Beta Testing

I am currently using PortableApps.com Platform 1.1 Beta 4 and it is working great! I love the desktop swapper and other new features (personal picture, drag-able file menu, etc.)

I am aware that this is a beta version & can have some negative effects on my Portable Apps and documents. I was wondering:

1) With the new interface, are the apps still truly portable and secure? For example, does Firefox still leave no traces on host PC?

This is a verbatim of the post I made in the original in the FxP forum. I need people to test the batch files and give feedback. Ways to make it better (how to implement certain features, not just suggestions) would also be greatly appreciated.

After much trial, error, and frustration, I finally got it to work.
Anyway, the batch files can be found here:
http://www.digital-signal.net/bahamut/batch/UPXAU/testing

Instructions:

• Usage: [batch file] [file to prepare]
• I will add echo messages in a later release.

Features:
Add / Remove the apps you want
AutoRun apps on menu launch. w/ optional argument
Exit apps on menu exit. w/ optional argument
Launch apps from TrueCrypt Volume.
Open folders from TrueCrypt Volume.
Language localizable.
Change folder button names. (must edit the .locale file for your selected language)
Substitute drive.
Open folders with custom app.
Change folder paths
Theme support
Theme Switcher
Custom Tray Icon
Launch ANY File

Updated so John doesn't have to.

PNotes is a sticky note utility that allows you to post sticky notes on your screen. It has multiple display options as well as a handy feature to schedule notes to pop up. It's small (under 1MB) and works well on Windows 2000 and up.

PNotes Portable 2.5.0.101 Pre-Release 1
(may take a few minutes to hit the download servers)

Now has a much better icon than the previous one.

Scribus Portable is the popular Scribus desktop publishing application in PortableApps.com format. Scribus is an open-source program that brings professional page layout to Linux/Unix, MacOS X, OS/2 and Windows desktops with a combination of "press-ready" output and new approaches to page layout. Plus, it leaves no personal information behind on the machine you run it on, so you can publish files wherever you go.

Hi All,

I have pleasure to present portable version of Java-Comix.

Java-Comix is a comic book files viewer like CDisplay/CDisplayEx written in Java. It can read directories, 7z, zip, cbz, rar, cbr, tar, cbt, PDF files! Full screen, playlist, open multiple files.

This is BETA version since still I did not fix some issues - for example it must be installed under PortableApps/Comix otherwise C executable which runs Java will not find scripts (bat files) for it.

I saw this great app while looking through the Vista-style apps for XP (and Win2K). It is called RocketDock. It is an app that will allow you to both dock your apps there instead of the taskbar, and make shortcuts. Here is some information:

Homepage: http://www.rocketdock.com/

Liscense: Freeware

How to make portable:

1. Download RocketDock here: http://files.punklabs.com/RocketDock/RocketDock-v1.3.5.exe
2. Install to the system, or your flash drive (Universal Extractor will not work)

This app is outdated. Please see the newer version here.

OK, heres a Project64 Portable launcher. Since Project64 is not OSS, your gonna need to download it and put Project64's guts in the App\project64 folder.

For those of you who don't know what Project64 is, it is basically the best N64 Emulator for Windows (at least from what heard).

Download: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/armogohmasuites/Project64_Portable_1.6....
(May take a few mins to hit all the servers)

NEW RELEASE, SEE HERE.

If you connect your drive to the computer you get the drive letter of the first free letter. that can differ between the systems you use. Some people want/need a fixed drive letter for their portable drive (thread). Drive B: is normally unused on most computer. So the idea of some people was simple: Mount the portable drive to a virtual drive. Windows itself got all tools (normally) onboard. It is done by subst.exe.
This small app mount your portable drive virtual to drive B: (no selection possible).