7.5.08
today we installed Audacity onto our computers aswell as on our usb's and we learnt about portabble applications and how you can save programs on your usb E drive andtake it every where you go
Accessibility
Firefox Accessibility Extension - Make Firefox more accessible
On-Screen Keyboard Portable - Easily access an on-screen keyboard
Virtual Magnifying Glass Portable - A full-featured screen magnifier
Development
Notepad++ Portable - A full-featured text editor with syntax highlighting
Nvu Portable & KompoZer Portable - The easy-to-use Nvu web editor
XAMPP - Apache, mySQL, PHP, phpMyAdmin, etc in one package
Games
DOSBox Portable - classic DOS games to go
Jooleem Portable - simple and addictive puzzle game with great music and visuals
Mines-Perfect Portable - a classic hunt-for-mines game with advanced features
PokerTH Portable - classic Texas Hold Em style poker at its best
Sudoku Portable - the wildly popular and addictive puzzle game
Graphics & Pictures
GIMP Portable - Photo and Image Editor
Internet
FileZilla Portable - the full-featured FTP client
FireFTP Extension (for Firefox) - a lightweight extension
Miranda IM Portable - chat with AOL, MSN and Yahoo users in a customizable interface
Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition - the award-winning web browser that's safe and secure
Mozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition - the handy email client
Nvu Portable & KompoZer Portable - the easy-to-use webpage editor
Pidgin Portable - chat with AOL, MSN and Yahoo users in an easy-to-use interface
PuTTY Portable - lightweight telnet and SSH client
Sage Extension (for Firefox) - A full-featured RSS extension
WinSCP Portable - SFTP, FTP and SCP client
Music & Video
Audacity Portable - A simple audio editor and recorder
BonkEnc Portable - extract, convert, and encode audio
MPlayer Portable - Full-featured movie player with support for most video formats
VirtualDub Portable - video processing and capture utility
VLC Media Player Portable - An easy to use media player that plays most audio and video formats
Office
AbiWord Portable - a lightweight word processor compatible with Microsoft Word files
GnuCash Portable - accounting, expenses and financial management
Lightning Extension (for Thunderbird) - A lightweight extension for your calendar and tasks
Mozilla Sunbird, Portable Edition - Calendar and task management with a familiar interface
Mozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition (Address Book) - Email client's built-in address book with import/export functions
OpenOffice.org Portable - word processor, spreadsheet, presentations with Microsoft compatibility
PDFTK Builder Portable - split, collate, watermark and password protect PDF documents
Sumatra PDF Portable - a lightweight PDF viewer
Task Coach Portable - to do list and task manager
Operating Systems
Mac-on-Stick - Run Mac OS Classic 7 portably
Utilities
7-Zip Portable - File archiver and compressor
ClamWin Portable - Antivirus on the go
Command Prompt Portable - Simple link to a customizable command prompt
Eraser Portable - securely delete files and data
InfraRecorder Portable - full-featured CD and DVD burner
KeePass Password Safe Portable - Secure, easy-to-use password manager
PeaZip Portable - Easy to use file archiver and compressor
PortableApps.com Backup - integrated backup utility bundled with the platform
PortableApps.com Menu - integrated start menu bundled with the platform
Toucan - backup, sync and encrypt for advanced users
WinDirStat Portable - disk usage analyzer and cleanup tool
winMd5Sum Portable - check md5 sums to verify files on the go
a) what is a portable application
A portable app is a computer program that you can carry around with you on a portable device and use on any Windows computer. When your USB flash drive, portable hard drive, iPod or other portable device is plugged in, you have access to your software and personal data just as you would on your own PC. And when you unplug the device, none of your personal data is left behind
b)the advantages of portable applications and
c)the types of software available as portable applications.
