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Essential Software for Thumbdrives?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the stuff-you-can-take-with-you dept.

MaufTarkie asks: "My manager just handed me a 256 megabyte thumbdrive. I already know about UnixKit for Windows and the WEP Key Generator Utility for Wi-Fi Networks, but I'm interesting in hearing what other people are putting on their drives. My drive will potentially touch a range of systems (Windows, Unix, and MacOS X), so any software is fair game. What are some essential tools I can (should) put on this?"

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  1. Short-ish list by magefile · · Score: 3, Interesting

    -puTTY - terminals should be available on any Unix-ish or Mac-ish comp., but in case you're in an Apple store (where Terminal is locked off), maybe a Mac SSH client, too

    -Firefox - shameless self-promotion: here's my quick, easy, robust way of getting Firefox to work on a USB drive: Firefox@York. Note that this not only allows you to have extensions (which some portability how-tos don't), but you can use the same profile for the Mac, Windows and Unix versions of Firefox (diff binaries, same profile).

    -Adaware and Spybot. Maybe a ClamAV or AVG installer

    -Useful links - I have Trend Micro's "House Call" online virus scan, Windows Update, www.whatsmyip.com, etc.

    -Perhaps a POP3 or IMAP client like Thunderbird? Or even a full-fledged PIM, depending on size

    -A list of CD keys for all your software

    The next thing to go on my drive will be Open Office. Only one binary (I think), since it's Java-based, but getting it down to size and getting it to understand that it's on a portable drive will be the challenges.