)
X-Sumatra PDF (.pdf reader)
X-SciTE (text editor for developers)
X-AbiWord (word processor, Microsoft Word open source alternative)
Woodrat Reader (fast and lightweight viewer for reading OpenDocument text files)X-CamStudio (it allows to capture desktop activity and save it as .avi file)
X-ANote (pc post-it notes)
X-AstroGrep (alternative hard disk files and folders searcher)
Ant Renamer (files renamer)
GTK+ for Windows
LAME Encoder
- 1GB Pack
X-Zphoto (flash-based photo album generator)
X-Gimp (image manager and elaboration)
X-PosteRazor (any dimension poster creation and print)X-IpScan (IP scanner and port scanner)
X-Firefox (internet browser)
X-FileZilla (FTP client)
X-WinSCP (secure FTP transfert)
X-TightVNC (virtual Network Computing)
X-WackGet (download manager)
X-WinHTTrack (website copier)
X-Kompozer (Html editor for web pages creation)
X-MagicMailMonitor (mail monitor)
X-Thunderbird (e-mail client)
X-HttpFileServer (file server, file sharing through web)
X-RSSOwl (RSS reader)
X-Juice (Podcast reader)
X-Miranda IM (multipaltform instant messenger, with MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, AIM, ICQ compatibily)
X-Pidgin (instant messenger with MSN, ICQ, AIM and much more compatibility)
X-Halite (Bit Torrent client)
X-Mule (p2p)
X-MetMedic (.met files editor, p2p)
X-iDC++ (DirectConnect client)
X-TYPSoft FTP Server (FTP server)
Wiki on a Stick (wiki)Checkmate Mp3 Checker (it can analize errors in Mp3 files)
X-dvdisaster (CD/DVD data recovery)
X-DivXRepair (DivX repair)
Ant Movie Catalog (movie manager that help you to manage a collection of movies DVD, CD, VideoCD, DivX, and tapes)
X-Audacity (audio editor)
X-MP3Gain (analyzes and adjusts mp3 files so that they have the same volume)
X-Tractor (audio CD extractor)
X-VirtualDub (video editing, DivX included)
X-InfraRecorder (CD/DVD burner)
X-MultiMediaCenter (multimedia center)
X-MediaPlayerClassic (great Windows Media Player substitute)
X-VideoLAN (multimedia player)
X-ScreamerRadio (internet radio player)
X-CDex (CD Ripper, CDex can extract the data directly from an Audio CD)
X-EasyTag (utility for viewing and editing tags for MP3, MP2, MP4/AAC, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, MusePack, Monkey’s Audio and WavPack files)
X-MediaCoder (video/audio transcoder)X-Winpooch (real time process scanner and anti-spyware)
X-ClamWin (antivirus)
X-Eraser (secure and programmable files and folder delete)
Steganos LockNote (simple text writer with cryptation)
X-NeoCrypt (single/multiple files/folder cryptography)
X-FreeOTFE (virtual disk creation protected by password)
X-DCFirewall (firewall)
X-KeePass (store and protect your passwords)
InstallFix Security Suite (privacy and security Windows tools)X-Abakt (backup tool)
winMd5Sum (MD5 checksum calculator)
X-7Zip (file compressor/decompressor)
X-UniExtract (allows to extract/show the content of setup.exe files)
X-UPXShell (executable and .dll compressor)
JKDefrag (disk defragmentation)
JKDefragTWGUI (GUI for JKDefrag)
X-WinDirStat (disk usage statistics viewer)
DriverBackup! (drivers backup)
Partition Logic (Floppy Disk Image and ISO Image, Hard Disk partition creator)
X-ProcessController (real time process controller)
DiskCleaner (search and delete for temporary and unvailing files)
Drive Cleanup Wizard (permanently delete useless, .bak, .tmp, temporary internet files from the computer)
MemTest-86 (RAM test)
Regedt33 (advanced registry editor)
X-RegShot (allows to notice the differences in Windows registry following the installation of a program)
X-Pserv.cpl (active system services viewer)
X-Synkron (allows to synchronize two differents hd or folders)
X-StartupManager (program that provides you the possibility to manage the Windows startup procedure)
X-TaskSwitchXP (Windows task manager alternative)
X-Daphne (task manager)
X-xpy (allows to change some functions of Windows XP)X-WinMerge (visual text file differencing and merging tool)
X-Notepad++ (text editor enhanched)
X-SciTE (text editor for developers)
X-InnoSetup (installation setup creation)
X-ISTool (Innosetup plugin)
Web Server PAMPA (Web Server – Windows GUI that manages as a stand-alone application an AMP environment: Apache, MySQL and PHP)X-Sunbird (calendar with agenda functions)
X-Scribus (desktop publishing)
Money Manager Ex (finance manager software)
GUIPdftk + Pdftk (.pdf tool)
X-Sumatra PDF (.pdf reader)
X-Planner (project management tool)
X-StarDict (international dictionary software)
X-OpenOffice (office suite, Microsoft Office open source alternative)X-GraphCalc (graphic calculator)
X-CamStudio (it allows to capture desktop activity and save it as .avi file)
X-Ditto (extension to the standard windows clipboard)
X-VirtuaWin (virtual desktop management)
X-Atol (file manager)
X-Virtual Magnifying Glass (magnificator glasses)
X-WeatherNotify (show weather in status bar or in a window)
X-AstroGrep (alternative hard disk files and folders searcher)
X-ANote (pc post-it notes)
Ant Renamer (files renamer)GNU Aspell
Ghostscript
GTK+ for Windows
LAME Encoder
Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
- Game Pack
LBreakout2 (break some bricks walls of different shapes)
Mega Mario (Super Mario Bros clone)X-PokerTH (“Texas-like” Poker game, with online multiplayer option)
Portable Puzzle Collection (a collection of small computer programs which implement one-player puzzle games: blackbox, bridges, cube, dominosa, fifteen, filling, flip, galaxies, guess, inertia, lightup, loopy, map, mines, netgame, netslide, pattern, pegs, rect, samegame, sixteen, slant, solo, tents, twiddle, unequal, untangle)
Solo – Sudoku (Sudoku on PC)
Tic-Tac-Toe (simple one or two player Tic Tac Toe game)X-Hattrick Organizer (Soccer teams management)
Glaxium (space-ship “shoot-em-up” styled game)
The Open Racing Car Simulator (car simulator on various circuits)
Yoda Soccer (soccer game simulation)
Extreme Tux Racer (downhill racing game starring Tux, the Linux mascot)
X-Mania Drive (car game on acrobatic tracks)X-Risk (PC version of Risiko, the famous table game)
PouetChess (3D chess simulation game)
Foobillard (3D billiard with 4 possible games)
X-xMoto (challenging 2D motocross platform game)
- School Pack
X-SciTE (text editor)
X-Sumatra PDF (.pdf reader)
X-OpenOffice (office suite, Microsoft Office open source alternative)
X-Scribus (desktop publishing)X-FET (software for automatically scheduling the timetable of a school, high-school or university)
X-JstencilReport (application to write school reports and evaluations)X-GeoGebra (dynamic geometry, algebra and calculus for schools)
X-Kseg (interactive geometry program for exploring Euclidean geometry)X-TuxPaint (simple drawing program for children)
X-ColoringBook (coloring book program)
X-TuxMath (educational math tutor for children)
OpenGF (game that will help you learning music reading while having fun)
X-TuxType (learn to write with the pc keyboard)
X-Synthesia (game that teaches you to play the piano using falling notes)X-Hugin (an easy to use cross-platform panoramic imaging tool)
X-ArtofIllusion (open source 3D modelling and rendering studio)
X-Blender (3D graphics and animations)
X-Dia (program to draw diagrams)
X-TinyCAD (program to help you draw circuit diagrams)
X-Gimp (image manager and elaboration)
X-Inkscape (vectorial graphics)
X-LeoCAD (model construction as LEGO)
X-PosteRazor (any dimension poster creation and print)X-StarDict (international dictionary software)
X-FreeMind (mind-mapping software)
X-Jreepad (personal database program that allows to organise all personal notes, thoughts, tasks, recipes, memories)X-GEONExT (dynamic mathematics software)
X-GnuPlot (data graphs or mathematics functions visualizer)
X-GraphCalc (scientific calculator)
X-WinTeXmacs (WYSIWYG for LateX files)X-Audacity (audio editor)
X-Psycle (music sequencer)
X-InfraRecorder (CD/DVD burner)
X-MuseScore (WYSIWYG music notation program)
MPUI with MPlayer (multimedia player)
X-Solfege (free music education software)X-Celestia (space simulator)
X-Stellarium (planetarium 3D)X-Sunbird (calendar with agenda functions)
X-Firefox (internet browser)
X-Thunderbird (e-mail client)
X-Virtual Magnifying Glass (magnificator glasses)
X-Pidgin (instant messenger with MSN, ICQ, AIM and much more compatibility)
X-Planner (project management tool)
X-Workrave (program that assists in the recovery and prevention of Repetitive Strain Injury)
X-ANote (pc post-it notes)
X-AstroGrep (alternative hard disk files and folders searcher)
X-Indiwiki (visually brouwer for wikipedia pages)Enblend
Ghostscript
GTK+ for Windows
LAME Encoder
Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
- Web Pack
X-Firefox (internet browser)
X-FileZilla (FTP client)
Web Server PAMPA (Web Server – Windows GUI that manages as a stand-alone application an AMP environment: Apache, MySQL and PHP)
You can install e107 website system following the wizard.
e107 web site system (version 0.7.11)
e107 Italian Support
e107 English Support
Pampa supportX-Gimp (image manager and elaboration)
X-Kompozer (Html editor for web pages creation)
X-Notepad++ (text editor enhanched)
X-SciTE (text editor for developers)
X-WinMerge (visual text file differencing and merging tool)
If you are looking for a something that runs on your Apple machine go to OS X Portable Applications. Note: Most applications in the PortableApps will work on Apple machines, but OS X Portable Applications puts it all in one place.
Cut the cord and start using a USB flash drive. Try them out, find out which one works for you.