What can you do with a few gigabytes and a USB port? Quite a lot, with the right software. Learn how to encrypt your work, run whole systems, rescue Windows, and customize your thumb drive with these USB-geared tricks.Photo by Debs (ò‿ó)♪.Note: Gina previously rounded up 10 thumb drive tricks in April 2007, and we've borrowed a few of those ideas here. But many of the apps have updated, some have been replaced with better offerings, and a few totally...
Most of us see our USB flash drives as expendable, one-trick ponies—good for storing and sharing files and not much else. But with the appropriate knowledge, that little mess of gigabytes in your pocket has the potential to be so much more.After scouring a recent Quora thread calling for useful (and largely unknown) thumb drive tips and tricks, we've compiled a list of some of the most painfully brilliant ways to put your flash drive to work. Because let's face...
In the business of data recovery, we come across very many broken flash drives, and in most cases, the damage was well avoidable. This is why we think it is worth writing about, even though the points will appear to be rather obvious. Losing your life’s work on account of poor handling is avoidable. In addition, proper handling will ensure that the natural life of your flash drive extends for as long as possible.1. Don’t put them in the pockets...
