Portable storage such as a USB stick or a portable hard drive are generally only used to store and transfer documents and files across computers. But did you know that these portable drives can also be used for carrying software programs and applications to view your documents on computers which do not have those programs installed?
A portable app is a computer program that you can carry around with you on a portable device and use on any Windows computer. When your USB flash drive or portable hard drive is plugged in, you have access to your software and personal data just as you would on your own PC. And when you unplug the device, none of your personal data is left behind.
There are many portable apps available from web browsers, email programs, FTP clients, music and video players to other very useful utilities.
PortableApps.com Suite is a complete collection of portable apps including a web browser, email client, office suite, calendar, instant messaging client, antivirus, audio player, PDF reader, etc., all pre-configured to work portably. Notable programs included are Firefox, OpenOffice, Pidgin, GIMP and VLC Media Player.
If you want to explore more individual portable apps, you can find a large collection on Portable Freeware or Wikipedia’s Portable Apps List.
So now you don’t need to carry your heavy laptop just because it contains all your pre-installed programs required to view documents, photos, music or videos. Just carry your powerful portable drive instead.
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