What to do with that USB thumb drive

[JiF][AARP]Grimp · Post by **[JiF][AARP]Grimp** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:56 pm

Ziggy was playing around with this the other day.
Its pretty cool for moving around from computer to computer and not leave any tracks.
Very handy at work so you don't leave you personal email accounts, AIM accounts, and bookmarks on your work PC.
Would be cool when using a relatives or Internet cafe computer.
I just loaded the smaller version on at 128 MEG stick and it seems kinda slow, but probably worth the waiting.

http://portableapps.com/

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.

[JiF][AARP]Grimp · Post by **[JiF][AARP]Grimp** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 2:34 pm

This is cool. I copied the BFRM folder into the PortableApps folder on the usb stick and I now have Battlefield Remote Manager on the menu.
Manage the server from anywhere and not have to put in on the PC.

[JiF]DispDave · Post by **[JiF]DispDave** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:38 am

Thanks for the tip - I'm gonna load it on my 2gb usb drive.

OK folks - let's get creative here. What's everyone else doing?

[JiF]Beezer · Post by **[JiF]Beezer** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:53 am

my friend has been putting those things all over the school's public drive, its fun, you can get flash editors and game of all sorts, its good stuff.

[JiF][AARP]Grimp · Post by **[JiF][AARP]Grimp** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 12:40 pm

I like this portable apps thing so far. Probably enough to get a larger drive so I can really use it.

[JiF]DispDave · Post by **[JiF]DispDave** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:23 pm

Another cool tool I use on my USB drive is

http://keepass.sourceforge.net/

[JiF][AARP]Grimp · Post by **[JiF][AARP]Grimp** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 3:05 pm

Sweet a tool for old people

[JiF]Mike · Post by **[JiF]Mike** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:08 pm

Wonder if there is any way it will work with MS Office....

[JiF][AARP]Grimp · Post by **[JiF][AARP]Grimp** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 5:36 pm

I doubt it, but the Open Office stuff may be compatable enough for you to handle most MS Office stuff.

[JiF]DispDave · Post by **[JiF]DispDave** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:03 am

Load Skype onto it! I did.

[JiF][AARP]Grimp · Post by **[JiF][AARP]Grimp** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:53 pm

You just run the skpe install onto the USB drive?

[JiF]DispDave · Post by **[JiF]DispDave** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:03 am

That's what I did. Seems to work.

[JiF]Stepovich · Post by **[JiF]Stepovich** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:08 pm

I just stired my coffee with mine...
Top that!

[JiF][AARP]Grimp · Post by **[JiF][AARP]Grimp** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:45 pm

Cream and sugar?

Dave after you installed Skype does it work on different computers. I am thinking it needs registry entries.
I am at my drives limit so I can't install any more stuff

I think I am getting one for Xmas so I am not gonna got buy a bigger one yet.

[JiF]DispDave · Post by **[JiF]DispDave** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:31 pm

Yup - just threw the USB Drive in my work computer (that doesn't have SKYPE) and it worked like a champ. I'm on now.

Just called and chatted with Crash!