Portable Apps, Everything You Need On A USB Drive

I've got most of the software I need for development and general computer use on my 8gig USB drive. The great thing about this is I have my favorite applications and custom settings no matter what computer I'm using.

Here's a list of the software I've installed and links to their downloads or setup instructions. Some of them have some tweaking to get them working, so if you have any questions, feel free to shoot me an email.

Web Browser:
Firefox 4.0 Portable - http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable

Email Client:
Thunderbird Portable - http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/thunderbird_portable

Web Development IDE:
Eclipse PDT - http://www.eclipse.org/pdt/

FTP Client:
Filezilla Portable - http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/filezilla_portable

IRC Client:
X-Chat 2 - http://www.silverex.org/download/
You can find directions to make X-Chat portable in the faq - http://www.silverex.org/faq/

Image Manipulation Software:
Gimp Portable - http://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/gimp_portable

PDF Reader:
Foxit Reader - http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/addons.php
Make sure you download the (.zip) package and just unzip it onto your USB Drive

Compression Utility (similar to Winzip and WinRar):
7-Zip Portable - http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/7-zip_portable

Text File Comparison Software:
Winmerge - http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/winmerge_portable

Audio Player:
Winamp - http://www.pendriveapps.com/winamp-lite-portable-mp3-player/
Just follow the instructions in this article

Development Environments -
Cygwin - http://www.latestintech.com/portable-cygwin/ (Click on the cygwin for USB text link in the article)
Here is a link for instructions to create your own portable Cygwin installation: http://sites.google.com/site/devinsezer/Home/software/portable-cygwin
I use this for C/C++ development. I also use the built in SVN client a lot.

Python Portable - http://www.portablepython.com/

Digital Mars C/C++ compiler - http://www.digitalmars.com/download/freecompiler.html
Download the "Digital Mars C/C++ Compiler" and unzip it to your USB drive.

You can find a lot of portable applications on http://portableapps.com, check it out.