10 Portable Applications To Consider - Part 3
Flash drives can do more than just store files, they can also be used to run applications on any computer. Which is why I’ve decided to list 10 of my favorite portable applications. The criteria used to select the applications is as follow:
- Free
- Requires no major modifications to run from Flash media
- Lightweight and small
- Useful and non-obstructive
- No major limitations
While not a complete list I’ve decided to list most of the applications in my Flash drive and give the list its own page www.linhost.info/usb-tools/. I will update the list as I find more useful software.
SNMPTrafficGrapher
This freeware utility allows monitoring of supporting SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c devices including Cisco, Livingstone, Riverstone etc.
Awesome portable tool for when need graphing on the move. Download: SNMPTrafficGrapher
Netcat
Netcat is a computer networking service for reading from and writing network connections using TCP or UDP.
The venerable Netcat is available in Windows and best of all you can carry it with you, no installation necessary. Download: Netcat for Windows
Disk Usage
Du (disk usage) reports the disk space usage for the directory you specify. By default it recurses directories to show the total size of a directory and its subdirectories.
This should be part of any installation. Download: Disk Usage
YAPS
Fast TCP/IP port scanner. * Supports simultaneous connecting to many targets * Supports command line and GUI mode * Customisable timeout * Can scan range of addresses, or single address * Can resolve addresses * Includes names for well known ports
I like the simplicity of YAPS for scanning hosts on the go. Download: YAPS
Eraser Portable
Eraser is a secure data removal tool for Windows. It completely removes sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns.
Download: Eraser 5.8.8 Portable.zip
USB Image Tool
USB Image Tool can create images of USB flash drives and MP3 players, that are mounted as USB drives. It allows you switch between images with different music styles on your MP3 Player or to make an exact backup image of your USB Stick.
The best USB imaging tool so far, it supports compression. Download: USB Image Tool
Process Explorer
Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.
Download: Process Explorer
Iperf.exe
Iperf is a commonly used network testing tool that can create TCP and UDP data streams and measure the throughput of a network that is carrying them.
Industry standard for measuring network performance. Download: iperf.exe
RealTemp
Real Temp is a temperature monitoring program designed for all Intel single Core, Dual Core, Quad Core and Core i7 processors.
Download: Real Temp
ConnectionMonitor
Pings hosts at regular intervals, to determing if your connection is working, and generate a log of the results.
They say the host is fine, you say otherwise. With ConnectionManager you can prove your point and the one who loses has to spend the weekend with the Chairmen of the Board(if you know what I mean!). Download: ConnectionMonitor
usb — May 15, 2011