The arrival of portable USB storage devices—so small that they fit easily in your pocket and even sport rings for easy key chain attachment—may finally put the venerable floppy to rest. We examine four options.
Buffalo Technology has increased the capacity of its small-format hard disk drives with the announcement of a 500GB drive, compact enough to fit in your pocket.
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Microsoft has confirmed that Startkey, which enables users to carry their personal Windows applications and settings on a flash drive, will be available later this year.
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There's an argument against the usage of USB sticks which has been discussed many times in this column: they're a potentially massive security risk. But there's another case you could make against having your business life stored in 4GB or so of flash memory it's a total support nightmare.
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The arrival of portable USB storage devices—so small that they fit easily in your pocket and even sport rings for easy key chain attachment—may finally put the venerable floppy to rest. We examine four options.
USB storage technology could become the next floppy drive. But does the small size and blazing speed pose a security risk? One member thinks so.
Using a USB drive to transfer setting to a Cisco router has many benefits. Among others, it can hold multiple configurations and copies of the Cisco IOS and it will speed up the copying process. Here's how to use a USB flash drive with a Cisco 871W router.
You can't boot using a floppy disk the way you used to be able to with DOS, but one handy way to easily boot XP is by using a USB flash drive. Here's how to make it work.
Storage device maker Seagate Technology has acquired Mirra in an effort to develop a box that'll let people access their home and small-office content from any Internet-connected PC.
Blending style with substance, the mini Micro Vault provides almost all of the features you'd want in a keychain drive, making it one of our top choices in this category.
Maxtor's Personal Storage 5000XT combines USB 2.0 and Firewire connectivity with 250GB of backup potential, but the supplied software may be baffling to some users.
The Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive is an attractive drive with a decent price. Its size makes it great for travel, but we can't recommend it due to its lack of performance.
Sony's newer, slimmer and faster Micro Vault might command a price premium, but users who demand speed will find it a compelling buy.
Iomega's thrown its hat into the USB portable storage market with the Mini USB drive, bringing with it the company's proprietary ActiveDisk technology.
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