Comments on: 12 things portable software won’t do

By: DOSBox – MS-DOS emulator for old games | Rarst.net

DOSBox – MS-DOS emulator for old games | Rarst.net — Fri, 14 May 2010 22:45:37 +0000

[...] to allow multiplayer over modern LANs.Setting are saved into user profile folder. There is portable version by PortableApps, but as of writing it wasn’t yet updated to recently released 0.74 [...]

By: Best and worst computing advice you know? | Rarst.net

Best and worst computing advice you know? | Rarst.net — Sun, 02 May 2010 21:31:36 +0000

[...] are some of my favorite and “favorite” advices from both sides.Makes senseUse portable software.Natively portable software is not a best choice for corporate and multi-user environments, but is totally awesome [...]

By: NetSetMan – app for quick changes of network settings | Rarst.net

NetSetMan – app for quick changes of network settings | Rarst.net — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:30:30 +0000

[...] OS-supported language, which makes batch best candidate or VBS for more complex scenarios).There is native portable installation option and flexible administration options to run it under limited user [...]

By: Rainlendar – convenient and skinnable calendar app | Rarst.net

Rainlendar – convenient and skinnable calendar app | Rarst.net — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:16:41 +0000

[...] it. Items can be templated, you can add own hotkeys to default ones and so on.Can be switched into portable mode by creating rainlendar2.ini file in its directory.DownsidesGraphical skin is major part of [...]

By: RegFromApp – simple registry monitor | Rarst.net

RegFromApp – simple registry monitor | Rarst.net — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:45:05 +0000

[...] – simple registry monitor While there is quite clear list of what makes software completely portable, some parts are grey area. Supposedly portable software, that creates entries in registry, is not [...]

By: Kaspersky GetSystemInfo utility and site | Rarst.net

Kaspersky GetSystemInfo utility and site | Rarst.net — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:35:09 +0000

[...] it.What it doesYou start by downloading software module. It is relatively light (~600KB) and completely portable so can be used right away. It prompts for place to save report and if you want to submit it online [...]

By: NetResView – helper utility for shared folders | Rarst.net

NetResView – helper utility for shared folders | Rarst.net — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:10:40 +0000

[...] There is also no way to open multiply folders except than one by one.OverallExcellent, compact and portable – as usual for Nirsoft app. On other hand as many Nirsoft apps, that don’t get much attention, [...]

By: Are we going to shed most of software? | Rarst.net

Are we going to shed most of software? | Rarst.net — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:26:31 +0000

[...] as fact of life. But it should not be that way.There are practices that produce good, efficient, portable and stable software. Software that works, doesn’t break things and doesn’t deteriorate with [...]

By: Troubleshoot blank desktop (explorer.exe didn’t start) | Rarst.net

Troubleshoot blank desktop (explorer.exe didn’t start) | Rarst.net — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:20:36 +0000

[...] Internet you can prepare in the process as well. You will need at least some of these (preferably portable and ready to [...]

By: Test and choose DNS server that performs best for you | Rarst.net

Test and choose DNS server that performs best for you | Rarst.net — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:07:56 +0000

[...] works without installation (self-unpacks to system temporary folder and runs from there). When done (took it ~15 minutes to [...]