Beta Testing

Application: gpg4usb
Category: Security
Description: gpg4usb is a very easy to use and small portable editor to encrypt and decrypt any text-message or -file you want using GnuPG.

Download gpg4usb 0.3.2-1 Development Test 5 [14.0MB download / 19.4MB installed]
(MD5: 77b3d78eab711a73814bf336ff303475)

Release Notes:

Development Test 1 (2013-01-24): Initial release.

Application: LAN Messenger
Category: Internet
Description: (from website) LAN Messenger is a free and open source cross-platform instant messaging application for communication over a local network. It does not require a server. A number of useful features including event notifications, file transfer and message logging are provided.

Download LAN Messenger 1.2.35 Development Test 1 [12.4MB download / 40.2MB installed]
(MD5: 05cf43227cc392d4bd1060eb52b2fcbf)

Application: Cherrytree
Category: Office
Description: Cherrytree is a hierarchical note taking application, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting, storing data in a single xml or sqlite file.

Download CherrytreePortable_0.33.1_Development_Test_5 [19.8MB download / 97.2MB installed]
(MD5: a77c437ee3887a5ae1ff3325666a1ea7)

Application: MKVToolNix
Category: Music & Video
Description: From the publisher's website:
MKVToolNix is a set of tools to create, alter and inspect Matroska files under Linux, other Unices and Windows. They do for Matroska what the OGMtools do for the OGM format and then some.

Application: Node.js
Category: Development
Description: Node.js is a platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient, perfect for data-intensive real-time applications that run across distributed devices.

Download Node.js 0.8.18 CommonFiles Plugin [2.8MB download / 13.8MB installed]

Application: Get Linux
Category: Internet
License: GNU GPL
Language: English
Description: Get Linux is a portable and open source download client, which interacts with a server side library for downloading numerous Linux-based operating systems.

Get Linux 2.8 PAF Setup.paf.exe [684.3 KB download / 2.41 MB installed]

Application: Game Downloader
Category: Utilities
License: GNU GPL
Language: English
Description: Game Downloader is a portable and open source download client, which interacts with a server side library for downloading numerous games.

Application: DarkPlaces
Category: Games
License: GNU GPL
Language: English
Description: DarkPlaces is an OpenGL engine for Quake which has greatly improved graphics & image quality. It also supports the Quake CD music in OGG or WAV format (not included).

The Portable Apps Suite 12.0 Beta 2 has very ugly font (large enabled or not enabled). They look absolutely awfully appalling. I can't stand them. This will drive people out.

FIX No 1:
Please use DROID SANS font for the Menus. To compare fire up Xubuntu (no need to install anything on your HDD, just boot from CD- nothing will be installed on your HDD) and see THE VERY BEAUTIFUL FONT setup on APPLICATIONS TITLES. The font used is DROID SANS. ITS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. Esp. if its setup the way like in Xubuntu. WOW!

FIX No 2:

I'm in a pickle with a new USB stick, wondering whether to install 12beta2 or 11 for an elderly computer illiterate. The stick will run overseas on borrowed PCs or at net cafes. Myself, I have never used PortableApps, but am a computer whiz.

First I saw the notice about 12 shipping for the holidays, so I waited. Later I read of Haller's schedule slip from hurricane and health issues which are understandable. So what wisdom have the crowds for me.