madeinheaven Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 I am not sure if it is too much to ask sub category about portables,Cause i don't like to install anything if it is not necessary. More then half of my application are portables i heavily use and post them.Why i love to use portables:works from any device (USB flash drive, portable hard drive, iPod, etc)works as you move computers and your drive letter changesfeatures continue working as you move computersdoesn't leave files or folders behind on the PCdoesn't leave registry entries behind except those automatically generated by Windowsoptimized for use on removable drivesusually doesn't require additional software on the PCdoesn't interfere with software installed on the PCEven i put the [Portable] sign in topic title still some people missing that out. Beside it is nicer keeping them one categories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalaffa Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 A new category created in software updates you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madeinheaven Posted October 20, 2011 Author Share Posted October 20, 2011 A new category created in software updates you mean?It can be under the software update or software news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nima Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 It's a good idea, I also agree on this; not only you but also many more people always use Portable versions of their favorite softwares, having this category on the forums is also a good suggestion. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ck_kent Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 I also like this and was actually wondering about this myself too. But I guess there are sites already dedicated to portable appz...? :) I don't know. :dunno: But I also see links in the front page apps which contain portable versions of it if available... like Firefox, Thunderbird, etc... and there's also a good thread started by Olexijl for ThinApp'ed Software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shought Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 On the frontpage we try to add portable releases to the normal releases, maybe it would be better to do the same here?I'm not sure about this, I believe a section for portables has been suggested and discussed before, but eventually we decided not to go with it.Besides if you properly tag the your portable topics it will show up in the tag cloud... (Everyone should note that in order to separate tags you need to use a comma, so if you enter 'Mozilla Firefox 4.0' then the tag will be that, in total, but if you enter 'Mozilla, Firefox, 4.0' then the tags will be Mozilla, Firefox and 4.0.)As I said I'm still not sure, would appreciate some more opinions on this :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedrito Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 I think that having both the portable and install version links next to each other is enough, like it is now.It's only my opinion, and nothing more. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Lite Posted October 21, 2011 Administrator Share Posted October 21, 2011 I think the new tag system in the latest version of the forum software makes the need for a forum like this one unnecessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placoboy Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 +1 it makes the job easier when needing to find portable apps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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