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Hi, there is a new application to collection:

NotesHolder is an award-winning easy-to-use desktop sticky notes software.
Freeware version can be installed in a portable mode:
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Portable mode. It was designed to be run directly from a USB flash drive requiring no installation to the client PC.
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Ok... no problems.

What is the best way to lock a USB drive from the onset, i.e. from the VERY moment you plug it in your USB port? A software like Folderlock requires to create a "Locker folder" in which you can put your files but the rest of the data (outside that folder) remains available.

Is there any other solution that would completely deny access to my drive when inserted until a password is entered?

I am not even looking for an encryption solution, but just for a "key" which will lock/unlock my USB drive.

hey john just some clarification for the dev test page

the first thing is that the version is not 1.2.512:... but it is actually Version 1.2.451
also should i use my real name for the release (if it goes official *hint hint*)
thanks
powerjuce

For Evryone that is requesitng net beans portable it has already ben made... i googled it and found it here:
http://www.blogjava.net/beansoft/archive/2006/11/27/83884.html

I am atempting to decipher this code and change the package over to the net beans 6.0 IDE Please stay tuned for more info!

I have read a few posts about securing portable Apps stored on USB drives, like these links:
Cryptable Apps TrueCrypt/PortableApps Solution adds Encryption and AutoRun to PortableApps https://portableapps.com/node/7358
Automatically start Portable Apps on a TrueCrypt drive https://portableapps.com/node/10300

Pretty inspiring.

Hey,

Hmmmm.... should this go here, or under Request App. Well here for now...

NirSoft (http://www.nirsoft.net/) - creator of roughly 85 utilities, all of which are portable! - maintains PAD files for each utility.

PAD files are "Portable Application Description" XML files which contain all the info about a portable application. They are especially useful when trying to keep applications up to date automatically.

The PAD file specification is maintained by the Association of Shareware Professionals, and info on it can be found here: http://www.asp-shareware.org/pad/

I'm working through a few possibilities for providing more details in the Download buttons on the app pages so that it's more obvious how much space the apps require. I'm thinking about making the version, language and size information two lines instead of one. So, instead of:

DOWNLOAD NOW
4.57, Windows, Multilingual 1.1MB

It would be:

DOWNLOAD NOW
4.57 for Windows, Multilingual
(1.1MB / 2.1MB installed)

You can see a test of the new format on the 7-Zip Portable page here:
https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/7-zip_portable

HI, DOES SOME ONE KNOW IF THEIR IS A PORTABLE CAIN AND ABEL OR SOME PROGRAM TO GET PASSWORDS OF A PC AND A NETWORK WITHOUT HAVING TO INSTALL THE PROGRAM IN A COMPUTER.

THANKS
ATT.
PENTAGONFOX

I sometimes find I am in a place that has only Macintosh computers available for my use. Is there a way of creating a USB drive setup that has Mac portable versions of the programs I need and that keeps my files on that USB drive? Do such portable Mac versions even exist?

I can see me having both PC versions and Mac versions on the same USB flash drive. Thanks

Freeware's free. But I guess it's not like open source? You can edit open source program's code but for freeware, I assume you can distribute it as many times as you like if you don't change original program in any way, shape or code or form?

But if freeware could be made into portable apps? That'd be cool as there are many freeware rivals to programs requiring payment of some sort.....