General Discussion

Ok here is my situation and what I mean by the title.

I have a friend and a family member that like me use Pidgin. Both of them are not very techy and guiding them step by step on how to download, install and activate plugins for pidgin can sometimes be a nightmare. I have even written the steps-by-steps on a TiddlyWiki for them to have access to even without having to access the web, and they still do it wrong.

Everytime I start Windows I have to do this tedious work:
1) Start Pageant.exe
2) Add a key to pageant (locate file, choose it, key in password. Enter)
3) Start Putty.exe
4) Select, Load and open the session needed.

Puh!!

Just wonder if someone has bothered to find a way to automate this, but haven't been able to locate a solution. Most threads are 2-3-4 years old, so seemingly no-one is any longer logging in to their servers using SSH!?

i would like too protect my key with a password
do you no an apps for this

Not sure if this is the right category to post into, but I have done some homework on this issue....help! ok.

I need a bootable menu for a usb device holding all bootable[only] applications, like OSs et al.

Please advise of ~ easiest solution to this. I have problems with command lines and using cmd lines trying to set this up. Looked at Grub4dos, but, still no better.

hopefully, Thanks

keetoe

Howdy. Google Chrome Portable got mentioned by Technibble today as a repair tool: http://www.technibble.com/google-chrome-portable-internet-browser/

Technibble basically caters to computer repair technicians, so this mention is worth something

Keep up the good work guys.

Hello, I'm learning game programming at school, and I want to use my USB drive to store my work etc.

I wanted to know that if for example the portable putty or portable notepad++ do less memory access than the original programs, so it doesn't make unnecessary memory access when using the executable, launching it directly when it's on the USB drive...

PortableApps provide a great service for those who use computers that are locked down so that preferential software cannot be installed. Often times the reason for this is that the owners of the computers do not want inexperienced users (or even sometimes, experienced users) to install questionable software that may contain a virus. This is a security measure. PortableApps provides a work around to this, as it allows other, sometimes better software to be used.

Reduce Exe v1.0
This is a handy tool that will add value to your portables

Reduce Exe is a free and simple to use application for correcting Windows Portable Executable files.

Here are some key features of "Reduce Exe":

· Clear binary trash in headers of PE files
· Erase section names
· Remove relocations table
· Examine the list of the export functions
· Erase selected functions in export section
· Reduce size of PE files
· Prepare PE files for exe-packer
· Reduce Exe is a DLL. You can use this in you own program. An exe is include.

Sample to use the DLL:

Will FreeOTFEPortable be listed on PortableApps.com? I thought it was at one point but doesn't seem to be any longer. Is there a policy that determines an app's listing based on whether the portabilization is done in-house or not?

Just curious. I think FreeOTFE is a good tool and would be nice to have listed. I use it but if that is contra to PA.c policy then sobeit.

hello i just signed up on this site and was interested in knowing if i used firefox with my own bookmarks, gimp, openoffice, amsn, vlc player or any other program from portableapps to surf the net and view my media on my friends computer, will i leave any traces behind on his computer?