Beta Testing

I've got a new test launcher for Thunderbird Portable 3 RC 2 posted. This is to fix the issue where Thunderbird 3 keeps asking to be default on Windows 7.

You can download the ThunderbirdPortable.exe launcher and replace the one in your ThunderbirdPortableTest directory to try it out. The source is here.

Application: Hugin
Category:Graphics & Pictures:
Description: Hugin is an opensource graphical user interface (GUI) for Panorama tools.With Hugin you can assemble a mosaic of photographs into a complete immersive panorama, stitch any series of overlapping pictures and much more. Like other GUI front-ends, hugin provides an easy-to-use unified point-and-click interface to a whole range of other command-line tools including:

Application: AIMP2
Category: Music & Video
Description: AIMP2 is an a feature rich and easy-to-use audio player.

AIMP2 Portable 2.60.520 Development Test 1 online [809KB download / 10.0MB installed]
(MD5: d74a104c2b3524d4710922bdb57a6194)

Release Notes:

Development Test 1 (2009-12-05): Initial release, Chris's Launcher

Application: CMD Menu
Category: Utilities
Description: CMD Menu Portable was programed in Batch, and it is used to fake a virus, use a calculator, play games and many other amazing features.
It loads in about 3 seconds, then goes to the main menu.Download CMD Menu Portable 2.1 Stable Development Test [0.3MB download / 0.1MB installed]
(MD5: 18a7bba268721b7b7c121cf4165d4dcb)

AKA the "I just got hired and I start Monday go me!" edition.

Application: Google Chrome
Category: Internet
Description: "Google Chrome runs web pages and applications with lightning speed."

[Edit: NOTE: When upgrading from the previous release, if you used Portable Passwords, please see the note at the end of this post otherwise your saved passwords may be lost when upgrading.]

NAME: Midi the Squirrel Demo
TYPE: Video game
SIZE: 5.7 MB
PLATFORM: Windows only
REQUIREMENTS: Direct X (not sure which version, but not one of the super recent ones, I know that)
LINK: http://www.box.net/shared/2xkmnsg3ho

Application: Widelands
Category: Games
Description: Widelands is an open source (GPLed) real-time strategy game. It is built upon the SDL and other open source libraries and is (and will always be) under heavy development. If you knew Settlers I & II™ (© Bluebyte), then you already have a rough idea what Widelands is all about because widelands is heavily inspired by those two games.

Application: StoryBook
Category: ?
Description: Storybook is a free (open source) novel-writing tool for creative writers, novelists and authors which will help you to keep an overview of multiple plot-lines while writing books, novels or other written works.

Download StoryBook 2.1.15 Development Test 1[ 20 MB download / 24.5-28 MB installed]

Application: PDF-XChange Viewer
Category: Office
License: Freeware
Language: Multilingual
Description: Those wishing to view PDF files on their Windows PC's now have a choice - PDF-XChange Viewer is smaller, faster and more feature rich than Adobe Reader, which has until now been the reader of choice for PDF files.

Application: modplug
Category: Music & Video
License: GNU GPL
Language: English
Description: If you've ever dreamed of creating your own music, you've just found the perfect tool to do so! If you have a Windows-based PC, you can use the MODPlug Tracker (MPT) to discover the music inside!