Ronald Nutter
Vince Sizemore
Georgetown College

Local Install vs Portable Apps

Local Install

• Takes time to get app installed before use
• Need to apply latest updates
• Can be a problem if workstation has a problem that interferes with application install

portable apps

• updates only have to be applied once

Linux vs. Windows

• There are good tools from both OS's
• Mostly a matter of personal preference
• Can use tools from one OS to fix problems with another OS

Menu System for running Apps

U3 - not very flexible

• Commercial package
• does not scale well for mult. apps on same drive
• system can be removed but not restored
  
• www.u3.com
  

Pstart - open source

• accommodated mult apps
• www.pegtop.net/pstart
  

Possible solutions

antivirus/spyware/rootkit

• Clamwin - install directly to flash drive
  
• Avast - software.u3.com
  
• McAfee Stinger
  
• Xoftspy - Commercial
  
• AdAware PE - install to PC and copy to flash drive
• Spybot 1.4 - install to PC and copy to flash drive
• Sophos Rootkit Detector
  
• Sysinternal Rootkit Revealer
  

Network tools

• Network Toolkit (commercial)
  
• Putty
  
• Roll your own
• Truecrypt
  
• KeePass
  
• Usage Scenario - place KeePass on encrypted TrueCrypt volume

password protections

file/directory recovery

• DeepBurner Portable
  

XP on a stick

• Need Bart PE, XP Pro 2, 512MB flash drive
• XP on Your Thumb Drive
  
• Google for addins to Bart PE

Linux on a stick

• www.howudune.com/knoppix.php
• start with clear flash drive
• Sun Suslinux against drive
• Download Knoppix v5 and burn cd
• copy knoppix CD to flash drive
• follow directions on copying Knoppix boot directory to flash
• Insert into USB port before turning on PC

More info

• www.everythingusb.com/software.html
• www.u3.com
• www.no-install.com
• www.portablefreeware.com
• www.app-stick.com