Some new apps i found and not listed here

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Some new apps i found and not listed here

#1 Post by djoledj »

i found some apps and tested them with Regshot....
they seem to write none of the registry changes...
Need a second opinion...

These are home pages

ShExView: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html
(shell extensions viewer)

PDF Bundle: http://www.coolpdf.com
(attaches files to PDF)

PDF Mark: http://www.coolpdf.com
(PDF watermarker creator)

Wkill: http://visualdesigner.fatal.ru/?pg=utl&lng=en&o=lst
(window killer tool)

I 'm not really sure if they are acceptable as portable so i would need a answer on this please... :)

Be good...
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#2 Post by AlephX »

PDF Mark

Tested. It writes settings in the registry. I think that it is not possible to consider it as portable.

Tested with regshot: 14 values, of which at least 7 significative ones. It writes in the registry the last used folder...

Sorry! :(

By the way: I use a quick trick to understand if an app is portable or not:

I run the app and (depending on the app) I use a folder (to load/save files elaborated by the app) which is not the default prompted one (Usually the windows folder "my documents").

Then I exit and start the application again. If the application opens the last folder again, it means that it wrote settings somewhere.

If you don´t find anything in the application folder (e.g.: myapp.ini, myapp.dat, settings.ini, and so on), it means that it´s sure that settings are written somewhere, usually on C: or in the registry...

It´s quite practical and dumb, but seems to work... :roll:
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About Wkill

#3 Post by djoledj »

I like the Wkill app whether it wrights to registry or not.

It has a Linux best feature like Xkill.

You mark a friezed window and it just kills it... no need to restart or wait for the motherf....g task manager. :)

Noone has to use it often and it's a prevention tool so i accept it as portable for my needs.


Anyone tried it yet?
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#4 Post by AlephX »

What you say is interesting: many TPFC users (including me) use apps which are not considered as portable. I would bet, Andrew too!!! :D

For my needs certain apps work good, even if requiring certain runtimes, or even if writing to the registry some settings.

The point is: we all, the ones who dig this site searching apps, need a standard. This standard has been defined quite clearly by Andrew and, even if the discussion must go on, we have a base where to start.

By the way my favorite not portable app which I use regularly is RapidQ, a Basic Bytecode compiler.... 8) I guess that I am a fan of it!
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#5 Post by Zach Thibeau »

AlephX wrote:What you say is interesting: many TPFC users (including me) use apps which are not considered as portable. I would bet, Andrew too!!! :D
Me I make it portable. And I make it with my nsis wrappers. I've just updated my MediaPlayerClassicPortable because it writes a file in the appdata folder but because of nsis I got it redirected to my data folder thats included with the Launcher. if you guys need launchers I'm that guy you can ask
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#6 Post by Andrew Lee »

What you say is interesting: many TPFC users (including me) use apps which are not considered as portable. I would bet, Andrew too!!!
You bet! Personal firewall, Palm Desktop + HotSync Manager etc.
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#7 Post by Zach Thibeau »

Andrew Lee wrote:
What you say is interesting: many TPFC users (including me) use apps which are not considered as portable. I would bet, Andrew too!!!
You bet! Personal firewall, Palm Desktop + HotSync Manager etc.
Yeah well my firewall is portable :D and so is my hamachi client as I am one of the developpers of Buri
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#8 Post by Andrew Lee »

Which firewall are you using that is portable?!
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Well

#9 Post by Zach Thibeau »

Well I don't really use it anymore as I don't have any use for it as I mainly use Ubuntu Linux but I'll search my old box (as I have about 5 kicking around) and I'll see if I can get it sent over as the Firewall I use is a Gnu GPL'd
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#10 Post by technicolordreamcoat »

@thibeaz

while you are at it, could you also share your portable hamachi with us,
this is such an awesome app, i would like to have a portable version

:D :D :D
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Well

#11 Post by Zach Thibeau »

it can be downloaded at buriproject.info and there is a stipulation you have to download and install hamachi and compile the launcher your self as that is what log me in stated we had to do
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hey!

#12 Post by djoledj »

You guys are having so much fun. i'm so glad for you. ;)
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#13 Post by Smegzor »

http://logmeinwiki.com/wiki/Hamachi:Buri

I have it working on my usb dongle. I managed to follow the instructions so you should be fine :)
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