Portable Apps for Computer Techs

I am a tech and I have found all of these portable apps to be very useful so I thought I would share them with you. All of them can run directly from your USB flash drive. I hope you will find them useful too.

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All of the computer technician software in this list can run directly from your USB flash drive. Very portable! I hope you will find them useful too.

List of Portable Applications for Computer Technicians

1. Angry IP Scanner

Angry IP Scanner – Scan a range of IP addresses to see which ones are in use. Not sure why it’s Angry, but it is memorable. Also tells you the hostname, MAC address, open ports, computer name, workgroup, and logged in Windows users.

2. Follow-Me IP

Follow-Me IP – Utility for finding your external IP address quickly. [Editor’s note – this link to fmip.org times out, so not sure if it will be fixed]

3. Restoration

Restoration – Allows you to undelete files that have been accidentally deleted from the computer. I cover its use in more detail with step by step instructions in another article called How to Restore Files Deleted from the Recycle Bin.

4. ClamWin Portable

ClamWin Portable – One of the best free antivirus utilities and it is available in portable format.

5. LockNote

LockNote – A simple text file that allows you to store usernames, passwords, phone numbers, and more with 256bit password encryption.

6. Portable OpenOffice

Portable OpenOffice – An open source office suite that is compatible with Microsoft Office, Word Perfect, Lotus, and more in portable format.

7. Portable System Analysis Tool SIW

SIW – A system analysis tool that tells you almost everything you need to know about a computer. Useful for finding information about your hardware, Windows configuration, and settings.

8. WinAudit

WinAudit – Another analysis tool that is useful for finding out information about a computer (not sure if their tool is always working).

9. RockXP

RockXP – View and change product keys for installed Microsoft products including Windows very quickly. [Editor’s note: this now redirects elsewhere to a page that doesn’t work. If you know an alternative please add to the comments below.]

10. Server2Go

Server2Go – Allows you to install an apache webserver right on to your flash drive with no configuration.

11. FileZilla Portable

FileZilla Portable – I have always been a big fan of the FileZilla ftp client. Now FileZilla is in portable format.

12. Portable http file Server

HFS – An http file server that allows you to easily share files right from your USB drive.

13. Firefox Portable Browser for USB key

Firefox Portable – Bypass those spyware-infested browsers and use Firefox straight off of your USB drive.

14. Portable Opera

Portable Opera – Or if you would rather use Opera it is also available in portable format.

15. Portable BitTorrent uTorrent

uTorrent – A very powerful standalone BitTorrent client.

16. Wiki on a Stick

Wiki on a Stick – Useful for storing product keys, configurations notes and more.

17. Portable App to find CPU data CPU-Z

CPU-Z – Very detailed information about your processor and other components.

18. Menu for Your Portable Apps

PStart – A Start Menu like program that allows you to organize and quickly run your portable programs.

Conclusion

This concludes the list. If you have any that are useful to you please post them. I am interested in hearing what helps you on a daily basis. Because it was so popular, I’ve expanded the list of portable applications for Computer Techs.

You can view it with many more utilities added at 35 portable applications every tech needs

This article has some great portable utilities for computer techs and DIY buffs.