Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Beta
CodySafe app launcher gives PortableApps suite some competition
by Brad Linder Apr 27th 2009 at 6:00PM
First, in addition to letting you organize your applications, you can organize documents on your flash drive much the same way you do on a Windows PC, by sorting items into pictures, music, video, and documents, with shortcuts to each on your start menu. Second, CodySafe has a ton of customization options, including:
- Customize your start menu by arranging items into groups
- Add programs to an Autorun menu so they will launch whenever you run the CodySafe menu
- CodySafe Control panel lets you adjust the language, system settings, or scan the disk for errors
- Set custom command line parameters for each application
CodySafe is a free utility. Future versions will include file, folder, and disk encryption, and a disk backup tool.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
casey said 9:02PM on 4-27-2009
Thanks for the heads up on this PA.com alternative!
You can get CA at http://www.codyssey.com/
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NyaR said 7:22AM on 4-28-2009
whats wrong with using explorer? I understand there is a lack of bevels, but shortcuts work in the same way....
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Peter said 7:22AM on 4-28-2009
Or just go with the modified portableapps menu, which has so much more options then either, such as TrueCrypt support and more.
http://geek-menu.sourceforge.net/
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Pat said 11:45PM on 4-27-2009
Thanks for review, Brad!
Direct link to download http://codyssey.com/downloads/sw/CodySafe/CodySafe_Setup.exe
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ZachThibeau said 8:03AM on 4-30-2009
whats interesting is that PortableApps.com Platform (formally PortableApps.com Menu) actually has more features than CodySafe :P and categorization is coming in 2.0 so it's coming along and also I heard that it's also going to have the ability to use a password to protect your drive too
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ryzza007 said 8:43PM on 5-03-2009
Just wondering if the decision to block USB Autoplay (only option is to browse the folder) in Windows 7 will render these launchers useless?
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Pat said 8:17PM on 5-17-2009
Windows 7 is actually not blocking USB Autoplay, it blocks Autoplay as default option. User may enable Autoplay on his computer for specific or for all USB devices
YOUZER said 8:28PM on 5-05-2009
You should also check out Lupo PenSuite...
http://www.lupopensuite.com/
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Pat said 8:18PM on 5-17-2009
whats interesting is that PortableApps.com are talking too much about what will be in the version 2.0 and still did not release version 1.6.
The ability to use a password to protect a drive? you mean any drive? you mean encrypt? you mean encrypt USB portable drive and risk ALL the data on your drive?Zach, please do me a favor! Stop repeatig the crap from ads.
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