That's where they really shine. I did the same when I had to get stuff done on absolutely ancient bog-standard Dell Windows machines a while back. I think they

That's where they really shine. I did the same when I had to get stuff done on absolutely ancient bog-standard Dell Windows machines a while back. I think they had IE 10, no PDF reader, no office software, no media player. I was supposed to do regular office work with that setup (weird situation). One visit to Portable Apps and my hours spent in the office were so much better. I still use the site for fun or for simple utility value even in Linux sometimes.