General Flash Drive Applications Category

KiTTY - Portable SSH Client for Windows

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

KiTTY is a free SSH, Telnet and Rlogin client for Windows 32 bit operating systems. KiTTY is basically a fork of the popular PuTTy client. KiTTY supports many features including portability, sessions filter, session launcher, shortcuts for predefined command, automatic login, automatic saving, session icon, separate icons for each session, quick start of duplicate sessions, transparency, rollup and more.

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EjectUSB - Safe USB ejection tool

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

EjectUSB is a simple utility that can be used to quickly close all running programs from a USB device and then eject the drive for safe removal. Eject USB will automatically attempt to close all running applications on the drive it was launched from. In addition EjectUSB will close explorer windows and remove registry entries and recent document shortcuts referencing a specific USB device or folder. This tool makes for a great way to ensure your drive is safely unmounted and programs are completely closed before physical removal.

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SysExporter - Data Extraction

Friday, March 7th, 2008

SysExporter is a compact tool that enables you to export data such as files inside a folder or compressed archive, Windows event logs, Outlook email and contact information, registry values and more from just about every application that might be running on your PC. The data can be exported to a text, HTML or XML file. This tiny application requires roughly 64KB for stand alone portable installation.

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RandomNames - Random Baby Name tool

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Random Names is a Free portable tool that can be used to randomly select a set number of baby names. It  contains a database of over 7800 total names. 4900 daughter names and 2900 son names. So if your indecisive on a name for your baby, this tool may be just what you need. Random Names requires roughly 188KB for completely portable installation.

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Country Codes - Country Info Tool

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Country Codes is a portable application that can be used for quick reference to over 250 available Country Codes. It displays not only the location and TLD, ISO, IOC and FIPS codes, but also the time zone, dialing code, coordinates and more. This application is dockable to the system tray for quick access and may come in handy for those that need various information related to different Countries. It requires roughly 1.79MB for portable installation.

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PStart - Portable Start Menu

Monday, February 25th, 2008

PStart is a simple FREE portable start menu that can be run from a USB drive or your local HD allowing it's user quick access to specified applications and programs. PStart is dockable to the system tray for easy access and was designed to run portable applications. It is typically used to start any program that will from USB devices or removable disks. PStart requires 768KB for completely portable installation.

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USB Disk Ejector - Easily remove USB devices

Monday, February 25th, 2008

USB Disk Ejector is small and effective tool that allows a user to quickly remove USB devices in Windows. It has the ability to eject any USB device for safe disconnection from the system. USB Disk Ejector can be run from it's simple yet intuitive GUI or via a command line. USB device disconnection in Windows XP or Vista is fast with nearly no wait time. This application requires only 500KB of free disk space for installation.

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GreatNews - RSS Feed Reader

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

GreatNews is a portable RSS feed reader. It can be used to quickly access and read your favorite RSS web feeds. GreatNews supports custom labels, multiple viewing styles, email and blog integration and personalized keyword alerts or news watches that allow you to easily find interesting articles and have them available from a specific category. Other unique features include browser integration with pop up blocking and the capability to import or export feeds to and from XML and OPML files. This application requires roughly 3.19MB of free disk space for portable installation.

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Tiny Spell - Spell Checker

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Tiny Spell is a free, handy, tiny and portable Spell Checker that can be used to check the spelling within any Windows application and if necessary, correct any misspelling. It can even monitor typing on the fly and notify the user when it detects a misspelled word. This portable spell checker can also check the spelling of copied clipboard text for errors. It runs in the taskbar when active and requires roughly 736KB of free space for complete USB flash drive portable installation.

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PC Chrono - Alarm Clock

Monday, February 11th, 2008

PC Chrono is an all-in-one advanced portable clock, stopwatch, timer and "Wake Me Up" alarm clock. The notification sound output is completely adjustable to suite the users specific needs. PC Chrono makes for a great portable stopwatch and alarm clock solution. This portable utility requires roughly 872KB for complete stand alone USB flash drive installation.

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Yod'm 3D Virtual Cube Desktop

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Yod'm 3D is a portable 3D virtual desktop manager. Yod'M 3D does for Windows what Beryl or Compiz does for Linux. It utilizes a 3D rotating cube to allow the user to change desktops and can manage up to four desktops. Best of all, Yod'm 3D can be run portably from a USB device such as a flash drive or external hard disk.

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DigitWiz - Alphanumeric phone number converter

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

DigitWiz is a portable phone number conversion tool that can be used to convert name style alphanumeric phone numbers to plain numbers for easy dialing. DigitWiz is not a necessary tool  for most people, however, it makes for a nice trivial software piece to add to your portable usb flash drive collection.

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Qwix - XBOX Remote File Management

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

Qwix is a XBOX Remote File Management and ISO Creation Tool that enables PC users that also own an XBOX to easily upload ISO files from a PC to their XBOX. Like every other portable application reviewed on this site, Quix can also be run portably from a USB device or flash pen drive eliminating the need to install to a local hard drive on a PC.

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AM Notebook - Portable note and spreadsheet application

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

AM-Notebook is a portable application that allows you to create notes, encrypted notes and spreadsheets, access your address book and more all using one single tool. It also utilizes a built in alarm clock that can be used to notify you of important events. It can be installed to a USB device such as a flash pen drive and once launched, AM Notebook can be accessed directly from the system tray (near the clock).

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TTCalc portable - Mathematical calculator

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

TTCalc portable is a nice advanced Mathematical calculator written by Tomasz Sowa. Available in both English and Polish languages TTCalc is so simple to navigate and very easy to use. TTCalc contains hyperbolic and trigonometric functions amongst many more. The portable calculator can do conversions as well. Best of all it is tiny and can easily fit on the smallest of USB Flash Pen Drives.

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PSPad - Portable Text and Code Editor

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

PSPad is a simple text and code editor that can be run portably. It's a great tool to add to your collection if you spend any time editing or writing code. PSPad can be used to edit or create many types of code, catch and parse compiler output, author webpages, compare code versions, and more. It even allows a user to browse and edit files directly from an ftp server without having to download the file. PSPad also includes a spell checker and dictionary downloads based on language.

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HoverSnap - Screen Snapshot tool

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

HoverSnap is a nice little stand alone Screen Snapshot tool that allows it's user to take pictures of their desktop and manipulate the output format of the Screen shot. It supports captured full screen, active window or custom area Snapshots. HoverSnap can be stored and run directly from a portable device such as a USB Flash Pen Drive.

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7-Zip Portable - file archiver compression tool

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

7-Zip Portable is an easy to use compression utility that allows a user to open and create 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR compressed files. In addition, users can unpack or open files that use RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS compression formats. Typical ZIP and GZIP compression ratios are from 2 to 10% better than PKZip and WinZip. 7-Zip supports 63 different languages so it can be used internationally as well.

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Money Manager Ex - portable personal finance software

Monday, April 9th, 2007

Money Manager Ex is a simple, and very easy to use personal finance software that can be run directly from a portable device. This application will help it's user get organized and keep track of where his or her money goes. Money Manager Ex includes most of the basic features a user would need in personal finance software. it also supports 18 different languages. Best of all, it is open source and 100% FREE.

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Windows in a Box

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Windows in a Box is neat little portable program that condenses hundreds of typical Windows functions, settings and applications a Windows operating system user might use, run and adjust on a daily basis. This program attempts to puts an end to the frustration and seemingly endless searching for system settings and applications.

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Eigenmath - Portable MatLab

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Eigenmath is basically a "Portable MatLab". This tool can help aid in solving algebra and calculus problems through the manipulation of mathematical expressions in symbolic form. Eigenmath includes many mathematical functions, has graphing capabilities and also supports scripting.

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RelevanceSpirit - Webmasters optimizing utility

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

RelevanceSpirit is a utility that allows a webmaster to easily study and manage all of the relevant terms, keywords and phrases that make up their web pages. Relevance has been proven to be just as important as PageRank when it comes to SEO - search engine optimization. This application will run directly from a USB flash drive or portable device.

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EPM - Era password manager

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

EMP Era password manager is a very easy to use application that allows a user to store all of his or her personal login information, usernames and passwords in one database. Making it only necessary to remember one password. It can be run from a portable device enabling the user to carry valuable information with them in a protected state and retrieve the information securely using any computer.

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