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Portable Apps Suite is and interesting concept. Basically, it’s a group of frequently used applications that can be installed on a thumb drive. The applications can be launched from any Windows computer, and data is stored on the thumb drive — which allows you to take it with you to your next location. Supposedly, no trace of your work is left behind on the host computer. What I like is that you can conveniently take your data with you (documents, emails, bookmarks), and you know you’ll have compatible applications to open the data at your destination.

We went to Inventure Place this afternoon, and Caleb seemed to enjoy the hands-on exhibits. Unfortunately, his favorite parts were (1) the trolley we saw while walking from the parking deck to Inventure Place and (2) the RR tracks he spotted outside as were were retrieving our coats to leave for home. Oh well, so much for science.

Here are a few pics. The first is Jenn and Owen this morning — recovering from a wakeful night before.

This looks very good — small, light, capable, and reliable — ASUS Eee PC. See CNET review here.

Ran into an article on this yesterday — it sounds pretty cool. Zonbu is a tiny (ala Mac mini) pc with no harddisk. It’s available with a subscription for online storage and backup of your data plus automatic software updates. $99 plus $12.95 to $19.95 / mo. subscription (cancellable) depending on your storage needs.

See details at http://www.zonbu.com , and check out the demo video here.

Read about it and view video here.

I can’t believe it’s almost over. Hope you didn’t miss it.

Pi Day