It's theme week again at Tech2 and this time round we will be rolling with a list of apps, tips and tricks for what can be called “Tech2 on the Road”. Just in case you are wondering what we're up to, we're simply referring to stuff that we, as tech reviewers and editors, like to carry with us when we hit the road.
For instance, when I travel I carry a USB drive, with a few applications that I consider indispensable. The gamers – whose priority could be handheld gaming – may not agree. To each his own and all that, but here are ten cool portable apps that can be carried around on a portable USB drive and which allow you to watch movies, listen to music, edit office documents, and more.
Easily one of the most recognizable names in the world of open source, Open Office is a portable package that weighs in at just 85MB and offers a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation tool, drawing package and database. This will easily take care of all those pesky “last minute” changes that may be required by your office while you are on vacation.
Pidgin Portable (or Gaim, as it was known) may not be that familiar to Windows users, but in the world of Linux it has been very popular as a lightweight client that offers IM connectivity with virtually every known platform: Jabber, ICQ, AOL, MSN, Yahoo and GTalk. It’s been available for the Windows platform for quite some time now and even offers a portable version. It weighs in at a mere 11MB.
This one was seriously a no-brainer, when it came to its inclusion in this roundup. The most popular open source browser is now available in portable form. Yes, you can also import your existing bookmarks and passwords and tote them around with you.
This tool has been on the list of most system administrators for a while now. Putty allows you to connect to servers via SSH, Telnet and Rlogin. It's the ideal tool in case you need to reach your misbehaving web server in a hurry.
you should try the newer version of putty. It has now an option of serial connection as well.System Administrator's now say goodbye to hyperterminal and start using the newer version of putty. Enjoy..... 
