Request Apps

I'm using Google calendar to take my calendar with me and google have done a good job for this.

Is it possible to install Google sync to and run from a USB stick without changing anything on the host computer? The challenge is that my employer doesn't allow installing software so I use portable applications. Does it need to be really open source in order to make a portable version? If not, anyone know what has been done on the host PC and can we have all those dll's..etc. put into the same directory for execution without installation?

Many thanks in advance and keep up the good work!

Hey folks!

Would be cool to have a portable version of MediaInfo.
Any plans to make it portable?

More info here: http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/

It says:
"It is free software (free of charge and free
access to source code: GPL or LGPL licence)"

Regards,
Thasmo

Hello all,
I came across this nice 2D CAD program that is in beta stage: LibreCAD. It seems really nice, just what a need for the occasional diagram. Any how I was wondering if this could be made portable? The sourceforge page is here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/librecad/ I haven't contacted the developers directly... I suppose I could try.
Cheers all,
Quinkink.

Hi, I was wondering if there is an application available that will let me combine multiple flash games into one portable exe. Examples of this would be Cartoon Network and Kids Games 2. I havent been able to find anymore of these so I would like to customize my own games into one exe.

About a year ago, someone posted following:

andyarok - April 3, 2010 - 1:47am

I would love to have Musicmatch Jukebox portable. Its one of those wonderful music players that has a good interface and had some very good functions like super tagging, etc.

Am not sure the software restriction policy is valid for Musicmatch now. Because it was bought by Yahoo and they stopped it completely and ruined many of us. You can just make a portable version of a basic one so that if people who have real licenses can use it as a full version.

Looking for reply soon.

Hi i would like to recommend a great (IMO) screen shooter :

http://screenshooter.net/

great and simple app, Open Source for win, linux (32bit,64bit). allows instant share of your screenshot on the net.
What do you think?

[Polish? That's appearing as English and I can't see any way in which it's Polish; removed translate.google.pl intermediary - mod Chris]

I’ve been following the portable apps movement for a couple of years and it has been great – specially the open-source, OSI certification scene.

One can presently choose to assemble its preferred work environment, carefully tuned to his/her heart’s content, including a (fairly diverse) office, internet, multimedia and security implements galore, plenty of unproductivity apps (seems they are called "games") and all manner of tools to put Batman’s belt to shame. And then one can carry it around in a memory stick ... err, or maybe a full DVD...

KatMouse is a useful freeware program that causes the mouse scrollwheel to work on the windows under the mouse rather than the active windows. I believe this mimics the MacOS behavior. The program is here: http://kickme.to/KatMouse

Make a program where you can browse list of portable apps you would like to use.

You can 'add a program' to your wallet if you don't want to commit to it by downloading only its bitorrent tracker.

If you really want to install it, you can run the tracker file from the 'market app', and download the program to your flash drive. (If it is a non-essental program it will be deleted automatically when rarely used, only keeping the tracker file to help preserve space)

IF you guys are able to, could anyone make a portable app of Spiral Knights? It uses Java (This makes it unlikely...), published by Sega and made by Three Rings (Ones who made Puzzle Pirates). The game is free, but unsure if it's open-sourced or whatever. To find the installation file, create an account (free...) and press the Play Now button. Below the Java app, there should be something saying "If this causes technical difficulties, click here to install the game" or something like that.