U3 Programs

[Badger]

Got a new 16gb USB keyring drive and it is apparently U3 smart!

Anyone using these launch from USB type of programs, and is it worth the disk space?

TIA

[ghl]

I got a 4Gb U3 USB but deleted all the U3 stuff cos I just wanted it for storage.

Now I'm on a gig where I don't get install privileges on the desktop pc so I got all my portable software from http://portableapps.com/.

Currently using a portable version of Firefox cos client only has IE6 (they don't deem FF secure enough!)

My portable apps only take up half a Gb (and 250Mb of that is Open Office) so if you've got a 16Gb USB then space isn't an issue.

[cojak]

U3 is absolute pants

Any useful (ie virtually all programs) will cost you money to install. Portable Apps will give it to you all for free.

I dumped U3 as well, and got Portable Apps.

[Moscow Mule]

Any useful (ie virtually all programs) will cost you money to install. Portable Apps will give it to you all for free.

Except Skype, Firefox, Open Office etc...

[Badger]

Thanks for the replies.

[TCL]

Another vote for Portable Apps. Great for client sites where you don't get Admin rights

On mine (all standalone/portable apps)

PStart (nice little GUI/launcher thing to keep it all in order)
Kitty (better than Putty, as it saves stuff in a local ini file)
CDBurnerXP
TeamViewer (remote access)
a-squared Free (spyware cleaner)
FireFox
Thunderbird
CCleaner
WinSCP
Screamer (internet radio)
Live Messenger
Winamp
PixaMSN