Install apps on a removable USB stick

« Test drive Norton Internet Security 2007 | Main | Gervais & Merchant delve in to Microsoft 'training' »

Install apps on a removable USB stick

August 24, 2006 in Software | Permalink

Screengrab_3 A recent conversation with a friend got me thinking. Their dilemma is that they work for a large organisation that provides them with a laptop that is "strictly for business use only", yet this person uses their laptop for all email and other correspondence. The rule is that they can't install their own software, even an alternative web browser.

The ingenious guys at Portable Apps have come up with a solution to this problem. Create portable applications that can be installed on media such as a portable USB stick. Mozilla Firefox is available as a portable application, so is the multi-network chat client Miranda. You can even download a portable video player. Install these on your USB stick and you wouldn't need to install apps on your laptop.

For further info, check the Portable Apps website.