PortableApps aspirations, goals / alternatives
I've been using PortableApps for at least 6 months now. I keep three USB Sticks:
1 - Apps that download/process personal data (Firefox, Thunderbird, Pidgin etc)
2 - General Apps I (might) use on a regular basis
3 - Misc Apps I don't use regularly, but might come in handy.
I sync these between machines, so I use the apps from local drives rather than the sticks themselves.