General Discussion

There was a period of some hours (not sure how many) during which any attempt to post a new topic failed. This was due to an issue within the node table (which stores all website content within Drupal). I repaired the table and restarted the server (which also had to be worked on due to a BIOS issue) and all should be working correctly now.

I am going to use truecrypt to encrypt my usb drive. However, I will occasionally be working on computers what I won't have admin rights for. On these machines, I will not be able to access anything that has been encrypted. Therefore, I think that I don't necessarily want to encrypt the whole usb drive.

What programs, folders, files should be encrypted? For example, I don't think I need to encrypt the firefox application, but I would want to encrypt the files with the bookmark and password info.

Thanks for you halp!

Hi,
Has anyone tried to run Flex builder from a portable device? Is it possible?
Looks like it would be, since you can run Eclipse from a USB drive.

Is it that I haven't been paying attention? Or have I become hopelessly muddled in old age? I thought I recalled some, though not all, PortableApps were available in U3 packaging as well as in the usual form of things. I don't seem to find them, though. Puzzling? Are we Moving Beyond U3 (this would only be a mild disappointment; a case of concept being brill but implementation perhaps less that perfectly ready for prime time...)?

As lots of you probably noticed, the PortableApps.com server was inaccessible today from around 3:30AM to 5:30PM New York time. This was due to an odd chain of events. But the issue has now been corrected and the server should be operating even faster than it was previously. For those interested in the technical details, read on...

Technical Details

As I'd mentioned previously, one of the hard drives on the server failed. This isn't normally a huge deal as the server uses a RAID5 drive array (multiple hard drives acting as one so that if one fails, the server keeps on going and a new drive can be popped in). While the drive was being replaced this morning, the box needed to be rebooted as a RAID BIOS update was applied. While shutting down, mySQL apparently failed to properly close 3 tables used by Drupal: cache, accesslog and sessions. When the box was brought back up with the new drive in place, the RAID array rebuilt itself as expected. mySQL on the other hand attempted to recover from a crash and failed to recover the 3 tables that weren't closed properly. So, whenever someone attempted to access the site... they either got nothing... or a page (or 1/2 a page) after about 2 minutes.

One of the hard drives in the server has failed. The server has a RAID5 array so no data has been lost. The drive is being replaced but the site will perform more slowly than normal while the array is rebuilt with the new drive. This process will take 1 to 2 hours. Not sure when they're going to start on it.

not to mentioned impressed to hell.

PFF 1.5.07
You know I was in two minds to bother upgrading the loader, hell I could just do an insitu upgrade, I decided to upgrade the loader anyway.

What a difference!!!

I can't believe how fast it loads up once it "remembers" where you last started from, and havent changed that.

I've been on here for a while and kinda got used to the fact that I can expect a 30 sec wait after the splash screen comes up, well not any more, I blinked and it was there, how about that.

John I don't know what you did, and i know a USB stick aint the fastest thing on the planet, but well done buddy.

To my mildly geeky eyes, the defining difference between portable apps and regular ones is that portable apps are not installed.

I am a Firefox enthusiast, but was getting frustrated by often losing multi open tabs (I use session saver), after my wife would have several FF windows open, then close them in the wrong order. As she was impossible to train, I added Firefox Portable to my desktop HD, gave it its own unique icon, and use it exclusively, while she continues to use the original. I am careful to close my FF Portable after a session so that she can't mess with it. I have also briefed her (with some success) to close my FF and open her own (the original), should I forget.

Hi all, I have a couple of questions about PA gaming, so I'll just dive in!..

1: Anyone who plays snes/nes emulators: do some games play with only the mouse? I like to play a little game while at work to take a break and clear my mind. This actually increases my productivity, but I don't think it would be appreciated if I unrolled a gamepad in my cubicle 3-10 times a day. LOL!

2. Does zbattle work with emulators run off your USB? Does zbattle (or any alternative) work and/or is it worth it?

3. I'm looking for a fun, skill oriented game, with decent graphics that I can run windowed off my USB drive. Sports, strategy or action genre preferred. Something I can just click onto when I get stumped for a few minutes. Something I can just dive into, then leave! Anyone got any suggestions.

I'm currently using sandisk titanium 1G

1. There is a LaunchU3.exe file in the root directory of the drive. Is it an important file and does it matter if this file is deleted ?

2. If I format the disk (LaunchU3.exe deleted), can the U3 system still be used?

3. Can the disk with U3 system co-exist with portable linux?(reference: www.pendrivelinux.com). Will the U3 system be altered if the disk becomes bootable ?

I appreciate you effort of giving advices on these issues, thank you.