MyApps - Create your Own Suite of Portable Software

From Scotland comes "MyApps", which consists of a set of free and open source applications ("apps") broken down into three categories:

1. EduApps
2. AccessApps
3. LearnApps

Each of these programs run from a flash drive, making setup a breeze! A quote from the website:

"Tired of grabbing application suites in which you only end up using five percent of the listed programs? Think you can do better than your average suite developer when it comes to picking and choosing the top apps that should go in a bundle? Alright, tough person. Hit up the Regional Support Centre Scotland North & East's official Web site and create your own customized MyApps listing. Pick the programs you want to have on your key, and the site will automatically create the single install file for you. It's as easy as that (or, if you're stubborn, grab one of the three pre-built packages: AccessApps, LearnApps, or TeachApps)

You have three options:

1. http://www.rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk/eduapps/download.php
   This link takes you to the Access, Learn, and Teach packages (both "full" and "core" versions, and the informs you of the differences between them.
   
2. http://www.rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk/eduapps/compare.php: The page to download the core and full versions of the Access, Learn, and Teach versions of the portable applications.
   
3. http://www.rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk/eduapps/selection.php?ID=OTMyNQ==&suite=EduApps&clientID=1: The page where you can go to "mix and match" your own customized, zipped package of downloadable applications.

Looking through the list of available applications, you'll be pleased to find some assistive software for those who may be visually or hearing challenged. I customized my suite to include these programs as well as concept mapping, word processing, antivirus, browsing, and touch typing software.

Highly suggested: Secure a dedicated 2 GB flash drive for these portable applications. The make and model I'd recommend is the Sandisk Cruzer. The first thing I'd do after unpacking it is to uninstall the U3 system from the flash drive using the U3 uninstall utility located at http://u3uninstall.s3.amazonaws.com/U3Uninstall.exe