Everyone loves portable apps. What’s not to love? You stick them in a USB drive, plug it in any computer and you’re good to go. No installation necessary. Just plug your USB in and you’ve got all your applications ready for use.

While there are various portable app suites, we’ll talk about just one for now. We’ll cover the others in a separate post.

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With the release of Windows 7 just around the corner, most users of the Windows OS are eager to find out just what to expect with the final release version. Ed Bott over at ZDNet provides an early peek at Windows 7.

For more in-depth observations, check out Ed Bott’s article mentioned above. Let’s take a look at some of the screens Ed provided in his post.

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Time to talk about games. Let’s talk about flash games.

Ever had the urge to jump off a cliff? Sure, we’ve all had it. Problem is, the fall is sort of a deal breaker right? Here’s the safe way to do it.

Base Jumper is a free online game that lets you jump off cliffs without having to worry about the landing. The browser game is simple enough. You start off standing on a platform atop a waterfall. Once you’ve gotten rid of your digital nerves, jump.

Arrow keys control movement, while “a” and “z” control acceleration and slowing down respectively. The spacebar opens your parachute. See, even in an online game you’re still safe.

Anyone who’s had a computer for a while will inevitably end up with hundreds of folders in different directories. After a while, you’ll find yourself wishing for an easy way to just bring all your files to the root folder. That’s exactly what this next app will do.

Suction is a free Windows app that will get rid of your unwanted folder trees and leave you with your files all in the root folder. Just drag the directory with all subfolders into the program and it will get rid of the folder tree while bringing your files to the root directory. Think of your images folder or videos folder.

No frills but simple enough to use and a small executable. Always a good deal.

Suction works with Windows XP. Vista, and Windows 2000. Requires .NET

One of the greatest things about Firefox is the incredible amount of plugins or addons that users can download to add more functionality. Some people, however, don’t want to spend time looking through thousands of  Firefox plugins just to find one they like.

Fashion Your Firefox is the perfect place for anyone hoping to find a great new addon without wading through the entire list.

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Windows XP and Vista users who are wanting to upgrade won’t have to wait too long. Microsoft has announced the release date of the next version of Windows along with the prices for different versions.

The release date for Windows 7 is set for October 22 so those of you testing out the release candidate know how much longer you’ll have to wait. Windows 7 will be available in 14 languages at launch: Japanese, Korean, English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Russian, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Chinese (Hong Kong). Other languages will be added on the 31st of October.

Windows 7 Home will go for $119 and Windows 7 Pro will cost you $199. Will Microsoft decrease the price scheme as the launch date nears? We’ll see.