Put your USB drive to work as a portable desktop, PC recovery kit, entertainment platform, and more.
Once known as simple little gizmos that were basically just modern replacements for floppy disks, USB flash drives have suddenly grown up. You can now replicate your desktop environment, encrypt files on the fly, and even rescue your PC with one of these formerly modest devices. Here are some of the coolest things you can do today with the innocuous-looking thumb drive on your desk, as well as details about some particularly useful new drives.
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For the full article with images go to : PCWorld
Once known as simple little gizmos that were basically just modern replacements for floppy disks, USB flash drives have suddenly grown up. You can now replicate your desktop environment, encrypt files on the fly, and even rescue your PC with one of these formerly modest devices. Here are some of the coolest things you can do today with the innocuous-looking thumb drive on your desk, as well as details about some particularly useful new drives.
In This Article:
- Your Desktop in Your Pocket
- Box: Pocket Gaming Without a PSP
- Safe From Prying Eyes
- Box: Itty-Bitty Linux
- Create a Cleaning Kit for Spyware-Infected PCs
- Box: Trek With Books, Not a Backache
- When Speed Is King, Flash Flies
- Box: Free, Easy File Syncing
- Revive Your Crashed PC
- Box: Tunes on Wheels
For the full article with images go to : PCWorld