Ever wondered what to do with that memory stick?

Published on December 2, 2007 By Hankers In WinCustomize News

Use that USB flash drive for more than storing pictures and music. 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.

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.

Thanks to shelbygt for mentioning this in IRC.

To top it all off, it's skinnable! PortableApps

Comments (Page 1)

SirSmiley

on Dec 02, 2007

Have known about it for sometime but, finally put it to use two weeks ago. Very slick.

I don't know what you are referring to when you say skinnable but, the menu isn't aside from the icons.

Somewhere I saw that the menu may have been done in DesktopX; so, consider this my open offer to the author to either make it skinnable or help him/her.

Edit: Okay, I see it's in the beta

Hankers

on Dec 02, 2007

Here's a link on PortableApps themes - Themes and Forum discussion

messiah1

on Dec 02, 2007

I've been using keepass by them. Works nice.

SirSmiley

on Dec 02, 2007

Thanks Hankers.

There goes my afternoon!

Leo the Lion

on Dec 02, 2007

Nice informative article, Hankers. Thank you

ALMonty

on Dec 02, 2007

Can you install your own apps or do you have to use the apps they provide? In other words can I install PSP or PhotoShop?(I know the have Gimp I don't like it)

Hankers

on Dec 02, 2007

Can you install your own apps or do you have to use the apps they provide?

The apps need to be designed for portability in order to be used. In this case PSP or PhotoShop are not portable. There are other portable apps out there that will run from within this program.

killajosh

on Dec 02, 2007

I have a U3 2gb stick that I formatted and put the portable apps program on. I also skinned it to my taste. I think its great, and unlike U3, all the software is free....

Quentin94

on Dec 02, 2007

thanks Hankers

Quentin94

on Dec 02, 2007

http://www.portablefreeware.com just found this site still checking it

HG_Eliminator

on Dec 02, 2007

For those curious.. the Addons and themes for the FF portable work swimmingly... I even installed the Chatzilla plugin and it works great.. themes plugins,extensions all seem to work fine..

ShelbyGT_The_Car

on Dec 02, 2007

Here is my latest theme and there is a way to pick and choose...

Read the info here in this article to understand more of how the theme-changer works. With a lot of other extras...
WWW Link

SGT

more soon ...!

rustysam

on Dec 02, 2007

Very timely news. I just purchased a 2gb memory stick. Thanks.

bilbo1930

on Dec 02, 2007

thanks Hankers!

SirSmiley

on Dec 02, 2007

To answer the photoshop question the main focus is an open source software in order for the apps to be packed/tweaked if needed.

You can add any portable apps to it. I put in Opera's usb version and a number of custom gadgets.

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