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Putting together a portable office - MKII

Over the weekend I decided that it was time to revamp my 'portable office' USB flash drive.  I put this together nearly two years ago and it has served me well in that time, acting as a base of operations when I'm away from my main PC.  While some of the...

Tags: USB Flash Drive, Office, Dmailer, PortableApps.com Suite, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-03-17

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ZDNet Readers' Choice: Top 25 free, lightweight apps

ZDNet Readers' Choice: Top 25 free, lightweight appsMissed two but maybe they aren't popularIf you are including Gimp, then how about Google Apps Picasa. This is an excellent free photo organizing program. Google has even put out a Linux beta of this handy program.http://picasa.google.comGoogle Sketchup - a highly...

Tags: Linux, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Paint.net, Notepad++, lightweight app, Top 25, ZDNet-reader, Zotero, TextPad

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

Google Docs gets a facelift, adds new menu

Google Docs gets a facelift, adds new menuI noticed that yesterday. Google Docs just keeps getting better. It reallyis fun to use software that is constantly adding little new features and getting better right before you eyes. But, I really wish they would give a little more love to the...

Tags: Google Docs, Microsoft Office, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice

Discussion threads 2008-03-26

Your turn: Readers choose their 10 favorite Windows programs

Your turn: Readers choose their 10 favorite Windows programsThanks for the clarificationI would certainly expect better service from anyone expecting to actually have customers. I can only guess that they get so few calls that they help desk is out of practice. :-)SkypeNot sure about your customer service...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, IrfanView, favorite Windows program, Windows Program, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-03-21

Putting together a portable office - MKII

Putting together a portable office - MKII"Most Popular" isn't always "Best"I know a lot of people who "live" off of their thumb drives. I do it quite a bit myself.After much experimentation, though, I've concluded that a little extra effort is well-rewarded regarding portable software.Take a look at Italian-based WinPenPack....

Tags: portable office, MKII

Discussion threads 2008-03-17

Microsoft preps StartKey: A 'Windows companion' on a USB stick

Microsoft preps StartKey: A 'Windows companion' on a USB stickRE: Its not an OS on a stick......So it doesn't have stand alone functionality. It will always depend on finding a computer with Windows. Sounds more like a gimmick than a tool. As for KDE, you do know...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Portable Apps, Scandisk, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Windows companion, StartKey, OS-on-a-stick, KDE, Microsoft Corp., desktop

Discussion threads 2008-03-02