Windows XP Free - Portable Apps Suite

[AbsoluteKevster]

I know this has been mentioned in this Forum on previous occasions but I think it's a nice post to perhaps close and make sticky. ?

[There may be better apps in each category; but this, to me, is an invaluable USB Drive FREE App toolkit!]


ALL FREE APPLICATIONS - Win XP and Vista compatible!
http://portableapps.com/suite

Contains:


Applications

Accessibility

• 
  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 magnifier

Development

• 
  Notepad++ Portable - A full-featured text editor with syntax highlighting
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  Nvu Portable & KompoZer Portable - The easy-to-use Nvu web editor
• 
  XAMPP - Apache, mySQL, PHP, phpMyAdmin, etc in one package

Games

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  DOSBox Portable - classic DOS games to go
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  Mines-Perfect Portable - a classic hunt-for-mines game with advanced features
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  PokerTH Portable - classic Texas Hold Em style poker at its best
• 
  Sudoku Portable - the wildly popular and addictive puzzle game

Graphics & Pictures

• 
  GIMP Portable - Photo and Image Editor

Internet

• 
  FileZilla Portable - the full-featured FTP client
• 
  FireFTP Extension (for Firefox) - a lightweight extension
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  Miranda IM Portable - chat with AOL, MSN and Yahoo users in a customizable interface
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  Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition - the award-winning web browser that's safe and secure
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  Mozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition - the handy email client
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  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
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  WinSCP Portable - SFTP, FTP and SCP client

Music & Video

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  Audacity Portable - A simple audio editor and recorder
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  MPlayer Portable - Full-featured movie player with support for most video formats
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  VirtualDub Portable - video processing and capture utility
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  VLC Media Player Portable - An easy to use media player that plays most audio and video formats

Office

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  AbiWord Portable - a lightweight word processor compatible with Microsoft Word files
• 
  Lightning Extension (for Thunderbird) - A lightweight extension for your calendar and tasks
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  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
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  OpenOffice.org Portable - word processor, spreadsheet, presentations with Microsoft compatibility
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  Sumatra PDF Portable - a lightweight PDF viewer

Operating Systems

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  Mac-on-Stick - Run Mac OS Classic 7 portably

Utilities

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  7-Zip Portable - File archiver and compressor
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  ClamWin Portable - Antivirus on the go
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  Command Prompt Portable - Simple link to a customizable command prompt
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  Eraser Portable - securely delete files and data
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  KeePass Password Safe Portable - Secure, easy-to-use password manager
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  PortableApps.com Backup - integrated backup utility bundled with the platform
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  PortableApps.com Menu - integrated start menu bundled with the platform
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  Toucan - backup, sync and encrypt for advanced users
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  winMd5Sum Portable - check md5 sums to verify files on the go

 

[muckshifter]

I use a U3 Smartdrive ...


http://www.u3.com/#

http://software.u3.com/softwarecentral.aspx?skip=1


Actually, I only just got it as an Xmas present and only recently discovered what it can do ... one of my better Xmas presents. Thanks Ian.

 

[Abarbarian]

U3 user for the last 6 months and its fab , 4Gb and it only cost £9. Have Minesweeper , Ray Trace and Grand Theft Auto on mine . Oh and of course its very handy for other stuff too .
The Robo Form To Go is a great free tool .

http://software.u3.com/Product_Details.aspx?ProductId=74&Selection=8&Lang=en-US

 

[AbsoluteKevster]

U3 is very impressive - but you're looking at hardware then..
I just wanted to share a comprehensive Application source with y'all.
Whether used on USB, Local machine, or passed to friends etc...it's still a useful resource IMO

 

[AbsoluteKevster]

Since it's the New Year - Why don't we make new sticky posts of

A) Hardware must-have's
B) FREE Software must-have's

?

 

[floppybootstomp]

Since it's the New Year - Why don't we make new sticky posts of

A) Hardware must-have's
B) FREE Software must-have's

?

Because, sah...

A) Is a matter of personal preference.

B) Is covered by the thread three above yours at the moment, This One

I'm not actually familiar with the software suite you've shown here, are they like 'live' linux distros that just work from memory?

And I'm also not familiar with that U3 device, what's the difference between that and a normal USB stick then?

And if somebody says google it I will smack 'em upside the head. Twice. I want one of you bods to tell me

 

[muckshifter]

Smack smack ... oh, OK


U3 Smart Software ... is simply a, purpose built, USB stick that has its own little OS that is independent from the PC.

It allows you to work on any PC and carry all your needed data with you ... and not leave any trace of you & what you were doing, or where you might have been on the Internet.

A lot of the "software" is free, but obviously, it goes without saying you have to pay for other U3 programs.

Only certain U3 sticks work with Vista, I happen to have one that is Vista certified, shame the one useful program I would like to use, CruzerSync, don't bloody work.

It even has its own AV program, in my case MCrapie, to protect itself from nasties ... dunno how effective it is, I ain't gonna test it.

One can "load" other U3 software quite easily, and unloading is quite simply a click of the mouse. All you need is access to the Internet ... you can even use the U3 Firefox or Opera for that task. Both are free.

They are as cheap as chips, but be aware, Microsoft are very interested in SanDisk & U3 ... I think we may find it being "assimilated" at some time.

There you go, a mini review of U3

http://www.u3.com/

http://software.u3.com/softwarecentral.aspx?skip=1

 

[floppybootstomp]

Thank you Squire, may have to get me one of those...

 

[AbsoluteKevster]

Ta Mucks... Nicely written and you're doing a fab job of pushing me out to purchase one myself


Ta floppy for your response & link

Finally, Happy New Year to you both

 

[AbsoluteKevster]

V_R did a great job with that list.... but, it's potentially rather dated.

My objective was to get the latest n greatest list of apps n stuff...

I know it's always difficult to avoid opinion obscuring a pure list such as V_R's.. but can we try?

 

[Ian]

If that's a popular idea, we could create a thread with suggestions for free "must have" applications in sections like AV, Photo Editing, Documents etc... and then I can stick together an article.

V_R's article seems pretty up to date though

 

[V_R]

I wouldn't say that thread of mine is outdated, i still add stuff to it now and again. But only if i or another member here at PCR has first hand experience of it.

Dont forget, the discussion thread for it is still open.

Nice post though Kev, will check some of that stuff out.

I like that U3 drive Mucks, very cool.

 

[Abarbarian]

Here are some good links for U3.

The first one is a shortcut creator which allows you to put icons for shortcuts on the U3 launch pad for non U3 applications .

http://usb.smithtech.us/projects/shortcut_creator.php

http://portableapps.com/node/7618

http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable

This is for a U3 forum with tons of applications ,

http://u3applications.blogharbor.com/

http://www.u3-info.com/software/app..._installed_applications_and_cleans_up_after_p

http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/Multimedia/Graphics/

http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTAB...-Portable-Applications-avast-U3-Edition.shtml

http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTAB...s-Portable-Applications-Portable-Winamp.shtml

http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTAB...ortable-Applications-CamStudio-Portable.shtml

This has some common faults with using the U3 and mentions the requirements for Vista .

http://www.u3.com/support/default.aspx

 

[muckshifter]

I been taking a closer look at PortableApps ... Nice interface.


Has some nice touches to it, but a few faults too ... Toucan ain't what I expected, and crashed, well, stopped responding, and I had to reinsert the drive to delete its mistake ... or was it me?

Work in progress.

 

[Anon_F]

Hmmm me thinks i could use one of these.

 

[Taffycat]

Did you also know that using a Sandisk Cruzer U3, it is possible to e-mail files as large as 2GB? Not sure how pleased the recipient would be but I guess there are some circumstances where this option would be useful.

YouSendIt
The YouSendIt U3 Application allows users to send files as large as 2GB over a secure connection from anywhere to any email address without installing anything on a desktop. In the event of a network interruption, the YouSendIt U3 Application restarts file uploads right where it left off once connectivity has been re-established.
Version 1.1.0 Updated Dec. 20, 2007.

Courtesy of Sandisk.com

 

[Abarbarian]

Did you also know that using a Sandisk Cruzer U3, it is possible to e-mail files as large as 2GB? Not sure how pleased the recipient would be but I guess there are some circumstances where this option would be useful.



Courtesy of Sandisk.com

Hmmm ! So what are you after then ? I got a 4 GB Cruzer and if you want something sending why not just come straight out and ask . Women always complicating things .

 

[Taffycat]

Hmmm ! So what are you after then ? I got a 4 GB Cruzer and if you want something sending why not just come straight out and ask . Women always complicating things .

Snap! I've got a 4 GB Cruzer too - bought last summer I began to use mine as a Vista boost - just to see how it worked out of curiosity... but one of the cats was a bit too fascinated by the nice orange glow and kept wanting to poke it with his paw So gave up the "boost" idea (didn't honestly see much of a difference anyway) so mainly use it for bits and pieces now

...So it's not women that are complicating things in this instance.... it was the cat!

 

[Abarbarian]