Filed under: World wide web, Utilities, Windows, Productivity, Freeware

My flash drive works pretty hard, so I’ve spent a lot of time gathering a reliable, powerful set of portable tools that allow me to work hard and play hard, even if I can’t do it on my own PC. Here are two dozen apps that I always have at the ready.

Encryption

Truecrypt - Why is TrueCrypt first on the list? Easy. A multi-gig, easy-to-lose, unencrypted drive with your data on it is a terrible security risk. Truecrypt helps me keep all my private stuff locked down. Read the “traveller mode” documentation for help setting it up.

Web and World wide web

Operator - I’m not an Opera fanboy by any stretch, but if I’ve got to surf on a public personal, I’m using Operator. It’s got Tor anonymous browsing built in to keep you safe. You can read more about it in my previous post. If I’m on a trusted computer, I’ll go for Portable Firefox.

Pidgin - I don’t usually need to IM from a client’s site, but just in case I need to stay in touch I bring Pidgin with me. For portable multi-network chat, it’s the ideal option out there. Add the encryption plugin to keep it secure.

Filezilla - Half the time I need Notepad++, it’s because I’m editing files on my FTP server from the road. Filezilla portable keeps all my sites accesible from wherever I am.

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