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Author Topic: Your top 3 favorite portable software programs  (Read 23606 times)

Josh

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Your top 3 favorite portable software programs
« on: December 20, 2007, 04:30 PM »
I figured that since we have a "3 favorite programs" thread, why not a portable one? I am always interested in seeing what programs are used portably.

Mine are as follows:

Roboform Portable
OpenOffice Portable
FoxIT Reader Portable
« Last Edit: December 20, 2007, 08:58 PM by Josh »

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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2007, 05:44 PM »
Other than fSekrit... none :)

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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2007, 05:56 PM »
But I am talking about real applications ;-) Not imaginary

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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2007, 06:00 PM »
But I am talking about real applications ;-) Not imaginary
Blasphemy!
I call f0dder to drop a giant anvil on your head! :P

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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2007, 06:09 PM »
- Directory Opus. Absolute #1. I also use it as my program launcher
- Portable Firefox
- Evernote Portable

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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2007, 06:51 PM »
Only Portable Firefox for now

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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software
« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2007, 07:37 PM »
I`m a firm believer in the philosophy of a ruling class, especially since I rule.

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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software
« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2007, 08:32 PM »

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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software
« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2007, 08:38 PM »
  • Firefox
  • Visual Basic 6
  • Axialis IconWorkshop

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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software
« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2007, 08:43 PM »
  • JkDefrag
  • XnView
  • Universal Viewer

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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software
« Reply #10 on: December 20, 2007, 08:59 PM »
Portable Firefox
RoboForm2Go
fSekrit

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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software programs
« Reply #11 on: December 20, 2007, 11:51 PM »
-portable photoshop
-portable nero 7
-MPC.
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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software programs
« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2007, 01:52 AM »
Firefox
Faststone Capture
Speq

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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software programs
« Reply #13 on: December 21, 2007, 09:37 AM »
Visual Basic 6? Portable Photoshop? Portable Nero 7? :o

Although a quick search in Google questions the legality of all three ;D

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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software programs
« Reply #14 on: December 21, 2007, 10:06 AM »
Visual Basic 6? Portable Photoshop? Portable Nero 7? :o

Although a quick search in Google questions the legality of all three ;D

Seeing a portable version of photoshop posted had me googling as well. :D

Yep that'd be nice. But there's not one from adobe.

edit:

xplorer2
miranda im
autohotkey
« Last Edit: December 21, 2007, 10:24 AM by JaneDC »

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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software programs
« Reply #15 on: December 21, 2007, 10:09 AM »
portable version of photoshop

I seen it on offer somewhere a while back, but they said you had to have your own key..
and, no, it definitely wasnt from adobe
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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software programs
« Reply #16 on: December 21, 2007, 10:52 PM »
I'll have to think about that one… hummm my 3 favorite portable apps…

but I wanted to mention http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ . It's really fun to have an OS on a pendrive. The only ones I used as such in the past were puppy linux and MCNlive. they worked really well.

pendrivelinux.com offers different sections and one is about portable apps : http://pendriveapps.com/. A very good selection of portable apps, many of them run on Windows (like Winamp, Pidgin, EssentialPIM...)
« Last Edit: December 22, 2007, 12:23 PM by Armando »

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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software programs
« Reply #17 on: December 21, 2007, 11:04 PM »
putty
WinSCP
vncviewer
passpack.exe (encrypted password list utility)

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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software programs
« Reply #18 on: December 22, 2007, 05:51 AM »
RoboForm2Go: Makes my on-line life too easy!
AutoIT: Use it for custom solutions at work
PSPad: Use it for XML, HTML, etc editing at work

...And USBStart that holds it all together
« Last Edit: December 22, 2007, 05:57 AM by Perry Mowbray »

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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software programs
« Reply #19 on: December 22, 2007, 06:54 AM »
Firefox
Thunderbird
Tiddlywiki

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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software programs
« Reply #20 on: December 22, 2007, 07:58 AM »
RoboformPass2Go
ClipMatePortable

I have many others but never use them  :-[

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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software programs
« Reply #21 on: December 26, 2007, 01:42 PM »
Check out
http://www.winpenpack.com/main/news.php

Yes, in Italian, but you can switch to english in the top right of the page.  Prefer the interface to the portableapps one.

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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software programs
« Reply #22 on: May 22, 2009, 09:45 AM »
Definitely a thread in need of revival (can't believe this thread got so lost).  OK, so three just isn't enough...

PStart (Portable Launcher)
XYPlorer (File Manager)
foobar2000 (Audio Player)
Firefox Portable 3.0.10 (Internet Browser)
File Locator Pro (Search Tool)
EmEditor (Text Editor)
IMGBurn (Media Burner)
Batchrun (.bat Compiler)
FARR (Yes, I finally installed it mouser!)

Anyone else have some new favorite portable apps 1.5 years later.....

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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software programs
« Reply #23 on: May 22, 2009, 11:10 AM »
PStart, Portable Notepad++  and all the NirSoft and Sysinternals apps on the biggest USB stick you can afford.

If you're a network or server tech, don't leave home without it. :Thmbsup:

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Re: Your top 3 favorite portable software programs
« Reply #24 on: May 22, 2009, 11:14 AM »
  • geek.Menu
  • xyplorer
  • XAMPP - PmWiki
  • Evernote
  • SharpDevelop
  • LeaderTask

OK... so I can't count.