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Desktop Visual Annotation Tool

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Submitted by Darkbee on November 23, 2010 - 12:31pm

Anyone know of a preferably open source tool, similar to ScreenMarker that allows you to draw/annotate on your Windows desktop?

I know PicPick has one but I probably don't need all the other functionality that comes with it, so it's little excessive for my requirements (and PicPick isn't open source). Plus, as I understand it, it's unlikely to become a PortableApps candidate since development of PicPickPortable is being dropped.

Apps That Have Dropped Windows 2000 Support

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Submitted by John T. Haller on November 23, 2010 - 11:39am

As it seems I missed FileZilla when it did, I'm going to make a quick forum post of apps that have dropped Windows 2000 support (or are newer and never had it) for reference and to ensure that I haven't missed updating any. As of today (2010-11-23), the following apps do not support Windows 2000:

- Dia
- Google Chrome
- FileZilla
- Foxit Reader
- GIMP
- Inkscape
- Songbird
- SpyDLLRemover

Please let me know if I've missed any others.

PA Updater "bug"

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Submitted by Ph4n70m on November 23, 2010 - 9:49am

Hello!

When you do an update of an app which contains optional additional localizations (like Pidgin), the updater will install it full, even if you have chosen "only english" on previous installation.

I would suggest too that there was a option to choose which localizations to be installed, because sometimes is a waste of space install multiple languages that will never use.

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PortableApps vs [Illegal Site]

Submitted by KOS-tas on November 22, 2010 - 11:06am

I have see [Illegal Site] make updates much faster, when a new browser version comming out then can i find on same day the portable version on [Illegal Site] blog and here only after many days...

Bernat works alone and here on PortableApps are many more dev's, is a little unlogical...

Are [Illegal Site]'s portable app's not good or why can he bring faster updates out?

bye
Kostas

Run Portable aplication under administrative restriction

Submitted by BlackySnake on November 22, 2010 - 3:55am

Hello,

I tried to start Photoshop CS4 portable at computer under administrative rights and I failed. After I double click I get portable appl. splash screen and nothing happens further.
Same thing happens with DVDFabPortable application.
I use Windows 7.

Is there any solution or I can forget about any software under administration rights Sad

Thank you..

Do Portable Apps work with DRM?

Submitted by Teknic on November 20, 2010 - 5:00pm

If a program has DRM (e.g. SecurROM), is it still possible to make a portable app with it?

My brother bought me Dead Space as a gift, and after looking it up I realized that it had install limits and SecurROM DRM on it. I'd very much rather not install this DRM stuff on my brand new computer, seeing as how I had problems with it in the past. I'm okay with installing it on my old computer though, if I can make a portable app with it.

argh! Bitlocker/Win7 and the desktop/usb

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Submitted by consul on November 18, 2010 - 4:27pm

So my office now has bitlocker on all laptops, and remote drives that you may plug in, and it encrypts the usb key so it is read only unless you decrypt it. I am not super familiar with bitlocker, but what happens if I take my usb portable apps and put it on the harddrive, would it still be encrypted? Would it ask for the password?
I'll be checking with my IT folks, but I figure some folks may be interested or know of similar situations.
Also, IT says that I have to use Win7 pc's now, not Macs as bitlocker doesn't work with them, and there is a buggy add-on for the winXPs. Sad

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