DECEMBER 2018
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PortableApps: Your content
anywhere, any time!
By Arnold Villeneuve
PortableApps makes it easy for you to take required applica-
tions and content with you no matter where you go so that
you can make the conference presentation successfully.
Imagine your exec has an important conference presen-
tation next week. Or a presentation to deliver somewhere
that the level of reliable internet access is sketchy at best. A
laptop might suffice – but what if it breaks down or, worse,
gets stolen?
As an instructor who delivers onsite presentations to
clients around the world, I never know what the classroom
environment will bring. With the presentation machine
even be working? Will wi-fi be available?
PortableApps has become an invaluable lifesaver for me
many times. PortableApps with a cellular data USB con-
nector and mini projector have become my go-to fallback
presentation delivery tools.
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PortableApps is FREE and allows you to present your content any-
where at any time even if you do not have your own computer with
you. PortableApps.com is the world's most popular portable software
solution allowing you to take your favorite software applications and
data and documents with you.
A fully open-source and free platform, it works from any synced
cloud folder (DropBox, Google Drive, Box, etc.), from your local PC
on an internal or external drive, or on any portable storage device
(USB flash drive, memory card, portable hard drive, etc.) moved
between PCs.
With millions of users all over the world and a full collection of
open source and freeware software, compatible commercial software,
and partners in hardware industry, PortableApps is the most complete
solution for life on the go with access to over 400 free applications.
A portable app is a computer program that doesn't need
to be installed into Windows like traditional apps, so
you can carry it with you on a portable device or cloud
drive and use on any Windows computer. When your
USB flash drive, portable hard drive, or other portable
device is plugged in or your cloud drive is synced, you
have access to your software and personal data just as
you would on your own PC. And when you unplug the
device, none of your personal data is left behind.
No special hardware. Use any USB flash drive, por
-
table hard drive, etc.
No additional software. Just download, run the por-
table installer and go.
No kidding. It's that easy.
So what is PortableApps?
PortableApps to the rescue
So here is how I use it and here is how you might use it
to help your exec successfully make that critical presen-
tation when a crisis happens.
1. First create a blank USB stick.
2. Then download PortableApps at https://portable-
apps.com/download and begin the installation pro-
cess. NOTE: You will not be installing any software
to your laptop but rather to the newly formatted USB
stick. When prompted click KEEP and then click on
the PortableApps application icon to install it.
PortableApps install
