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Blocking Scripts At PA.com

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Submitted by Tim Clark on March 4, 2007 - 2:42pm

I am currently using the NoScript extension to block scripts at PA.com from google-analytics.com and googlesyndication.com.

The reason, I hate all things google.

What do these scripts do?
Am I "hurting" PA.com but not allowing them to run?
Does PA.com make some money or get some useful information by allowing them to run? If so I will allow them to run. If not I will continue to block them.

Note, I do not consider them in any way to be dangerous, but they are google, and for me that's normally reason enough.

Tim

Oldie but a goody: SimCity Classic for Windows appears fully portable.

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Submitted by strider_mt2k on March 4, 2007 - 11:04am

I recently pulled out the install CD for SimCity Classic to see if it might be portable (or portable-ized) and was gratified to see that it does seem to be.

The Windows version appears to just be a re-dressed version of the original DOS program with some additional sounds added, so no registry entries are created of course.

It's not the latest-greatest version of this great game, but I think I spent all of ten dollars on it a couple of years ago. It's gotta be cheap if not free, if it's still available out there at all.

PortApps instead of installed programs on the machine?

Submitted by tomattac on March 4, 2007 - 6:18am

Dear all,

I am wondering, if it is a good idea or not to put the portable versions of programs like OOo, T-bird, Firefox or others directly on the hard disk of different computers and use them instead of the install-versions.

Together with a stick (where all these program would also reside) this would make synching them all between different machines much easier than with installed versions, since they could all be in the same path together with settings, user files and everything, unlike the installed version.

Portable PDF - Foxit

Submitted by jessejazza on March 4, 2007 - 6:14am

I have just downloaded the latest build of Foxit2 - build 1414 zip version. It would seem that this version is portable - but i'm not technical enough to be sure and was wondering if someone would like to comment.

Thought this was worth posting as a number of members are interested in a portable PDF but previous versions were not totally portable.

Sony microvault tiny and portable apps

Submitted by Johncyril on March 3, 2007 - 5:18am

Ive been really into portable apps for a few years...

And, being the true geek that i am... i'm always searching for a smaller, niftier USB flash drive to hold them all in.

Now. Ive recently noticed the sony microvault tiny...
Looks good. looks small.. but sony have done something to it to enable it to compress or encrypt data and allow it to store 3 times as much..

Will this affect portable apps? and if so, how??

any ideas would be very much appreciated

Many thanks
John

No App Icons on Menu

Submitted by dwillens on March 2, 2007 - 3:30pm

I just installed the base version of PortableApps and placed my pre-existing apps (PortableFirefox, Thunderbird, etc)in folders next to the menu folder as explained in the instructions. When I refreshed the menu, the apps show up in the menu and they run fine but the menu only has generic system .exe system icons, every app has the same one! The right-side folder icons for documents etc are fine.

Any suggestions?

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