Portable Applications
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I happen to stumble one of the most amazing technologies for the people on-the-go…… Portable Applications. These are applications that can be placed on your USB flash drive, iPod, portable hard drive or a CD and use it on any computer, without leaving any personal information behind. No need to install your favorite application on every computer you will be using. Just plug-in your flash drive and you’re good to go!
That’s just how easy it is! All the applications on your fingertips… literally! Hahaha! Imagine, all you need is a flash-drive for a start. With it’s capacity expanding exponentially (2GB is already common), the possibilities are infinite. All for the cost of $0.00. Yes, they are all free!
So, what’s already on my SDCard?
XAMMP - Top on the list a portable integrated web development environment running on Apache, mySQL, PHP, phpMyAdmin
FileZilla - A full-featured FTP client
FireFox - The award-winning web browser that is safe and secure. It trumps Internet Explorer in many areas.
GAIM - A lightweight and secure instant messenger that can be used with AOL, MSN and Yahoo. Added to that is the fact that it features an easy-to-use interface
Nvu - An easy to use web editor for PHP, CSS, HTML and other scripting languages
Gimp - It’s a powerful image editor comparable to Adobe Photoshop
And yes, there’s a lot more! Just visit their site here. And when you go there, grab a copy of OpenOffice portable, an open-source office productivity suite which includes Word Processor, Spreadsheet and Presentations (similar to Microsoft Office)
I must admit that I’m totally amazed. It’s just like the old days when WordStar is installed in a 3.2″ diskette. But this time, it’s millions of times better! Oh well, I’d like to remind that you’ll need a fast internet connection. A dial-up just can’t handle it.