PortableApps suite of USB stick-ready apps launches Platform 2.0 beta 3
by Brad Linder Jul 24th 2009 at 2:30PM
The team also develops an application launcher and puts together a suite of its most popular applications. PortableApps is beta testing version 2.0 of its Platform, and this week released PortableApps Platform 2.0 beta 3. The latest version features a ton of updates, including:
- Support for threme switching
- Support for 120dpi in Windows Vista and 7
- Ability to set menu transprency
- You can move most-used apps to the top of the menu
- Faster menu loading times
- Uninstall apps through a right-click context menu
- Configure apps to automatically run when the menu loads
- Support for PCs with more than one monitor
[via WebWorkerDaily]
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typoink said 3:35PM on 7-24-2009
While the "normal" approach for portable apps is to load them on a USB flash drive or an external HDD, another really killer way to use them is to combine them with Microsoft's Live Mesh. You can create a shortcut to your Mesh apps on any PC you use. I personally get a lot of mileage out of a little portable notepad app that stays in a synced Mesh folder. No matter which computer I type a note up on, it'll be accessible from the rest (since the app saves the notes within its own folder).
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TimeZone4 said 4:27PM on 7-24-2009
I tried the previous version of this and think its pretty neat and could come in handy. One thing I didn't really like though and see no way around it, is that if someone has firewall software on their computer then every time you launch a internet connecting app, you will have to enable it on their firewall. Really don't like the idea of enabling something on someone's firewall software..Nothing particular to this I don't think, but it kind of changes the proposition that your not leaving anything behind on the person's system that you just used. Wish there was a way around that.
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WoodburyMan said 9:01AM on 7-25-2009
Nice. I love these utilities
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