I love USB Sticks. They are small, convenient, and capable of holding a large amount of data. Most geeks have a handful of USB flash storage drives scattered around their home or office and everyone who owns a computer with a USB Port should own at least one. But did you know they can be used as a mobile platform for your browser, e-mail, IM client, office suite, audio player, and anti-virus apps that can be accessed, settings intact, from any computer that has a USB Port. Just think... never worry about leaving any personal data behind again when using a public or friends computer!
How you ask? I found this wonderful program called PortableApps. It's a truly open platform. Meaning it can work on a USB flash drive, iPod, portable hard drive, etc. and its completely FREE. No ads, no spyware, no limited or trial versions, no additional software or hardware to buy, no e-mail address to give. It's 100% free to use, free to copy and free to share. lol its almost better than chocolate. Sorry but for a female, even a female geek, nothing is better than chocolate :)
Go to http://www.portableapps.com/ and download the portable suite version that best suits your needs. Run the Installer and choose to install to the root dir of your USB drive. If you want to add more portable applications, download the app, select "Add a new app" from the menu and install. Then browse to the paf.exe file you downloaded. Your new app will automatically install to the proper location for you. How easy is that!
Consider the Possibilities...
· Carry your web browser with all your favorite bookmarks
· Carry your calendar with all your appointments
· Carry your email client with all your contacts and settings
· Carry your instant messenger and your buddy list
· Carry your whole office suite along with your documents and presentations
· Carry your antivirus program and other computer utilities
· Carry all your important passwords and account information securely
Oh.. and PortableApps comes with it's own data backup utility.
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How you ask? I found this wonderful program called PortableApps. It's a truly open platform. Meaning it can work on a USB flash drive, iPod, portable hard drive, etc. and its completely FREE. No ads, no spyware, no limited or trial versions, no additional software or hardware to buy, no e-mail address to give. It's 100% free to use, free to copy and free to share. lol its almost better than chocolate. Sorry but for a female, even a female geek, nothing is better than chocolate :)
Go to http://www.portableapps.com/ and download the portable suite version that best suits your needs. Run the Installer and choose to install to the root dir of your USB drive. If you want to add more portable applications, download the app, select "Add a new app" from the menu and install. Then browse to the paf.exe file you downloaded. Your new app will automatically install to the proper location for you. How easy is that!
Consider the Possibilities...
· Carry your web browser with all your favorite bookmarks
· Carry your calendar with all your appointments
· Carry your email client with all your contacts and settings
· Carry your instant messenger and your buddy list
· Carry your whole office suite along with your documents and presentations
· Carry your antivirus program and other computer utilities
· Carry all your important passwords and account information securely
Oh.. and PortableApps comes with it's own data backup utility.
Lori_SF
Follow me on Twitter and MySpace
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