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PortableApps

Posted on 19. Sep, 2008 by Eric in Convenience

Imagine carrying all of your favorite applications wherever you go. Simply being able to plugg in your USB drive and accessing your important files and the programs needed to run them. PortableApps suite makes what seems to be a fantasy, a reality. Essentially PotableApps takes most well-known open source applications such as Gimp (photo editor), Open Office (similar to office), and Firefox (web browser), and makes them standalone applications. Standalone applications are able to run directly off of a USB drive without first installing files on the host computer. Adding to the usefulness, PortableApps even loads a menu interface into the taskbar so you can easily access your programs. The suite is fully customizable. You can install the standard suite on your USB drive or you can install a bare-bones package, allowing you chose what you want. I have found it to be very functional. One way that I use it is to carry my documents and applications from work, to home, to my fiance’s house. Sure beats lugging my laptop everywhere I go! Another use I have found is keeping my computer free from clutter. Many apps, such as Gimp, are not something that I need on a daily basis. So I reach for my USB drive when I need them, otherwise my computer runs as speedily as it did when I took it out of the box. If you don’t already use PortableApps, check it out. With the wide variety of applications, chances are you will find a program to perform any function you would like. If you do use ProtableApps, what are your favorite applications? What was your experience?

PortableApps

Tags: Convenience, PortableApps, USB drive