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Saturday, May 3, 2008

But wait, again....now there's even less!

Some of you may already know about these great little tools, but thanks to the effing librarian for alerting me to Portable Apps, a suite of cut down applications that can be used on any PC. Coincidentally, it's also a featured app on the download blog this week. It must be a sign!


Download blog describes it this way,

"the PortableApps Suite approach to mobile computing feels more Web 0.5 than 2.0. Instead of hosting programs online, PortableApps is a comprehensive application suite that fits onto and runs from almost any thumbdrive with at least 512MB of space, and can be shrunk down even further if need be."
Download.com has a range of reviews on it, too. Here's the blurb from the Portable Apps site, also.

Convenient
Now you can carry your favorite computer programs along with all of your bookmarks, settings, email and more with you. Use them on any Windows computer. All without leaving any personal data behind.

Open
PortableApps.com provides a truly open platform that works with any hardware you like (USB flash drive, iPod, portable hard drive, etc). It's open source built around an open format that any hardware vendor or software developer can use.

Free
The Portable Apps Suite™ is free. It contains no spyware. There are no advertisements. It isn't a limited or trial version. There is no additional hardware or software to buy. You don't even have to give out your email address. It's 100% free to use, free to copy and free to share.

Neat, eh? Could be useful on our public PCs at the library, too.