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PortableApps.com is a community site devoted to the development, promotion and use of portable applications. The site was created by John T. Haller, the developer behind numerous portable applications (like Portable Firefox and Portable OpenOffice.org) as a way to centralize the knowledge and development efforts of multiple portable application efforts.
Open Source software is also gaining increased momentum in the enterprise. Commonly cited reasons for the growing interest, acceptance, and even preference for Open Source products include low cost, high value, quality and reliability, security, increased freedom and flexibility (both hardware and software,) and adherence to open standards.
This site is dedicated to the collection and cataloging of Windows freeware that can be extracted to any directory and run independently without prior installation. These can be carried around on a memory stick / USB flash drive, or copied / migrated from PC to PC via simple copying of files. Hence the term portable freeware.
http://www.snapfiles.com/freeware Downloading quality software files from the Internet is a snap, with SnapFiles! We are a download site that provides access to thousands of Windows software titles, that are either free to keep (freeware) or can be downloaded as a free trial (shareware).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_portable_software Wikipedia is a multilingual,
web-based, free content encyclopedia project. Wikipedia is written
collaboratively by volunteers from all around the world. With rare exceptions,
its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the Internet, simply by
clicking the edit this page link. The name Wikipedia is a portmanteau of the
words wiki (a type of collaborative website) and encyclopedia. Since its
creation in 2001, Wikipedia has grown rapidly into one of the largest reference
Web sites on the Internet. http://loosewire.typepad.com/blog/2005/03/a_directory_of_.html Here’s a directory of applications designed to run on USB drives, flash drives, key fobs, thumb drives, whatever you want to call them. It doesn't claim to be an exhaustive list, but it is kept up to date.
http://nedwolf.com/Freeware-Portable.htm Portable software runs on your USB key drive or your iPod, or a memory stick, or any type of external drive you plug into a USB port. You don't have to install anything on the computer's hard drive. It's like carrying your office around with you. Or... carrying your home to the office. These kind of apps are becoming more and more popular as USB flash drives get cheaper and cheaper. If you ever do any work at more than one computer, go get one now, then install this freeware. Then you can do something else. If you want. Or, you can just hold your key drive and feel good about what you've just done.
http://weblogs.asp.net/nleghari/archive/2006/02/16/438423.aspx A Directory Of Programs Designed For USB Drives
Welcome to TinyApps.Org, a guide to very small software for your PC. Virtually all of the programs listed here are free of charge and for use under Windows (Palm and OS X pages also exist).
http://www.caseytech.com/18-portable-apps-that-every-tech-needs 18 Portable Apps That Every Tech Needs
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