8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 1/23

 Apps on a stick 

 All the necessary programs that are on your PC can, these days, be compressed into thatlittle memory stick of yours. With memory sticks having increasing amounts of storage,they’re becoming ever more useful for storing all of your important programs. From your

 work, graphics and Internet programs to operating systems; you can have all on yourmemory stick.

By Gareth Van Zyl Published November 17, 2009

 As a starting point, you can visit www.portableapps.com. This is a useful resource that has

numerous popular programs that have been turned into portable applications available for

download. You can download the packages available online, or you can download programs

individually one by one.

It's merely a matter of downloading the packages to your portable drive and then running the

programs. There are numerous advantages to running applications from your memory stick or

portable drive. The first being ultra-portability, and the second being that if you use it on a another

computer, you don't leave a trace behind of your activities. It also doesn't leave a registry behind,

except for those automatically generated by Windows.

The reason for this is that the relevant application does not write to the Windows registry and,

instead, stores settings in one or more configuration files, such as an INI file located in its

directory. Portable applications can be run from USB drives, CDs, flash drives or even floppy disks.

Below is a list of some of what we think are the most useful programs for certain purposes.

WorkOpenOffice Portable

This popular open source alternative to the Microsoft Office Suite offers programs that give you the

same functionality as the latter. By downloading it off Portableapps.com, you can use a number of 

the OpenOffice applications. From Base, Calc, Draw, Writer, Math and Impress; the suite is fairly 

comprehensive. It is slightly more basic version of the Open Office Suite for the PC, but it is

sufficient enough for your need to be on the go.

Mozilla ThunderBird Portable and Mozilla Sunbird Portable

To complement your OpenOffice portable suite, the Mozilla ThunderBird and Mozilla Sunbird

programs offer you email and calendar clients to keep you in touch and organised. With Mozilla

Thunderbird you can take your contacts and email connectivity with you wherever you go. The

portable version leaves no information behind on the machine that you use it on. Mozilla Sunbird

offers you a calendar and a To Do list feature.

Sumatra PDF Portable

8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 2/23

This is a PDF reader that, like Adobe Acrobat Reader, gives you the ability to view your all

important PDF documents. It's also a slimmer version of the full version of the open source

Sumatra PDF, and its simplistic approach means that the focus is on merely viewing PDFs as

opposed to anything else.

•

Sumatra PDF Portable.

GNUCash Portable

GnuCash Portable is the open source financial management software packaged as a portable app to

help you take your financial data with you. It has all the same great features as most commercial

money management programs and more. The program includes features such as Double-Entry 

 Accounting, Expense Accounts, Mutual Fund Accounts, Small-Business Accounting, Transaction

Matching, reports and graphs, and financial calculations.

•

GNUCash Portable.

Graphics

GIMP Portable

8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 3/23

GIMP is the open source graphics equivalent of the likes of Adobe Photoshop. The portable version

seemingly has all the functionality that the full version has. The program allows you to do the

 basics when it comes to image manipulation, such as photo retouching, mass production image

renderer and an image format converter.

• GIMP Portable

Internet

Firefox Portable

Depending upon which version you download, you could be left with the portable versions of 

Firefox 3.0 or Firefox 3.5. The result is that you can take your bookmarks, extensions and

passwords with you wherever you go without leaving trace behind.

FileZilla PortableFileZilla is an FTP client that can help you connect to your remote servers to transplant of your

relevant files and folders. You can take your server list and settings with you and it supports both

downloads and uploads, timeout detection, firewall support, SOCKS4/5 and HTTP1.1 support, SSL,

SFTP and more, all with an intuitive drag and drop interface.

FileZilla Portable.

Anti-virus

8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 4/23

XAMPP

XAMPP comes configured with the Apache server, PHP, MySQL and Perl for all your web-

designing and web-development needs. XAMPP is a complete web, database and FTP server

package for Windows that's ready to go in minutes and completely portable. The full XAMPP

package includes: Apache, MySQL, PHP + PEAR, MiniPerl, OpenSSL, phpMyAdmin, XAMPP

Control Panel, Webalizer, Mercury Mail Transport System, FileZilla FTP Server, SQLite, ADODB,

Zend Optimizer and XAMPP Security.

XAMPP

ClamWin Portable

This software allows you to scan files on the go. The free anti-virus program for Windows features

high detection rates for viruses and spyware. The software had regular virus database updates and

a standalone virus scanner.

ClamWin Portable

Pidgin Portable

8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 5/23

Pidgin helps you organise many of your instant messaging platforms such as AOL, Yahoo, ICQ,

Jabber and Gmail Chat into one medium.

Pidgin Portable.

Multimedia

CoolPlayer + Portable

This portable program allows you to listen to your music on the go. It includes a number of features

such as support for standard, equalizer and shade mode (that fits into a Windows titlebar), an

advanced playlist editor, Internet streaming, ID3 Multitagger, a file renamer, fast mp3 to wav 

converter, MAD mpeg engine, OGG Vorbis support, FLAC support, Winamp input plugins support,continuous play and 8 band convolution equalizer.

CoolPlayer + Portable.

8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 6/23

Photos

Cornice Portable

Cornice Portable is an image viewer app that includes features such as Detail and thumbnail view 

for images, image preview, automatic recognition of images, bookmarks, full-screen view, zooming

and rotation, slideshow, good keyboard navigation, image loading from zip archives and EXIF datasupport.

Cornice Portable.

Virtual Dub Portable

 VirtualDub Portable is a video

capture/processing utility. It lacks the

editing power of a general-purpose editor

such as Adobe Premiere, but is

streamlined for fast linear operations

over video. It has batch-processing

capabilities for processing large numbers

of files and can be extended with third-

party video filters. VirtualDub is mainly 

geared toward processing AVI files,

although it can read (not write) MPEG-1 and also handle sets of BMP images. There is a note about

this program according to the Portable Apps website: "Codecs Note: VirtualDub uses a combination

of plugins for codecs (see the VirtualDub Portable Plugins Pack linked at the top of this page) and

8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 7/23

codecs on the local machine, so if you wish to use a non-standard codec like DivX ."or XVID, you'll

need it installed.

Programming

Notepad ++

Notepad ++ has features like: syntax highlighting and syntax folding (C, C++, HTML, ASP, Java,

Pascal, CSS and more), user defined syntax highlighting, auto-completion, multi-document, regular

expression, search/replace supported, full drag ‘n' drop supported, zoom in and zoom out, multi-

language environment supported, brace and indent guideline highlighting and macro recording

and playback.

Utilities

7-Zip

7-Zip is a file archiver (compression) utility for Windows with a great array of features including:

High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression, the ability to pack / unpack: 7z,

ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR, unpack only: RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB &

NSIS, for ZIP and GZIP formats 7-Zip it provides compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than ratio

provided by PKZip and WinZip, self-extracting capability for 7z format, powerful file manager and

localisations for 63 languages.

7-Zip.

Ubuntu Lite Operating System

 Apart from having all the portable versions of your programs installed on your computer, you can

also get portable versions of operating systems on your flash drive. Portableapps.com offers a fairly 

archaic version of a Mac OS, but there are other places you can visit to get hold of portable versions

of the Ubuntu OS. One of those resources being the Ubuntu Lite version, which we took a look at.

8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 8/23

 You can get a slightly more fuller version, but it is bigger in size and repeats many of the programs

that have already been mentioned above, such as Firefox, GIMP and Pidgin. Many might question

 what the point is of using an OS on your portable drive, but it merely acts as an interface upon

 which you can manage your drive.

Ubuntu Lite Operating System.

Getting the portable OS going on your drive is as simple as downloading the zipped file, extracting

it to a folder on your computer and activating it. When testing it, it did load up quite slow from our

drive. But if this works, it could be a useful organiser of all your information.

.

===================================================

WinContig – Portable Defrag Tool

WinContig is a Free simple defragmentation tool that can be used to quickly defragment fileswithout defragmenting the entire disk. You can also group files into profiles. WinContig is astandalone executable that doesn't require installation and doesn't create any Registry entries onyour computer. Advanced users will like that it accepts a number of optional command lineswitches that can be used to manipulate how the portable defragmenter operates.

WinContig Defrag Screenshot:

8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 9/23

Authors Website: wincontig.mdtzone.it/en/index.htm

License: Freeware

Download: Grab this Portable Tool HERE

=============================

Power Defragmenter – Portable Defragmenter

Power Defragmenter is a graphical defragmenting tool that works in conjunctionwith Contig by Sysinternals. Contig is a powerful command line portable defragmentationapplication developed for Windows NT/2000/XP operating systems. Power Defragmenter compliments Contig by providing a GUI " Graphical User Interface" wrapper for simplicity andease of use. This portable defragmenter requires 616KB of free space for installation.

Power Defragmenter Screenshot:

8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 10/23

Authors Website: excessive-software.tk 

License: Freeware for personal use

How to install and use Power Defragmenter:

1. Create a folder named Power Defrag on your portable drive2. Download Power Defragmenter and Contig and extract the contents of both to

your Power Defrag folder3. Run the tool via Power Defragmenter GUI.exe 

===================================================

http://www.docjelly.com/Blog/SearchView.aspx?q=SP27213.exe

http://www.emergingtechs.com/posts/35-portable-applications-every-tech-needs/

http://appstogo.mcfadzean.org.uk/

http://www.getusb.info/55-portable-apps-for-making-a-usb-super-stick/

http://www.pendriveapps.com/make-your-own-portable-filezilla-ftp-client/#more-2198

8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 11/23

===========================================

35 Portable Applications that Every Tech Needs

Posted on January 6, 2008

Filed Under Flash Drive, Software, Tools | 19 Comments

Over a year ago I wrote an article called 18 Portable Apps Every Tech Needs. Since then a lot has changed. I

have compiled a new, more exhaustive list of 35 portable applications specifically for techs. All of these apps

run directly from your USB flash drive and require no installation.

Archiver and Extractor 

7-Zip Portable – An open source file archiver that supports 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, RAR as well as others.

Auditing

SIW – A system analysis tool that gathers detailed information about your hardware and software.

WinAudit – Audits all of your hardware, software, licenses, and network settings.

CPU-Z – Gathers detailed information about your processor, motherboard, and memory.

Burning

Infra Recorder Portable – Portable CD/DVD burning software.

Disk Utilities

JkDefrag – Disk optimizer and defragmenter.

Document Viewers

OpenOffice.org Portable – A portable version of OpenOffice.org which includes a word processor, spreadsheet,

presentation tool, drawing package and database. Can also open most Microsoft Office documents.

Foxit Reader  – A portable PDF reader.

Internet

FileZilla Portable – One of the best open source FTP programs available.

Firefox Portable – A portable version of Firefox. Very useful when working on a computer that has been overwhelmed

with spyware.

portaPuTTY – An open source Telnet/SSH client.

8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 12/23

Launcher 

PStart – A launcher utility that allows you to organize and launch all of your portable applications.

Malware Removal

ClamWin Portable – One of the best free antivius programs as a portable version.

Avast! Virus Cleaner – Scans the computer for a specific set of viruses and worms.

RootkitRevealer – An advanced rootkit detection utility.

HiJackThis – A hijacker detector and remover. Outputs information to a log file so you can share the results with others

when needing help.

McAfee Stinger  – A stand-alone utility that scans for and removes specific viruses.

Networking

Angry IP Scanner  – Scans a range of IP addresses so you can see which ones are in use. Also tells you hostname, MAC

address, open ports, computer name, workgroup, and logged in Windows users.

CurrPorts – Allows you to see detailed information about all of the TCP/IP and UDP ports being used on the computer 

including which program is using them. Also allows you to close out the port and kill the process that opened it.

Optimization

CCleaner Portable – An optimization utility that cleans the registry and removes unwanted files from the computer.

PC Decrapifier  – Uninstalls trialware and annoyances from new computers. Makes cleaning up a new computer much

easier and saves a lot of time.

Organization

TiddlyWiki – A self-contained wiki that is great for storing a lot of information in one place.

Recovery

Restoration – Scans any drive for items that have been deleted and allows you to restore them. Can also wipe files

beyond simple recovery. Learn more by viewing How To Restore Deleted Files After Emptying The Recycle Bin.

Unstoppable Copier  – Copies files from disks that have physical damage.

TestDisk – Data recovery software that can recover lost partitions or make drives bootable again.

Remote Control

PcHelpware – Remote support software that lets you control remote computers. Learn more by viewing How To Remote

Control Computers Using PCHelpWare.

Security

LockNote – A simple text file that allows you to store whatever you like using a password and 256bit encryption.

KeePass – Securely store all of your passwords in one place and access them with one master password.

8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 13/23

TrueCrypt – Disk encrypting utility that can encrypt hard drives and storage devices including your flash drive.

System

Process Explorer  – View detailed information about the processes running on a computer.

WinKeyLite – Easily view and change Windows Product Keys without having to edit the registry. Learn more by viewing

How To Find And Change A Windows Vista, XP, And 2003 Product Key.

Unknown Devices – Helps you find out what the unknown devices in your device manager are.

AutoRuns – Comprehensive information about all of the programs and processes that start up when you boot up the

computer or log into Windows.

DriverBackup – Backs up all of your drivers. Most useful when needing to reload a computer or when needing to copy a

driver from one computer to another.

Testing

Stress Prime 2004 – A stress test for CPUs and Memory.

 

What portable apps do you like that aren’t on the list? Please feel free to share.

Share and Enjoy: 

Other Posts You Might Like:

18 Portable Apps that Every Tech Needs

How to Check the Speed of a USB Flash Drive

How to Find Drivers for Unknown Devices in Device Manager 

10 Great Tech Tools That Boot from a CD

How to Remote Control Computers Using PCHelpWare

Comments

19 Responses to “35 Portable Applications that Every Tech Needs”

1. Anonymous on January 9th, 2008 9:46 pm

Nice list. Perfect for the sysadmin or dekstop support tech.

http://www.itdoescompute.com

Reply

2. archshrk on January 9th, 2008 11:28 pm

8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 14/23

This is a great list even for the average user who visits their parents. At least, this is how I spend my time with family.

Reply

3. Casey on January 11th, 2008 3:30 pm

Haha yeah that is pretty much how I spend time with my family too.

Reply

4. Anonymous on February 5th, 2008 11:10 pm

I haven’t used PCHelpWare yet, but i like to use crossloop for remote access. It’s free and simple. Awesome list!

Reply

5. Anonymous on February 10th, 2008 7:11 am

My brother-in-law and sister are both engineers, and I have a degree in art. I spend most of my quality time with them

troubleshooting their computer problems…. something I’m able to do because of excellent advice and apps on sites like

this. Bless you, InterTubes!

Reply

6. Anonymous on February 26th, 2008 7:20 pm

Dixml Free utility that backs up the entire disk

Reply

7. Anonymous on April 12th, 2008 10:51 am

I am more fond of VNC for this, crossloop is good for simplicity though I guess

Reply

8. Anonymous on April 26th, 2008 12:42 pm

I like this web browser and it has the portable version! It’s very nifty and light, and includes many many things such as irc

client.

The opera portable can be found at : http://www.kejut.com/operaportable

Some features.. (from the website)

* No registry entries are created or modified

* No effect to existing installed browsers, either IE, Firefox or Opera

* No trace left after exiting – files are overwritten, not just deleted

* Doesn’t make your USB drive tired – all code and data are stored in a temporary place on host computer 

* Create multiple profiles for different places

* Easy to distribute and use, not limited to USB sticks or CDs

Reply

9. Anonymous on May 11th, 2008 6:27 am

http://www.teamviewer.com

Free for non-commercial use. No installation required.

Allows connection thru/behind fiewalls. I use it to help my grandmother and other family members. No need to expose

them to the internet by directly connecting them. They can stay behind the safety of the router/NAT/PAT firewall.

Reply

10.the0ne on August 26th, 2008 4:59 pm

great list

Reply

11. cdb on November 19th, 2008 1:09 am

8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 15/23

really, im surprised to see two things missing from this list I use on almost every other job, Malwarebytes and

AdvancedWindowsCare. Even though they are not as “portable” almost every “virus” removal I do, I use at least one of 

those two programs. Maybe it is because they require local installation, but seriously any tech with a flash drive should

have these two installs with them at all times.

Reply

12.eRealMedia.com on December 23rd, 2008 5:48 am

Great list of nice tool. One problem most of technical guy face is finding and installing hardware drivers on new system.

Most of the audit tools only detect and give details only after drivers has been installed-they simply read the existing

driver information for your hardware. Please let me know if there is any tools which can be installed on system with no

hardware (or system with hardware driver) problem and it will find and tell what driver to install and if possible URL links

where to get them, if case if you have no driver system CD.

Reply

13.Clarkson on January 4th, 2009 8:30 pm

Nice, maybe a couple more hacking/cracking tools If you’re into that…

Reply14.Galatorg on February 17th, 2009 11:20 am

I would suggest Process Monitor to be added(it’s part of the sysinternals suite like ProcessExplorer). It watches what’s

going on with your computer, you can see what processes access what. It’s more useful for an admin working with

domain users. Great for locating what may need permissions changed to run a program or just seeing all what a process

gets into. TIP: Make sure you use the filter.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx

Reply

15.Phaoloo on February 26th, 2009 3:55 am

Nice list.

Reply

16. annoyed on April 10th, 2009 12:17 pm

dude, you MUST test carefully the programs YOU recommend.

SIW fucked my Windows Vista!!!

Reply

Casey Reply:

April 10th, 2009 at 1:12 pm

Actually I do and I just used SIW without any issues. If you have a problem you should contact Topala Software Solutions

who makes SIW. http://www.gtopala.com/tss/contact-us.html

Reply

Brenton Reply:

April 27th, 2009 at 9:56 am

I just ran it on Vista Ultimate x64 with SP1. Worked perfectly!

8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 16/23

Reply

17.DumbDude1994 on April 18th, 2009 5:01 pm

hey a good website that sometimes puts new programs is http://www.portableapps.com (creative name eh) they have

pretty good apps and also another program that i use is clean up it deletes temporary internet files and things of that sort

(clean up isn’t really considered a portable app but it is easy to move to a flash drive) also flv player (another creative

name) is a flv (video only) player that can be put in a flash drive similarly to clean up

Reply

Leave a Reply

===========================================

55 Portable Apps for Making a USB Super Stick 06.21.07 & Falls Into| Software| U3 Related| USB Hacks| USB News

Update: This post has been amazing and generated a lot of interest. To make things easier, I havecompiled a USB Super Stick for you. If you are interested in a 1GB drive with all the apps [below]for $20 - shoot me an email: gmo<at>getusb.info and I’ll send you more details.

USB flash is not ( yet ) a portable PC whereby any USB KVM monitor  is your work station - but itwill get there. In the mean time, making the most of your USB stick and creating a portablesoftware suite isn’t hard - you just need a little guidance. So… for you road-warriors or super geeksthe following list of 55 portable applications are worth taking note. With 2GB, 4GB and 8GB drivesreadily available at extremely cheap prices making a portable software suite and creating a Super

Stick is quite easy.

When building your Super Stick there are numerous programs designed to run specifically from aUSB drive. Best of all, almost all these programs are free, so put that Amex back in your wallet andlets start downloading. Here’s a list of 55 of the most useful USB programs around.

System Utilities

1. Currports [47 KB | Freeware | Win 2000/XP/2003/Vista] If you need to knowwhat’s running on your computer and where, CurrPorts can be useful. You canmonitor and control the ports that are used on your computer and theapplications that are using them. This allows you to terminate or close them if needed. You also can export the information you find into an html or text-basedreport.

8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 17/23

2. WinAudit [783 KB | Freeware | Win All] Crack down on your computer withWinAudit. It allows you to run a detailed audit of all the hardware and softwareon your computer so you know exactly what you have installed, licenseinformation, memory usage, startup programs, and network settings. LikeCurrports, you can obtain a report in text or html format and additionallyspreadsheets.

3. Damn Small Linux [50 MB | Freeware | Win All] Now you can bring your Linuxoperating system with you anywhere you go and even run it inside Windows.Why settle for using an OS you don’t love when you can bring the mini-meversion with you? Tiny enough to fit on a USB drive, but powerful enough to runa nearly complete desktop system.

4. StartupList [158 KB | Freeware | Win 98/ME/2000/XP] If your computer takes itssweet time starting up, you might have a bunch of programs you don’t reallyneed to start when you boot your computer. StartupList will provide you with alist of everything that will start when your computer starts - and not justapplications. You’ll see scheduled jobs and pending file operations show up aswell. There are a few key points to remember though, as this application wasdeveloped for those individuals with at least a little computer knowledge, and

you can’t change anything directly through the program.5. PStart [632 KB | Freeware | Win 2000/XP] Take your start menu on the road withyou with PStart. You’ll have easy access to your files and applications, and youcan organize them in to categories or groups that launch when you select thaticon. PStart also supports a variety of other features such as a notes organizer,search feature and customizable icons.

6. AIDA32 [2.94 MB | Freeware | Win 98/ME/2000/XP] A system information andbenchmarking tool, AIDA32 can let you know about your computer componentsand what’s working correctly or potential problems. You can print and save thereports it creates to help you better maintain any computer you use.

7. Restoration [299 KB | Freeware | Win 98/ME/2000/XP] Everyone has accidentallydeleted something they shouldn’t have at one time or another, but now there’s

an easy way to get it back. You simply scan your computer for any files that canbe recovered, limiting your search within certain parameters unless you want tosee all of it at once. But what if you don’t want to get your files back but want tomake sure they’re gone for good? Restoration can help you wipe your files cleanforever.

8. RockXP [768 KB | Freeware | Win XP] RockXP can help you to easily retrieveyour XP product key as well as any other keys for your other Microsoft products. This may not sound like a big deal, but it can be if you need to reinstall aprogram and you’ve misplaced the product key information.

Sponsored: Nexcopy offers USB Copy Protection. Protect your intellectual property. Don’t letothers copy your files. In addition to USB copy protection - partition the USB stick into a CD-

ROM or Read Only device. Many more Digital Rights Management features… learn more >>

Security

9. avast! [398 KB | Freeware | Win All] You can make sure that any computer youuse is clean and virus free with Avast! Virus Cleaning software for your USBdrive. It can help you clean up any virus and worm infections and make the fixesto the registry and startup settings as well.

8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 18/23

10.Dr.Web CureIt [5.37 MB | Freeware | Win All] Another option for keeping anycomputer virus free is Dr. Web. Dr.Web is a little different than Avast! in that itonly scans your computer on demand, it does not keep a constant lookout forany incoming virus or worm infections. While this might sound like adisadvantage, the program can detect a wide variety of viruses withoutinstallation.

11.Omziff [407 KB | Freeware | Win 98/ME/2000/XP] It’s always a good idea toencrypt any files or data you’re sending or receiving on your computer, thanksto hackers. Omziff provides convenient encryption and decryption for the mostcommon types of algorithms, as well as several other security tools to help youprotect your information.

12.SmartSniff [57 KB | Freeware | Win 98/ME/2000/XP] Monitoring your networktraffic on the go can be made easy with SmartSniff. SmartSniff allows you tokeep track of your network traffic and even to color code traffic depending onwhere it’s originating.

13.KeePass Password Safe [1.17 MB | Freeware | Win All] KeePass is a passwordmanager that allows you to carry your passwords around with you in a secureand encrypted database. It offers several options for entering usernames and

passwords and many additional security features. You can even add on to itwith various plug ins (also free).14.AdAware [4.63 MB | Freeware | Win 98/ME/2000/XP] Spyware and Malware

infections can render a computer almost unusable, so take the ability to get ridof these bothersome programs with you no matter where you go. With AdAwareyou can scan the affected computer and delete the programs you determinearen’t ones you want.

15.RoboForm2Go [2.84 MB | Freeware | Win 98/ME/2000/XP] Take your passwordswith you securely and conveniently (who wants to remember all thosepasswords anyway?). RoboForm2Go allows you to quickly fill out forms andpasswords in IE or in other browsers with the click of a button. Your informationwill remain secure. And, as soon as you remove the USB drive no traces of the

program are left behind and the passwords remain encrypted on the USB drive. The free version stores up to 10 logins.16.CryptoAnywhere [1.2 MB | Freeware | Win 95/98/ME/NT/XP/2000] Don’t let your

emails go out unencrypted simply because you’re not on your home system.Bring the encryption security with you. CryptoAnywhere allows you to addstrong encryption to any email you send to keep out pesky snoopers.

Productivity

17.IZArc2Go [3.19 MB | Freeware | Win 2000/XP/2003] IZArc is a great addition toany USB drive. It’s a powerful yet compact system for opening and compressingfiles in a variety of the most popular formats. It’s great for anyone who tries to

cram as many files as possible into limited storage space. Additionally, it comeswith features that repair broken archived files, password protection, and theability to easily email your archived files.

18.UK Kalender [321 KB | Freeware | Win 98/ME/2000/XP] No need for a PDA withapplications like UK Kalendar. This program allows users to easily organize aschedule with reminders, color-coding, and alarm settings. It can even bring upthe necessary documents associated with events on your calendar as well.

19.Country Codes [1.32 MB | Freeware | Win All] For those who do businessinternationally, a list of country codes is an invaluable resource. The Country

8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 19/23

Codes app provides all the information you’ll need with maps, ISO numbers,IDDD country codes, and even the current time for each country.

20.LockNote [296 KB | Freeware | Win 2000/XP] LockNote works as a virtual memopad, as it allows you to make quick notes to yourself and carry them easily onyour USB drive. Not only can you make notes, but you can also make sure thatthey are secure. Simply type your memo, close it, and you’ll be prompted to

create a password to secure your data.21. TreePad Lite [866 KB | Freeware | Win All] TreePad Lite is a great way tomanage your personal database of notes, email, text and hyperlinks. Styledafter Windows Explorer, the program is easy to use and can help you quicklystore and retrieve your data.

22.Convert [152 KB | Freeware | Win 98/ME/2000/XP] Convert is the ultimateconversion tool. You can convert distance, time, temperature, pressure, and thelist goes on and on. You can also add your own custom conversions if the listfalls short.

23. ToDoList [99 KB | Freeware | Win 95/98/ME/2000/XP/2003] Paper to do lists canbe lost easily, so why not digitalize your tasks? ToDoList helps you break downyour projects into manageable parts and you can keep track of all the things

you need to get accomplish in an easy to use format.24.Essential PIM [1.5 MB | Freeware | Win All] If you’re trying to reduce the amountof places where you store data that you use on a daily basis, Essential PIM canhelp you get organized. It can consolidate information from Outlook, TreePad,GoogleCalender, and others.

25.Anim8or [610 KB| Freeware | Win 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP] While making 3Dgraphics on the go isn’t always priority one, Anim8or can be a useful tool forspicing up presentations (and provide a bit of entertainment when you’rebored). Create 3D scenes and models and apply different textures and lights tocreate 3D animations. Not too bad for something that fits on a USB drive.

26.Mozilla SunBird [5.6 MB | Freeware | Win 2000/XP/Vista, Linux] For those whouse Mozilla SunBird calendar on their PC, you can take your calendar and to dos

with you. This is a great addition for individuals who use a variety of computers,but who also want to keep their schedules up to date and accurate.

Readers/Editors

27.FoxIt PDF Reader [1.83 MB | Freeware | Win 98/ME/2000/XP] For those who arefed up with Adobe Reader, FoxIt can be a great alternative and one that you caneasily carry around with you. Though it lacks some Adobe features, it still hasthe most basic and important ones including browser integration and the abilityto copy and paste from text.

28. TexNotesPRO [11.7 MB | Shareware $50 or Free Trial | Win 2000/XP] TexNotesPRO can be used to edit text documents, organize them, and allows

easy publication. It has many features including keyboard shortcuts, an iconlibrary, drawing tools, drag and drop capabilities, and much more. Just beadvised, however, that this isn’t one of the free options.

29.Atlantis [3.79 MB | Freeware | Win 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP/Vista] A compact wordprocessor, Atlantis uses a control board to help you edit and create textdocuments. You also don’t have to worry about security, as private documentscan be encoded and secured. And for those who like to personalize theirapplications, Atlantis is fully customizable.

8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 20/23

30.EditPad Lite [2.9 MB | Freeware | Win NT4/98/2000/ME/XP/Vista] Another texteditor, EditPad Lite is a compact and portable application that has many usefulfeatures. For example, multiple documents open in tabs rather than in separatewindows. You also have the ability to undo changes after saving, and you havesupport for any text file regardless of the OS it was created on.

31.eTextReader [279 KB | Freeware | Win All] If you didn’t have room to pack that

bulky novel, you don’t have to go bookless. You can read on the web usingeTextReader and Project Gutenburg. eTextReader allows you to adjust the font,change background colors, adjust margins and basically lay out the text to yourpreference. Let’s see a regular book do that!

Email

32.Reach-a-Mail [2.1 MB| Freeware | Win All] Need an email client you can use onthe go? Put Reach-a-Mail on your USB drive and use it to download, send andforward your email. It also includes a simple address book so you can add newcontacts or import them from Outlook. You can hook it up to several emailaccounts to download the messages or leave them on your regular server to

access later.33. JBMail 3.2 [554 KB | Freeware | Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP] JBMail provides an

easy way to access all your online email clients in one easy program withoutever actually downloading anything to local storage. JBMail is extremelyportable, loaded with features, and it’s and ideal email solution for the personon the go.

34.Portable Thunderbird [6 MB | Freeware | Win 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista, Linux]Mozilla’s Thunderbird fans will be pleased to know that there is a portableversion of the software so you can bring your contacts and email with you.Users can also rest assured that their personal information is secure - theapplication leaves no trace on any computer you plug into.

35. The Quick Mailer [20 KB | Freeware | Win All] If you need to just jot down a quick

email, Quick Mailer can be the way to avoid having to load up your main emailclient. You don’t even need to install it, just use it directly off of your USB drive.

Chat

36. Trillian Anywhere [8 MB | Freeware | Win 98/2000/ME/XP /Vista] The popularchat program Trillian is also available in a portable version. It allows you tobring your contacts and settings to any computer you use. Trillian allows you toaccess your AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo!, and IRC accounts from one central clientmaking keeping in touch even easier than ever.

37.Miranda [2.25 MB| Freeware | Win All] Miranda is very similar to Trillian in that it

supports multiple protocols for instant messenging on one platform. It’s alightweight program that requires no installation and users should know thatthere are almost 350 plug ins available to increase its functionality.

38.Easy Message [240 KB | Freeware | Win All] Easy Message is the smallestportable instant messenger out there at only 240K. It allows you to access MSN,AOL, Yahoo!, or ICQ. Its incredible portability makes it ideal for taking it on theroad or using on multiple computers.

Browser

8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 21/23

39.Portable Firefox [6 MB | Freeware | Win 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista, Linux] Even someof the most loyal Microsoft customers have been converted to Firefox. Despiteits popularity, it’s been my experience that many computers still don’t have itinstalled; but no matter, just bring it with you along with your bookmarks andsettings.

40.OperaUSB [8 MB | Freeware | Win 98/ME/2000/XP] The geek’s geek knows there

is no browser like Opera, and now you can take it with you instead of beingforced to use a sub par browser on another computer. It won’t affect any of theother browsers on the computer and it won’t leave any of your personal databehind, either.

41.Portable Safari [1.64 MB | Shareware $.99 | Mac OS X] While a majority of theseprograms are for PCs, portable Safari is for the Mac user. This shareware allowsyou to take the standard Mac browser anywhere with you. It isn’t free (but very,very close!), but for the cost of a downloaded MP3 you can take your Safari toany Mac you’d like.

Entertainment

42. Yamipod [4.39 MB | Freeware | Win 98/ME/2000/XP] Can’t install iTunes on yourcomputer at work? Not a problem - you can use Yamipod to access your iPod’scontents without having iTunes. You can copy files to and from your iPod, importand export play lists, search for songs, remove duplicates, and create and editnotes. Yamipod also includes a built in music player. If you don’t have a USBdrive you can put Yamipod on your iPod.

43.Beneath a Steel Sky [8 MB | Freeware | Win 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP] While Imyself have spent many a wasted hour playing Minesweeper and Solitaire,sometimes I look for something a little more satisfying. Beneath a Steel Sky isan old game (1994 totally old school) that was brought back as freeware. Whileit sounds like a dogfight type of game, it’s actually about a bleak future whereoppressed citizens live in a polluted city. The game is a point and click

adventure similar to LucasArts games from the same era.44.Flight of the Amazon Queen [7.2 MB | Freeware | Win 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP]

 This is another rerelease of an old game originally created for the Amiga (Itotally had one of these back in the day). The game is also a point and clickadventure with attractive graphics and creative dialogue. The puzzles shouldkeep you entertained for at least a few hours, and if you can’t beat it all in onego you can always take it with you.

45.Zoom Player [1.4 MB | Freeware | Win All] Zoom Player is useful for the commonuser as well as for the more advanced user who wants to be able to manipulatetheir playbacks to exact specifications. The slick interface looks great, and theprogram runs quickly while providing numerous advanced features.

46.foobar2000 [1.6 MB | Freeware | Win 2000/XP/Vista] foobar2000 is a great little

audio player and small enough to be usefully portable. It plays the mostcommon audio formats (and some less common ones) and is incrediblycustomizable, especially for those who are computer savvy.

47.Media Player Classic [2.12 MB | Freeware | Win 95/98/NT/2000/XP] On somecomputers, simply trying to watch a video can be an ordeal with video programsthat haven’t been updated since they were installed. Circumvent this problemby bringing your own video player along. Media Player Classic plays a majorityof media types and has a simple, easy to use interface.

8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 22/23

Other Web

48. TrayURL [1.86 MB | Freeware | Win All] If you’ve ever been frustrated at anothercomputer when you try to remember a website that you’ve convenientlybookmarked on your own, TrayURL can help you out. It allows you to carryaround your favorites on your USB drive and access them from the system tray

as easily as you would on your own computer.49.GreatNews [ 1.29 MB | Freeware | Win NT/2000/XP] Get access to all your

favorite news (or other) RSS feeds from anywhere using GreatNews. You canplay around with the views and create custom labels and alerts. It’s a quick andeasy way to keep up on your Web reading and requires no installation.

50.Http File Server (HFS) [512 KB | Freeware | Win All] If you like to share files onthe go, this program can make your task easy. This standalone program allowsyou to drag and drop files you want to share using a simple HTML page. Forthose of you who are so inclined, the page can be customized to suit your needsor integrated with Internet Explorer.

51.WhoisThisDomain [42 KB | Freeware | Win 98/ME/2000/XP] Internet businesstypes can find the owner of a domain quickly and easily using

WhoisThisDomain. It provides the name and registration information for anyURL, generic or country code, simply by copying and pasting the it into theprogram.

52.Quick ‘n Easy FTP Server Lite [355 KB | Freeware | Win 98/ME/2000/XP] Quick ‘nEasy FTP Server Lite is a simple but effective means for managing your FTPneeds. The tiny program comes with features such as IP blocking, remoteadministration, and server statistics, as well as all the usual FTP goodies.

53.FTP Wanderer [210 KB | Freeware | Win 98/ME/2000/XP] FTP Wanderer isanother portable FTP program with drag and drop uploads/downloads. It’sdesigned for easy navigation of file sites but not necessarily for more advancedweb management.

54.Angry IP Scanner [108 KB | Freeware | Win All] If you’re in need of a quick and

easy IP scanner, Angry IP can be your portable solution. It pings each IP addressto see if it’s working, establishes the hostname, and then, optionally, canconnect. It can also display a wide variety of other information depending onyour needs.

55.FollowMeIP Lite [152 KB | Freeware | Win 98/ME/2000/XP] If you want your IPaddress displayed even though you’re hidden behind a firewall, you can useFollowMeIP. You don’t need to install the program - just run it and your IPaddress will be displayed.

USB drives aren’t just for carrying around your music and important files, they can also be a greatway to bring your most important or favorite applications with you. A majority of these programsare free to download, so give them a try. It’s a painless way to make the most out of a greattechnology, and maybe impress a few of your friends with a Super Stick, all-around portable work horse (provided they aren’t geekier than you).

Source: TheFreeGeek 

Please Comment in USB Forum | «« Prev |  Next »» | Home

============================================

8/3/2019 Apps on a stick

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/apps-on-a-stick 23/23

http://www.flightstats.com/go/Airport/airportDetails.do?airportCode=DMM

Flight statistics / Info of airports etc..