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USB Apps
By definition, a portable application is a program run from a removable storage device that leaves no personally identifiable information behind in the host operating system. In other words, someone crawling through a system that you recently used a portable app on, should not be able to find any traces of data in the file system or registry any more damning than the simple fact that someone ran an application. That's it. No cookies, cache files, preferences or saved data should ever touch the machine's hard drive, and if they do, they must be securely overwritten prior to the ejection of the removable media. As of 2011, only PortableApps and Ceedo are actively developing USB apps platforms.PortableApps Hits Version 10, Further Perfecting USB Apps Platform
Monday 12th December, 2011
John Haller has blessed us once again with a chapter in the book of PortableApps Platform, version 10. We have been a huge proponent of the digital nomad lifestyle since PortableApps had around a dozen-ish apps in the stable. Flash forward a few years, now there's around 200 well-groomed...Windows To Go: Bootable Windows Drive May Revitalize Flash Market
Tuesday 20th September, 2011
Microsoft has given a few more glimpses into their flash drive bootable OS option today, it's called Windows To Go (for now). It's not yet clear if this is one of the possible flavors of Windows 8 or if it will be a license transparent option for business users. Bootable Operating system...USB Scrub Cleans up Registry After Excessive USB Drive Use
Monday 16th November, 2009
Nexcopy, one of the leading manufacturers of USB copiers, is releasing USB Scrub as freeware today. This tiny package is designed to remove the excess registry entry that flash drives leave behind in Windows. Technically every piece of hardware you attach to your computer creates extra reg...Software Boosts USB Flash Drive Speeds. Myth or Reality?
Sunday 25th October, 2009
While we tend to distrust anything that's too good to be true, the USB SuperCharger appears pretty legit. Easy Co is apparently selling licenses now, per flash drive with gigabyte tiers, for USB write-optimizing software. The SuperCharger essentially targets the small file writing challen...Official Tool from MS Enables USB Install for Windows 7
Sunday 25th October, 2009
Microsoft has finally owned up to the exciting new tool it's releasing with Windows 7, a bootable USB Installer creator. Aimed squarely at netbook owners, which have eschewed the venerable optical drive for weight and battery life. Microsoft's tool will let you take your downloaded instal...Use Predator on Your USB Key to Lock & Unlock Your PC
Wednesday 2nd September, 2009
Of the many uses for USB flash drives, one that is only starting to get explored, is security. Predator, written by one Richard Goutorbe of France is contributing one of the most mature looking implementations of USB keys for security. His software writes a unique key file to your flash dr...WinToFlash Moves Windows CD/DVD Installers to USB Drives
Sunday 30th August, 2009
WinToFlash, while still a little rough around the edges, exists to make installing Windows much easier. WinToFlash starts a wizard that will help pull over the contents of a windows installation CD or DVD and prep the USB drive to become a bootable replacement for the CD. The final result ...USB Image Tool Helps you Do More with Fewer Drives
Sunday 30th August, 2009
German programmer, Alexander Beug, launches a new stable release of his USB drive imaging program. This program helps manage backups and images of multiple USB drives. Using his "USB Image Tool" you can create and manage per device and per usage flash drive images. Anyone who has...eBoostr - Vista's ReadyBoost Makes it to XP, Sorta
Tuesday 5th February, 2008
Have you ever wished that you could get the wonderful benefits of Vista's ReadyBoost for your XP machines? Yeah, we didn't think so either, but just in case you are, there is now the eBoostr application promising to make your computer boot faster. Just like ReadyBoost, eBoostr is suppose...9 news items!
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