I’d encourage you to check them out if you’d like to be able to put your favorite utility or web browser on a USB drive, plug it in to a computer you’ve never used before and start using the utility without delay. It can provide a great deal of privacy protection as well since you don’t leave behind your browser cache, bookmarks, or site visit history.

If you’re looking for a tool to access the internet, archive some files, transfer files, read MS Word documents or many others, grab the Portable Apps utility of your choice and avoid the Windows-isms. They’ve got a great inventory of products already and they seem to be actively updating the existing tools as well as adding new ones.