As part of my day job, I've been doing a lot of research into the ever and quickly expanding capabilties of USB drives to act as portable computers (minus a screen, keyboard and connectivity of course). I've looked at U3, Ceedo, PortableApps and mojopac.
Of those 4 (which ones am I missing? Please let me know), U3, Ceedo and PortableApps result in a similar end state. The main difference being that Ceedo and U3 both require software on the USB to run associated apps - PortableApps does not require any additional software to be downloaded or installed to the USB drive in addition to the applications. mojopac works differently in that it actually creates a a whole new virtual PC on your USB drive.
We are still researching all the implications of these various packages but I remain amazed at our ability to install and run everything from Moodle to Skype to OpenOffice all from these USB devices with little or no difficulty.
MojoPac is my vote. Very very happy with that. All the benefits listed above (and I won't repeat them) are there. And they are GOOD GOOD GOOD.
Posted by: Erik | June 19, 2008 at 02:05 PM
Take your applications, settings and data with you on any device, and run on any PC. How? Use Mojopac!
MojoPac is a technology that transforms your iPod or USB Hard Drive or Flash drive into a portable and private PC. Just install MojoPac on any USB 2.0 compliant storage device, upload your applications and files, modify your user settings and environment preferences, and take it with you everywhere.
Every time you plug your MojoPac-enabled device into any Windows XP PC , MojoPac automatically launches your environment on the host PC. Your communications, music, games, applications, and files are all local and accessible. And when you unplug the MojoPac device, no trace is left behind – your information is not cached on the host PC..
Benefits:
Privacy
Portability
Playability
Protection of IT Policies
Power Supply
Personal Preferences
iPod Liberation
Painless PC Sharing
PC Resurrection
The Mojo Experience
Using MojoPac is exactly as if your MojoPac iPod or USB storage device is an ultra portable Windows XP PC.
Your experience using Mojopac is exactly as if you are using an ultra portable PC (your MojoPac device) and docking it to a computer (the Host PC you are plugged into).
Your MojoPac PC is running from your portable device, but it is borrowing the resources (screen, processor, CD/DVD drives, internet connection, printers, etc.) of the Host PC. In other words, MojoPac is your real PC (your applications, settings, data), and any computer it is connected to is being used as a utility to run MojoPac.
Who is it for? Everyone!!
MojoPac delivers portable, private and personal computing to everyone!
Depending upon your daily life and work, you will have different uses for MojoPac, if you are a Professional, a Parent, a Student or a Gamer, we have got the Mojo for you!
Posted by: envangelism | March 24, 2007 at 12:23 AM
I met the Mojopac folks at DEMOfall and in principle it sounds really good. Technically I don't know exactly how it works, but I hope it gets better because the performance is poor. It's like watching all your apps perform in slow motion.
The good news: It's only 1.0 so it's bound to get better over time!
Bryan at www.nanolearning.com
Posted by: The Editor | October 23, 2006 at 05:05 PM