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A personal appeal from PortableApps.com founder, John T. Haller

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Submitted by John T. Haller on September 27, 2012 - 9:00pm

Dear PortableApps.com User,

Today, just after the new 11.0 release of our platform and the start of work on 12.0, I am going to ask you to support PortableApps.com with a donation. Why, you might ask, would a a popular software platform like ours need donations? Read on to find out the full story and to help PortableApps.com free and growing for years to come...

PortableApps.com Platform 11.0.1 Released: Bring Your Favorite Software With You. Enhanced app store, keyboard navigation and More!

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Submitted by John T. Haller on September 27, 2012 - 9:00pm

PortableApps.com is proud to announce the PortableApps.com Platform Version 11.0 (codename: Curiosity) stable release. This release adds platform accessibility and keyboard navigation, an enhanced app store with better ways of finding new and updated apps, incremental platform updates (new features faster!), lots of new advanced organization options, and updates for French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil) and Slovenian locales. 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. And the awesomeness will just keep on coming as we've already begun working on 12.0. 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! The new platform release is available for immediate download as well as for purchase bundled on the World's Best Flash Drive: The PortableApps.com Companion, which is now on sale for as little as $29.95. Read on for all the details...(permalink)

Existing users can automatically update by clicking Manage Apps - Check for Updates

11.0.1 Update: A quick patch release to fix an issue with the portable fonts and apps with unresponsive Windows. 11.0 users will receive a 1MB fast-install patch automatically.

PortableApps.com Platform 11.0 Beta 3 Released: Keyboard Navigation, Better App Store, Advanced Options and More

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Submitted by John T. Haller on September 27, 2012 - 12:08am

PortableApps.com is proud to announce the PortableApps.com Platform Version 11.0 Beta 3 (codename: Curiosity) test release. This release adds a new app store view by title, keyboard navigation support using an alternate selection method to the updater and app store (checkbox in Advanced Options), localization updates and bug fixes. It's intended for testers, advanced users and translators to get things in shape before the stable release. If you'd like to see more features and functionality keep coming, please donate to PortableApps.com to help. It's never been more important. The new beta platform releases is available for immediate download. Read on for all the details...(permalink)

Existing users can automatically update by clicking Manage Apps - Check for Updates if they've turned on the beta channel in Advanced Options.

Miranda IM Portable 0.10.4 (multi-protocol instant messaging) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on September 26, 2012 - 9:07pm

Miranda IM logoMiranda IM Portable 0.10.4 has been released. Miranda IM is a multi protocol instant messenger client for Windows which uses very little memory and supports ICQ, AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, IRC and more. This new release updates Miranda IM to the latest version. 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.

Finance Explorer Portable (personal finance) 5.5.1 Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on September 26, 2012 - 5:14pm

logoFinance Explorer Portable 5.5.1 has been released. Metalogic Finance Explorer is a personal finance, budget software compatible with Money and Quicken downloads. This release updates Finance Explorer to the latest version. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Platform. Finance Explorer is freeware for personal and business use.

Finance Explorer Portable is made available directly from the publisher, Metalogic Software.

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

CrystalDiskInfo Portable 5.0.5 (disk health monitoring) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on September 25, 2012 - 9:26pm

logoCrystalDiskInfo Portable 5.0.5 has been released. CrystalDiskInfo monitors HDD/SSD health status and temperature, and does all the usual monitoring/graphing of S.M.A.R.T. information. It also tells you how many times the hard disk has been turned on and how many hours it's been on for. 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 22.0.1229.79 Stable (web browser) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on September 25, 2012 - 9:23pm

logoGoogle Chrome Portable 22.0.1229.79 Stable has been released. Google Chrome Portable is a web browser that runs web pages and applications with lightning speed. It's designed to be simple and stylish. This release updates Google Chrome to the latest version. This release is being pushed to the Beta channel as well. The latest Dev build is 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.

PortableApps.com Platform 11.0 Beta 2 Released: Keyboard Navigation, Better Localization, Advanced Options and More

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Submitted by John T. Haller on September 24, 2012 - 11:58pm

PortableApps.com is proud to announce the PortableApps.com Platform Version 11.0 Beta 2 (codename: Curiosity) test release. This release improves keyboard navigation support introduced in Beta 1, improves menu and updater localization, has several bug fixes and adds some advanced features. It's intended for testers, advanced users and translators to get things in shape before the stable release. If you'd like to see more features and functionality keep coming, please donate to PortableApps.com to help. It's never been more important. The new beta platform releases is available for immediate download. Another platform beta with additional new functionality will be released tomorrow (Wednesday). Read on for all the details...(permalink)

Existing users can automatically update by clicking Manage Apps - Check for Updates if they've turned on the beta channel in Advanced Options.

WinSCP Portable 5.1 (ftp, sftp, scp client) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on September 24, 2012 - 3:02pm

WinSCP logoWinSCP Portable 5.1 has been released. WinSCP Portable is a versatile SFTP, FTP and SCP client for transferring files that integrates with PuTTY Portable. This new release updates WinSCP to the latest version and fixes an issue in conjunction with PuTTY Portable. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format for easy use from any portable device and integration with the PortableApps.com Platform. And it's open source and completely free.

Version Note: This release was originally packaged as 4.5.1 instead of the proper 5.1 version. No other changes were made. PortableApps.com Platform users will get a 380KB patch update. Our apologies for the mixup.

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

qBittorrent Portable 3.0.4 (lightweight bittorrent client) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on September 24, 2012 - 9:36am

logoqBittorrent Portable 3.0.4 has been released. qBittorrent is a fast, lightweight bittorrent client with a familiar interface. This release updates qBittorrent to the latest version. 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.

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