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by Sydney2K
Fri May 28, 2010 5:34 pm
Forum: Portable Freeware Submission
Topic: Oolite: a 3D space trading and combat game, based on Elite
Replies: 0
Views: 7014

Oolite: a 3D space trading and combat game, based on Elite

Oolite V1.73.4 (Test) 21MB (compressed) Website http://www.oolite.org/ Wiki http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Oolite_Main_Page Screenshot http://www.oolite.org/gallery Download http://prdownload.berlios.de/oolite-linux/Oolite-1.73.4-test.exe Category : Games - Simulation Synopsis : Oolite is an adap...
by Sydney2K
Tue Dec 25, 2007 2:20 am
Forum: Portable Freeware Submission
Topic: Sleipnir - web browser
Replies: 27
Views: 51109

Yes, I use both standard and portable Sleipnir all the time. There are more features to Sleipnir than I could ever use. Because pretty much all public PC's use the IE engine this is a safer way to surf the net. It doesn't beat Firefox as security goes I guess, but I like the feel and the look of Sle...
by Sydney2K
Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:46 pm
Forum: Portable Freeware Submission
Topic: Free Download Manager (FDM)
Replies: 20
Views: 40981

Free Download Manager is now portable freeware friendly. The latest version (2.5.713) allows one to create a portable version. This is done by first installing the program, and then going to the File menu. There is a menu entry, "Create Portable Version", and all you need to do is specify ...
by Sydney2K
Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:21 am
Forum: Problems & Troubleshooting
Topic: Diagnostic tools for USB keys
Replies: 2
Views: 11829

Thanks for the tip- I've tried it out on several 'suspicious' USB flash keys and confirmed their unusability.
by Sydney2K
Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:55 am
Forum: Problems & Troubleshooting
Topic: Diagnostic tools for USB keys
Replies: 2
Views: 11829

Diagnostic tools for USB keys

My USB key went belly up on me tonight, but fortunately I lost little data, as I backed it up today. I was wondering though, is there any diagnostic tools to test USB keys, to determine their integrity, especially if you have been using one for awhile? It'd be nice to regularly test my keys, and mak...
by Sydney2K
Fri Apr 28, 2006 4:03 pm
Forum: Portable Freeware Discussion
Topic: Portable vs Full editions
Replies: 0
Views: 29369

Portable vs Full editions

I'm noting that there has a few portable versions of popular software, such as Firefox, etc. Now we know that most portable software are designed to leave as small a footprint as possible. Wouldn't there be any reason why one wouldn't install those versions of software as compared to the full versio...