I loved the idea of being self-sufficient and being able to carry around all my key applications on a single thumb drive. Particularly when you have to move around from place to place running PD and not knowing whether you’ll have access to the stuff you really need.
Thanks to PortableApps.com, you can do that very thing. With a variety of titles spanning browsers (Firefox etc.) through image manipulation (Gimp Portable), audio recording/editing (Audacity Portable) and Office apps (Open Office Portable), you can stock up on pretty much all the essentials for your portable workplace.
From the site:
“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.”
Best of all, it’s free and open source. So it’s constantly evolving. Well worth a sneak peek.
Link – Prêt-à-Portablé
