How To Buy An MP3 Player by Gary Hendricks
Are you looking for an MP3 player but am not sure which type and model to buy? There is a wide variety of MP3 players out there, from flash memory based players to hard drive based players. Choosing a good player from the market is no easy task. What features should you look for? ... Flash-based MP3 players Flash-based MP3 players have a flash memory chip built-in. ... Hard-drive based MP3 players Hard-drive based MP3 players use a 1.8-inch hard disk drive to store your music. ... Micro hard-drive based MP3 players More recently, manufacturers have come up with micro hard-drive based...

Review: USB Copy Cruiser Plus from Aleratec by G Mo
The USB Copy Cruiser Plus is a USB copy device with the additional convenience of an 8-in-1 card reader. The unit will copy from one memory device to another or from one memory device to a USB flash drive without the need of a PC. This OTG (On-The-Go) USB technology is very useful and the USB... Since the USB Copy Cruiser Plus is not USB 2.0 High Speed when transferring from memory device to memory device I saw the following during our informal testing: Memory Stick to USB flash drive; 321Kb/sec, Compact Flash to USB flash drive; 296Kb/sec and when connected to a PC transfer rates where in...

5 Ways To Backup Your Data... by Jason Kohrs
The data on your hard drive is the most critical item inside your computer, and the only item which can not be replaced. It may be an unwanted hassle and expense to replace a defective memory module, monitor, or processor, but there is no replacing data once lost. ... The inclusion of a common data transfer interface, such as USB, allows an external hard drive to be connected to just about any modern computer for data transfer, or for more than one computer to share the external hard drive as a back up.

Common Problems Why Hard Disks Crash by Pinky Mcbanon
There are so many reasons why your hard disk may crashed: (1) It may be caused by mechanical or physical problem such as the spindle motor system failure. This failure is usually caused by over-heating. The activity light flashing that you see on your CPU (central processing unit) indicates... HINTS: (1) If you see the activity light flashing but the computer does not boot, the case may be, your files is still intact on the hard drive but becomes inaccessible -- this may be because of logical system failure.

5 Tips to Avoid Needing Laptop Data Recovery by Jason Perry
With the costs of laptops coming down and performance going up, it has become more viable for companies to equip their employees with laptops--for those who travel, work from home, or for those who just prefer them to full size computers. Individual users, from college students to self employed... Buy an External USB Hard Drive Use an external USB hard drive to do a complete back-up of your system. ... Most IT departments figure the laptop users are on their own, so by asking them for a little preventive help with your computer using your savy tech talk, you may impress them...

Data Storage Media – A Guide to Selecting Media For Storing and Backing Up Computer Data by David Haysom
Data, or information stored on your computer, can either be held on fixed disk drives inside the computer or on removable media such as CD's that can be inserted and removed. Removable media can be used to transfer files between computers or to backup the data already existing on fixed disk drives. ... In many cases viruses carried by a Flash Drive will not be detected as most antivirus software is reactive and only recognizes known viruses Theft - a Flash Drive can make it easier for data to be stolen from an unlocked PC Little Security - the size and weight of the Flash drive...

Dynamite Comes in Small Packages - Tiny Personal Audio MP3 Players Pack Powerful Music Enjoyment by W R Kirk
MP3 players are Hot! Playing music has come a long way since the transistor radio, portable tape and CD player days. Most players are no larger than a deck of cards. Eliminating the need to lug around tapes or CD’s, digital music players re-define convenience and portability. ... Micro-drive audio players — a tiny internal hard drive, like the one in your computer has up to 60GB of memory. ... Personal style - for occasional use and a limited playlist, an inexpensive flash player may be perfect.

If You Want Flexibility And Portability Consider A Laptop by Gregg Hall
If you are one of those who works with a computer on a daily basis like me you should consider a laptop. I have actually owned three now and I think I would be lost without mine. I still use my desktop PC quite a bit at home but the laptop comes in extremely handy when I am away. ... If you need more space, you can do as I suggested and get a portable drive that will keep you from clogging up your main hard drive. ... I know that I sometimes need to be able to use the same programs that I would normally have on my desktop and thanks to the additional of a 30GB portable drive, I can keep...

I Have My IPod Nano, Where's Yours? by Jacob Loeb
Take out four credit cards from your wallet. Stack them and hold them in your hand. Apple’s iPod nano http://www.powermax.com/cgi-global/generate_css_temp.cgi? i=PM_MP_IN&t=The+iPod+nano is about the same weight and half an inch less wide than that stack of cards. ... It is, in fact, exactly what the iPod should have been in the first place: a flash-based jukebox with a long battery life and stunning color screen. ... However, iPod hard drives are very slow and can cause delays when loading a song off the drive.

Backing Up Your Files by Bob Rankin
Sooner or later, something terrible will happen to your hard drive. That's not a very happy thought, but the good news is you can survive a hard drive failure with only minimal inconvenience -- if you back up your files. Hard Drives Are Not Forever They can fail without warning, a virus could... * Copy them to a flash drive or external hard drive. ... if you buy a new computer, a backup can make it much easier to copy your files from the old computer to the new one. ... But be warned that recovering from a hard drive failure will be a nuisance if you opt to backup only your data files.