Installing Audacity - A Portable Audio Editor & Recorder

1. What is a portable application?
   A portable app is a computer program that you can carry around with you on a portable device and use on any Windows computer. When your USB flash drive, portable hard drive, iPod or other portable device is plugged in, you have access to your software and personal data just as you would on your own PC. And when you unplug the device, none of your personal data is left behind.
2. The advantages of portable applications.
   - They are free and open source, and are developed by people who are excellent programmers.
   - You can carry your files and programs with you everywhere.
   - A better way of installing onto your computer.
3. The types of software available as portable applications.
   - Marble Portable: virtual globe and atlas
   - BPB Portable: bible study tool
   - NSIS Portable: Windows installer and launcher creation
   - Notepad2 Portable: simple, lightweight text editor