Portable Programs

If have a USB memory drive, you can put portable programs on that drive and use them on any computer with a USB port. Even if your drive is not U3 enabled, you can still put portable programs on it. You can find a good selection of portable programs (not for U3) on PortableApps.com. Here are some programs (and games) that I have come across and am using on my memory drive.

7-Zip - Fire Archiver
ClamWin - Virus Scanner
EssentialPIM Free Portable - Calendar, Notepad, and To-Do List
Firefox - Internet Browser
Thunderbird - Email Client
Games - Castle of the Winds, Sudoku, WinRisk.

If you want your programs listed on a portable menu (like the U3 Launchpad), I recommend PStart.

Free Web Browser

My favorite web browser is Mozilla Firefox.
It can be installed on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
Some of Firefox's features include the following:

- A tabbed interface.
- Very customizable.
- Very good secure.
- A good bookmark manager.
- The ability to download add-ons.
- Updates as problems arise.

Some of my favorite Firefox extensions are as follows:

Adblock Plus - Removes ads from websites.
Adblock Filterset.G Updater - Extra Adblock filters.
CustomizeGoogle - Enhance Google search results and remove ads and spam.
FlashGot - Send download links to an external download manager.
Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer - Keep your Firefox bookmarks synchronized between computers.
Image Zoom - Adds zoom functionality for images.
McAfee SiteAdvisor - Warns against malicious websites.
MR Tech Local Install - (Advanced users only!) Extra options for installing extentions and editing configuration files.
Personal Menu - Compact menus.
Tab Mix Plus - Tab browsing with an added boost.

See post comments for more extensions.
(Post last edited on 5-02-2008)