Portable Software

[Pavan Dave]

The NEW age of has begun.

Although they are not all that big and bad and new, portable applications are a huge hit among users of flash drives. PortableApps and others that create portable applications have dramatically changed the way we install programs and use them because we are able to go so far with a copy. On the team, it is sometimes hard to find a vacant computer and since certain computers have specific programs you are limited to the computers you can actually use. With a flash drive you can go to any computer without worrying about reinstalling a program or running out of licenses because only two people use a specific program.

Originally Posted by PortableApps Website

What is a portable app?

portable - carried or moved with ease

app - a computer program like a web browser or word processor

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, portable hard drive, iPod or other portable device 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.

Do you see portable apps rising where FIRST can really use them? What do you think about the power of flash drives and how far they will really go in the coming years? I just saw an ad for an 8 gig drive for $50, and back when I was learning computers my HARD DRIVE was 5 MB. (yes...I said 5 megabytes), so what does that say about the technology? Do you think that companies that make products like Inventor, 3dSM, MPLAB, EasyC, Solidworks, etc. will start making portable copies of their programs?