Portable Applications
May 6th, 2007
This post is meant for the person who has to work on more than one computer for a long period of time.
If you, like myself, work on many computers, then you must realize how frustrating it is to have to tweak each computer’s settings to get it the way you like it. I am also assuming you use a flash drive to move information, not the easy way. Now, there are several ways to have your preferences in your flash drive and have it automatically load your settings when the flash drive is inserted.
PortableApps- Free
PortableApps installs itself into your flash drive and allows you to have programs installed into your flash drive with your preferences.
In the Suite version, many free apps are preinstalled including Firefox, Thunderbird, VLC Media Player, and more.
You can choose the suite version, which has preinstalled software, or the lite version, which has only the PortableApps client and allows you to choose what you want to install.
Any USB 2.0 compatible device will work, including iPods.
http://portableapps.com/
MojoPac- $50
MojoPac allows you to easily install the programs you use the most, including games!
With MojoPac, you can install Photoshop, World of Warcraft, AIM, and iTunes.
You can be sure that almost no evidence is left behind when using MojoPac.
Like PortableApps, MojoPac will work with any USB 2.0 device.
http://www.mojopac.com
U3- Depends on price of Flash Drive
U3 smart flash drives are made to be able to hold applications and programs.
These flash drives load the launchpad upon insertion and automatically start the programs you choose.
There are many choices of what you can install, but if you want to create your own U3 compatible programs, use Package Factory. (This might not always work)
http://www.u3.com/
Package factory- http://www.eure.ca/
May 7th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
You can also use moka5’s LivePC from a USB drive: http://www.moka5.com
May 8th, 2007 at 8:38 pm
Moka5’s things are interesting, but some of those downloads take up a lot of space on a flash drive.
May 9th, 2007 at 5:46 am
You define how much space you want for the cache when you install it. It will not go over that limit and it automatically manages that space. Also you don’t need to download the whole thing before you can use it.
May 10th, 2007 at 1:32 am
I guess I will try it then. Never hurts to try new things!
If it does turn out to be very useful, I will probably make a post about LivePC.