General Discussion

Hi all.
Just to share something i thought was interesting. Couldn't find any one else discussing or mentioning this so here goes.
I started a download from utorrent off my external HDD, and maybe about halfway into it i decided to eject the disk. Went about my ways, watched a dvd, came back to find my torrent completed. With utorrent portable still running.

checked the task manager (Windows7) and opened the file location, it simply went into the Desktop\Computer folder but obviously can't show the usb disk that was pulled out.

portable apps, like a boss!

Sorry if this is in the wrong forum but here goes.

I have searched the forum and can't find an answer

I downloaded and installed the latest version of Abiword and it worked fine except for the splash screen showing.

I have the disable splash screen box ticked on the new platform but it does not work with this particular app. So I thought I would disable it the old fashioned way ( disable splashscreen=true )and placing the .ini file in the correct place.

Now when I try to start Abiword I get a message saying that Abiword Portable cannot start, abiword.exe cannot be found.

Not sure if this is the right forum for this but it does seem to be the closest match. Please move if it's not.

I have a *lot* of apps on my portable hard drive with portableapps. Many of them are not actual "portable" apps. But I use them anyway as I need some means of carrying around diagnostic software to places that might not have internet access. (I'm a computer tech)

To report a bug, one should begin in the line "Subject" with [Bug], so this bug then appear under the link Open Bug. Is it correct that this only works if I open up myself a thread here and proceed as described?

I've been thinking that our current arrangement of a close and an eject button isn't exactly ideal. Eject won't work for local installs. And some people are looking for a minimize button. So I was thinking that what if we set up the two buttons in the lower right to be customizable between a close, eject and a minimize and let users select how they work. I think setting them as Minimize and Eject by default for removable drives and Minimize and Close by default for running from C:\ would make sense as well.

Hi, ...

Did you see that news ?

http://www.betanews.com/article/PortableApps-Platform-PreRelease-21-Buil...

Installed portableapps Google Chrome, imported all my IE bookmarks. But where are they now stored? I cannot find the bookmarks anywhere in the google chrome portableapps folder.

Someone mentioned in a forum about OSCON that John could be recognized by the USB drive hanging from his neck. This got me thinking, would it be worth selling specific PA USB drives with the logo on it and the menu pre-installed? It could help raise money for further PA development, fans get something tangible and it makes for good promotional material.
After I graduate, I will definitely buy one of these if available, and show off like a nerdy peacock prancing around with his feathers.

Hello!

In the app directory TinyTask doesn't have the info that it's "only" freeware. Perhaps someone can fix that.

Regards,
Leon

Introduce PortableApps to more weibo friends
I registered one,
http://weibo.com/portableappscn
but has nothing on it now.