9.12.2005

Portable USB Apps

Lately, I have been working on a collection of portable apps. I have a 512mb USB Flash drive that I always carry with me. At first, I just used it to shuttle files back and forth to work. Then, I decided to find an application to store my many passwords. After that, I still had a ton of space left on the flash drive.

Even though I am a systems administrator at work, I still need to keep my system free of unauthorized software. This led me to my next step of looking for a way to have some of my favorite apps available without having to install them. It didn't take me long to find portable versions of Firefox, PSPad, NVU, etc.

Although I was able to find info on individual programs, there wasn't a easy way to put them all on my flash drive. In the end, I did a lot of downloading and configuration to come up with what I call the Ultimate Portable Software Collection. For more info, visit TheInfoBox.com. I have posted a BitTorrent link to download all the free apps in one package. I also have a howto on how to set them up on your flash drive.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I've tried on three different occasions to download your collection. It does not work. Can you move it to a new space?