More thumb drive apps

On top of PortableApps described in my previous blog posting, I also include the following free programs on my flash drive:

• Portable gvim (editor with spell check)
• Portable skype (voip). You install this by copying the Skype directory from a working installation to your flash drive. In the "Phone" subdirectory, make a new file "skype.bat" with the following as the contents: skype.exe /datapath:".." /removable
• YamiPod (ipod support)
• Restoration (undelete files)

There are a few other websites devoted to just this topic. These include:

• http://portableapps.com/
• http://www.pendriveapps.com/
• http://www.everythingusb.com/software.html
• http://usb-flash-drive-review.toptenreviews.com/the-best-free-usb-flash-drive-applications.html
• http://www.snapfiles.com/features/ed_usb_software.html

All the above together with PortableApps take less than 800 MB. With these installed, I can work completely from my flash drive. The same applications also live on my laptop.