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PortableApps.com Platform 12.0 Beta 4.8: Cascading Menu, App Closing, Improved Updater/App Store, Modern Theme and More

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Submitted by John T. Haller on August 13, 2014 - 7:42pm

PortableApps.com is proud to announce the PortableApps.com Platform Version 12.0 Beta 4.8 release. This fourth beta in the 12.0 line which adds new features (cascading tray app menu, automated app closing on platform exit) as well as fixes bugs and makes performance improvements. It begins the daily beta update cycle leading up to our 12.0 Stable release on Tuesday, August 19th Thursday, August 21st. It is also designed to continue to test fixes to the updater and app store, refinements to the new theme and menu layout change, updated branding that's more subtle and manual proxy support. Like previous releases, it has automated app updates, customizable folders (categories) in the menu, a full theming engine with multiple chrome styles, the Portable App Directory app store for automatic download and installation of portable apps, find-as-you-type search (just type / or F3) to easily find apps in your ever-growing collection, an improved updater, more-complete translations into more languages and lots more. If you'd like to see more features and functionality keep coming, please read a personal appeal from PortableApps.com founder John T. Haller to help! Read on for all the details...(permalink)

Existing Platform users can automatically update by clicking Help - Check for Updates if they have the beta channel enabled under the Advanced tab in Options.

LazPaint Portable 6.2 (image editor) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on August 13, 2014 - 2:33pm

logoLazPaint Portable 6.2 has been released. LazPaint is a full-featured image and photo editor. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.

Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the PortableApps.com Platform.

Google Chrome Portable 36.0.1985.143 Stable (web browser) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on August 13, 2014 - 2:30pm

logoGoogle Chrome Portable 36.0.1985.143 Stable has been released. Google Chrome Portable is a web browser that runs web pages and applications with lightning speed. The latest Beta and Dev builds are also available. It's packaged as a portable app, so you can take your browsing experience with you and it's in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. It's partially open source freeware for personal and business use.

Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the PortableApps.com Platform.

GPU-Z Portable 0.7.9 (graphics profiler) Released

Submitted by mwayne on August 12, 2014 - 6:14pm

logoGPU-Z Portable 0.7.9 has been released. GPU-Z is a lightweight system utility designed to provide vital information about your video card and graphics processor. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. GPU-Z Portable is freeware for business and personal use.

GPU-Z is packaged with permission from the publisher

Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the PortableApps.com Platform.

PortableApps.com Is One Of The SourceForge Projects Of The Week for August 11, 2014

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Submitted by John T. Haller on August 12, 2014 - 5:56pm

PortableApps.com has been selected by the fun folks at SourceForge as one of their SourceForge Projects of the Week for August 11, 2014. You can read more about it in the linked blog post. This also may put us in the running as one of the projects of the month in a few weeks. We'll be sure to let you know if we're selected so you can vote. Thanks to our users and fans for helping make us better every day!

McAfee Stinger Portable 12.1.0.1035 (common virus remover) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on August 12, 2014 - 12:23am

logoMcAfee Stinger Portable 12.1.0.1035 has been released. McAfee Stinger removes 6,000 common viruses and 'fake alert' malware on-demand. It is not a replacement for a full antivirus, but handy in many situations. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. McAfee Stinger is freeware for business and personal use.

Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the PortableApps.com Platform.

Process Explorer Portable 16.03 (task manager and process analyzer) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on August 10, 2014 - 5:20pm

logoProcess Explorer Portable 16.03 has been released. Process Explorer is a task manager and process analyzer that can drill down into handles and DLLs that processes have loaded. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. Process Explorer is freeware for business and personal use.

Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the PortableApps.com Platform.

Autoruns Portable 12.01 (autorun configuration utility) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on August 10, 2014 - 5:16pm

logoAutoruns Portable 12.01 has been released. Autoruns is an autorun configuration utility that allows you to adjust the auto-starting programs, toolbars and browser helper objects on the local PC. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. Autoruns is freeware for business and personal use.

Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the PortableApps.com Platform.

TeamViewer Portable 9.0.31064 (pc control, screen sharing) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on August 10, 2014 - 5:11pm

logoTeamViewer Portable 9.0.31064 has been released. TeamViewer is a remote PC support/control and screen-sharing tool. You can remote control a partner's desktop to give online assistance, or you can show your screen to a customer without worrying about firewalls, IP addresses and NAT. It's packaged as a portable app so you can work on the go and it's in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. It's released as freeware for personal use (business/office use requires a license).

TeamViewer Portable is made available by the publisher, TeamViewer GmbH.

Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the PortableApps.com Platform.

Q-Dir Portable 5.99.5 (quad pane file manager) Released

Submitted by mwayne on August 10, 2014 - 4:54pm

logoQ-Dir Portable 5.99.5 has been released by PortableApps.com. Q-Dir is a quad-pane file explorer that is capable of displaying 4 Explorer panes simultaneously. It supports favorites, file/color filtering, export to XLS/CSV/TXT/HTML, screen magnifier, quick preview, and more. It's packaged as a portable app so you download on the go and it's in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. It's released as freeware for personal and business use.

Q-Dir is packaged with permission from the publisher

Update automatically or install from the portable app store in the PortableApps.com Platform.

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