Have an old thumbdrive just taking up space on your desk or maybe you got a new one over the holidays, portable apps are a great way to maximize the usage of your portable drives, both new and old.

• PortableApps.com Suite - An all-in-one suite that features a complete collection of portable apps including a web browser, email client, office suite, calendar/scheduler, instant messaging client, antivirus, audio player, sudoku game, password manager, PDF reader, minesweeper clone, backup utility and integrated menu, all preconfigured to work portably. Just drop it on your portable device and you’re ready to go. This is by far the most featured suite available and is extremely easy to use.
  
• TinyApps.org - A catalog of portable apps for Windows, Palm, and OS X
• Portable Freeware Collection - A massive list of freeware for your portable device.

Never be without access to your favorite software, favorite games, & bookmarks again.

Amaze.fm allows artists to upload their music where it will be listened to, rated, reviewed, and tagged by the community.

Each week the highest rated song will get played on a nationally-syndicated radio station. Very cool for aspiring musicians who want to get their music out there!

Encyclopedia Dramatica - For the Wikipedia lovers out there that also have a sense of humor, checkout Encyclopedia Dramatica and get some lulz.

TV Checkup - For those that watch medical dramas on the TVs, WebMD has a blog that goes into detail about what you saw on your favorite medical drama last night. I watch House, which tends to have a lot of rare diseases as a diagnosis for most of the cases on the show and it’s neat to read the details about such things.

Spam Showcase - Real e-mail spam that you can comment on!