If you travel around and use inter-net caf to download your emails and surf the Internet, or even share a PC at work, the security implications of leaving your user-name and password or even your bank details on a PC that doesnt belong to you, must have crossed your mind.

Now you can carry your computer programs along with all of your bookmarks, settings, email and more with you. Use them on any Windows computer. All without leaving any personal data behind.

PortableApps provides a truly open platform that installs on any hard-ware you like (USB flash drive, iPod, portable hard drive, etc). The Portable Apps Suite is free. It contains no spyware. There are no advertisements. It isn't a limited or trial version. There is no additional hardware or software to buy. You don't even have to give out your email address. It's 100% free to use, free to copy and free to share.

The standard download includes the MS Office Compatible, Open Office Suite (word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, database etc.) Firefox Internet browser, Thunderbird Email client, Sunbird cal-endar and an anti virus and uses just 300mb of your pen disk.

Once installed, inserting the pen disk will display the menu, check your emails surf the inter-net or write a letter and save it in the document folder on the disc and when you unplug the pen disk; no trace of your visit will be left behind. There are lots of additional programs to download such music players etc.

Check out http://portableapps.com/

What is a portable app?

portable - carried or moved with ease
app - a computer program like a web browser or word processor

A portable app is a computer program that you can carry around with you on a portable device and use on any Windows computer. When your USB flash drive, portable hard drive, iPod or other portable device is plugged in, 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.

I've used Portableapps for some time and can recommend it.

It is also worth copying the files to your hard disk, which enables you to run all of the apps - which include Open Office, Firefox and the Thunderbird email client - at full speed without having to install them on your computer.

Looking at getting another LCD TFT 19"+ with DVI and VGA connection for 150 mark, what makes should I look out for ;-)

I had a mailshot the other day for a 22" Widescreen LCD. I've used the supplier before but not the manufacturer.

HERE IS A FEW from PLAY.com

my boy has the samsung 930 and is great,looks like its now the 931,

what have you got at the moment,i would try and keep to the same size and make,like what Howard did for his new system,

Got 2 AOC 15" VGA and 1 Viewsonic 19" DVI VGA

if you are staying with a 3 screen setup,i would dump the 15's and get two 19",would be pleasing on the eye and can get 2 charts on a 19" where on the 15" you can only get one,
do you have a triple graphics card or two doubles,if you can run 4 screens just get another 19" so you match up the screens,

Rich,
On offer from ebuyer .com edeals.
22inch. 149 delivered.
mac

scussy, not got room for 4th monitor wish did thou ;-)

tyketto, saw that but wasnt to sure about the brand, after reading about it looked OK then the price went up so didnt bother, umm

I changed my router and on one of my computer when I try to connect via the wireless connection, it connects but I get a message, 'windows cannot find a certificate for this network' , so it stops me getting in. Any ideas greatly appreciated,

Regards

H

sutherlh1

Is it the wireless router that you replaced? Did you set up the wireless access on the new router? Can you connect by WiFi on any of your other machines.

It sounds as though your computer has not got the correct settings or is trying to connect to the wrong network although I'm puzzled by the mention of certificates as most home WiFi systems do not use certificates.

Hi Optimist, yes its the wireless router I replaced to get greater coverage in my house. I can connect by wireless on 2 other of my machines, a PC and a laptop. On the other laptop I can only connect using the hard (wired) connection from the router. It is connecting to the right network, as I have named it. Thanks

Sutherlh1

Was the full message actually

""Windows was unable to find a certificate to log you on to the network [SSID]""

??

Sutherlh1

It must be something to do with the wirless settings on the computer. If it's asking for a certificate then it is probablely using the wrong security settings.

Try creating a new wirless connection and let the wizard guide you through it.

Yes, exactly with the name of my network in the square brackets rather than SSID

Suth - http://hardware.mcse.ms/archive80-2005-4-180342.html

Jeff Liebermann's post might have the answer - if Optimists doesn't

I've just received a bundle of 60 pix in an attachment via IE 7. They are innocuous and from a trusted source. When I opened the attachment and clicked on the first image it opened OK in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. I clicked on the "next" button and instead of viewing the next image I was shown pictures bits of sites I had visited earlier in the day. What's going on? Norton virus check shows nothing untoward. Any clues anyone, please?

TOK, I have no experience of IE7 but it sounds like the Next feature is operating within a folder rather than within the bundle of pictures which is what you would prefer. Sadly in this case the folder in question is probably the Windows Temporary Files folder and so you will get the next file in the folder which is more likely to be a picture in a web page.

Thanks Kayak. You have described exactly what is happening. Another variant of Hutber's law I fear: Better is worse.

Just before going on hols I ran Registry Booster and in particular its registry defrag facility.

I'd been getting somewhat annoyed at the speed of my laptop and was putting it down to a mix of AVG and Diskeeper.

I was astounded at how much faster the machine ran after using Registry Booster.

Uniblue are now trying to get me to buy http://driveragent.com/

As Uniblue have impressed me with Registry Booster I am tempted. Has anyone ever tried Driveragent?

TP