30th of April 2012.

Today in class we discussed about an application that we will be using quite a number of times during this unit called Audacity. I finally have installed it onto my USB with ease.

Questions
What is a portable application?
A portable applcation is an application that can be carried around on a portable device, such as a USB and can be used on any computer.

The advantages of portable applications.

• You can take your applications anywhere with you, as long as you have a portable device.
• You can set it up in any way you like.
• You don't need to worry about the computer losing files or setting up differently.
• They are free so you don't have to worry about paying for your application.
• There are a variety of applications that are avaliable as portable.
• Portable applications clean your registry.
• They are secure in computers and thumbdrives. 

The types of software avaliable as portable applications.
There are many types of software avaliable on the internet as portable applications. They can be put into many different categories. Some examples are stated below.

Accesibility

• Firefox Accesibility Extension
• On-screen Keyboard Portable
• Virtual Magnifying Glass Portable

Development

• AkelPad Portable
• Database Browser Portable
• Frhed Portable
• Geany Portable
• Notepad ++ Portable

Education

• BPBible Portable
• Celestia Portable
• Gramps Portable
• Marble Portable
• TypeFaster Portable

Games

• Big Solitaires 3D Portable
• Brutal Chess Portable
• Cube Portable
• Frets on Fire Portable
• Get Sudoku Portable
• Puzzle Collection Portable

Graphics

• Blender Portable
• Dia Portable
• GIMP Portable
• Inkscape Portable

Internet

• DamnVid Portable
• Google Chrome Portable
• Juice Portable
• Maxthon Portable
• Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition
• Skype Portable