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  • LaCie flash drives offer additional online storage

    The CooKey and WhizKey thumb drives offer storage capacities ranging from 4GB to 32GB, and up to 4GB of online storage via LaCie's Wuala service.These key-shaped USB 2.0 thumb drives borrow from the the design of the LaCie iamaKey, and are made…
    07 January 2010
    Tags: Subscription • Capacities • Thumb • Usb Drives • Lacie

  • Open source vendor releases cluster file system

    The system automatically distributes the I/O and data across the cluster.The Storage Platform also features web-based installation and management and a complete platform image that can fit on a USB thumb drive.
    09 December 2009
    Tags: Failover • File System • Cluster • Images • Virtual Machines • Network World

  • USB 3.0 will enable RAID performance

    The contents of a 1GB thumb drive could be transferred in 3.3 seconds, versus 33 seconds previously.The SOC that Intrater will discuss on Monday will boost that performance up to and beyond the top speed of SATA.
    25 August 2009
    Tags: Silicon • Definition • Sata • Oems • Raid • Storage Devices

  • Flash storage becoming too cheap

    The head of the world's largest dedicated flash memory maker tried to give the industry a reality check at the annual trade show.The cost of manufacturing a gigabyte of flash storage, used in consumer devices, USB thumb drives, Secure Digital…
    13 August 2009
    Tags: Flash Memory • Capital • Balance • Advance • Bits • Ssd

  • US government admits USB worm attack

    It's not that profound an impact on the network," he said.Earlier this year, workers in the state of Washington's Division of Child Support were provided with state-owned USB flash drives as part of a move to eliminate the use of unsanctioned…
    24 November 2008
    Tags: Worm • Policy • Sophos • Defense • Military • Virus

  • Updated Ubuntu Linux for desktops launching this week

    A major benefit of that capability is that users will also be able to save new data to the same thumb drive that contains the operating system.Another useful feature is integration of multimedia content from the BBC that was previously available…
    28 October 2008
    Tags: Player • Ubuntu • Edition • Stack • Raid • Usability

Latest Features

  • How to buy a new PC: The specs

    The naming conventions can be a bit overwhelming, but the rule of thumb is that higher numbers indicate better performance, and higher prices. A well designed case provides tool-less access to the interior, hard drives mounted on easy-to-slide-out…
    17 March 2010
    Tags: Vary • Shopping • Shape • Opt • Hard Drives • Clock

  • The best security features in Windows 7

    In Windows 7, the feature has been extended to protect external hard drives and USB thumb drives. Called "BitLocker To Go", the feature, available only in Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate editions, allows external storage devices to be restricted…
    02 February 2010
    Tags: Security Features • Schedule • Rights • Restore • Hard Drive • Clicking

  • Snow Leopard vs Windows 7

    The improvement is that, if you have Ultimate or Enterprise installed, you can now encrypt USB thumb drives as you would a hard disk. With Time Machine I plug in a USB hard drive and forget about it. While so many others navigated the Vista debacle…
    27 October 2009
    Tags: Folders • User Interface • Transparent • Usability • Tends • Noting

  • Apple's network sharing features in iTunes 9 could be better

    Technically I could do this by copying the file from her Mac onto a thumb drive and then transferring the song to my system, and then authorising the computer to play that song, but it would seem easier to just allow multiple iTunes accounts, as…
    18 September 2009
    Tags: Music • Transfer • Announcements • Itunes • Windows Vista • Enable

  • Does Flash make your PC go faster?

    It is also both more expensive and faster than the kind of flash seen in USB thumb drives. In the real world that may well not be the case.There are quite significant differences in operations between external ReadyBoost USB flash, Robson…
    26 September 2007
    Tags: Cache • Hard Drive • Hard Drives • Windows Vista • Boost • Motherboard

  • Will 2008 be the year of the open-source desktop?

    The wireless client should roam as I change locations, associate with the most optimal access point and work perfectly upon waking from hibernation.USB thumb drives should work seamlessly without having to manually mount a volume.The open-source…
    22 June 2007
    Tags: Mac Os • Engineer • Suse Linux • Cio • Wireless Networking

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How-Tos

  • How to update your BIOS

    You might still be able to download an app that configures a USB thumb drive, blank CD/DVD, or even a floppy disk so that you can boot off of it to update the BIOS, or an ISO image file that can be used in your disc-burning app of choice (if you…
    22 January 2010
    Tags: Compatibility • Boot • App • Manufacturer • Motherboard • Exe

  • Bring the new iPhone into your business

    A good way to judge that is to make an honest assessment: Are you as tough on USB thumb drives, smartphones, and work-at-home users' PCs as you want to be on the iPhone? With 8GB to 16GB visible to PCs as an external drive when connected over USB…
    11 June 2008
    Tags: Mac Os • Securing • Vpns • Calendar • Safari • Kill

  • Case Study: VA installs encryption software on 15,000 laptops

    The tools allow administrators to control the use of USB devices by simply shutting down the port so that people are not able to "plug in a thumb drive and pull out information," he said.The VA is also looking into other tools that will help it…
    29 September 2006
    Tags: Laptops • Assessment • Owned • Breach • Agency • Organization

  • Stop your notebook getting stolen

    If the data it contains is critical, keep it on a flash thumb drive and then load it on your notebook when you need it. Without a special key from SecuriKey inserted into the USB port, my notebook just won't boot.
    07 December 2005
    Tags: Cable • Passwords • Boot • Password • Locked • Road

Reviews

  • Logitech Performance Mouse MX review

    Theres a grove along the left side of the mouse for your thumb, and the mouse fits my hand nicely. If you have smaller hands, youll have to reach for the two main mouse buttons.Speaking of buttons, the Performance Mouse MX has seven buttons: left…
    26 February 2010
    Tags: Surface • Mouse • Keyboard • Hand • Button • Battery

  • Logitech Performance Mouse MX review

    There's a grove along the left side of the mouse for your thumb, and the mouse fits my hand nicely.The mouse is a little on the heavy side, weighing 164g, but we didn't experience any fatigue using the Logitech Performance Mouse MX on a daily basis.
    01 February 2010
    Tags: Button • Surface • Battery • Keyboard • Buttons • Mouse

  • Corsair Survivor GT 32GB

    Where many USB thumb drives are slow to write to, at around 8 or 9MB/s transfer speed, we saw figures of 11.2MB/s using the Simpli HD Tach 3 benchmark. If you're looking for a bomb proof way to protect the data you carry around, look no further…
    16 December 2009
    Tags: Transfer • Water • Flash • Resilient • Corsair • Tube

  • Samsung N510 review

    A single pivoted bar serves as left and right mouse clicking, smooth and positive, and it can be easily pressed using your thumb's edge without having to lift your hand. As well as the textbook three USB, headphone and mic sockets, SD card slot…
    24 November 2009
    Tags: Videos • Geforce • Ubiquitous • Balance • Lcd • Plugin

  • Foxit eSlick review

    The bezel around the Kindle 2's screen is wide enough to permit you to rest your thumb comfortably on it, and Amazon positioned its page turning buttons sensibly; in contrast, the eSlick is sometimes a bit hard to hold naturally, and turning pages…
    03 November 2009
    Tags: Reader • Format • Pdf • Named • Amazon • Appearance

  • Amazon Kindle 2 ebook reader

    And while the right side's Next button ran the length of my thumb and was comfortably situated in relation to where my hand rested while holding the device at its midsection, my hand tired more quickly on this device than it did with the Kindle 1…
    03 November 2009
    Tags: Screens • Handheld • Mobile Devices • Buttons • Amazon • Length

White Papers

  • Enterprise Guide: 7 Steps to Securing USB Drives

    Many employees don't think twice about taking work home or out of the office on the personal thumb drive they purchased at a local center for office supplies. Personal storage devices such as USB flash drives are more powerful than ever and have…
    16 February 2007
    Tags: Productivity • Stored • Procedures • Routine • Convenience • Storage Devices

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