Bring your OS anywhere
If you have stuff that you bring to and from work (ergo you bring your work home or vice versa), like a set favorite programs, preferences, bookmarks, email, etc then you’ve probably heard of Portable Apps, a suite of portable applications that includes:
- a web browser
- email client
- office suite
- instant messaging client
- antivirus
- sudoku game
- program launcher menu
and more, all preconfigured to work on any windows computer. Portable Apps provides a hassle-free, yet very portable suite that’s fits to any portable device, a USB thumbdrive, an MP3 player, an IPod, etc.
Now if you’re looking for something with more functionality then bring your “PC on a stick” (Windows on USB) using MojoPac.
Just plug your MojoPac-enabled portable drive into your home/office PC, launch Windows from it, and use any application or document directly from the drive, no footprint left behind on the host PC (just like Portable Apps) because every application you’ve installed on the Mojo Pack is run directly from your portable drive. Neat huh?
Why in the world would I want a PC on a stick?
Well some of us are still not used to/are not allowed to work with our files using an online service. Having a PC on a stick means you can have your very own, self-customized operating system, anytime, any place.
If that’s not reason enough you can also:
- Listen/watch your music/video library from any PC. You can also download stuff but make sure your network isn’t monitored unless you want to get a memo.
- Play PC games like your favorite MMO, Civilization or even have a quick round of DOTA.
- Use any software you need/own and not be limited by what your Office PC has to offer.
- Surf with your preferred browser with all your settings, passwords and bookmarks intact.
- Have working backups of your essential software so that if your computer dies, you can still use them by just plugging your MojoPac into another PC.
Good enough for you?
You’ll do note that MojoPac costs $29.99. I’m assuming most folks wouldn’t want to fork over cash for it so I looked for an alternative. Manually Installing XP on a USB drive.
Also, while MojoPac will give you a fully active virtual PC on the road, it’s performance is still entirely dependent the host PC can read and write to the disk. Even with a fast disk though, this will be slower than working on the host PC itself so it’s definitely not a replacement for your stand alone desktop.
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