USB Flash Drives - Portable Storage At Its Best by Gabriel J. Adams
A USB flash drive is a small portable storage device that plugs into the USB port on your computer. A USB drive can hold anywhere from a few Megabytes up to 64 Gigabytes or more. Because USB flash drives use the USB interface and the USB mass storage standard, they do not need a driver, and are... If your computer has the ability to boot up from your USB port, you can boot up from an operating system installed on your USB flash drive. ... Usually these USB drives will have a sounds output as well as a simple user interface.

Network Attached Storage for Home Networks by Robert Carter
Network Attached Storage (NAS) is a way to store common data on a network. While many people think that NAS is only intended for businesses, it can be a great solution for home networking as well. Indeed, many homes nowadays have more than one PC. File sharing between multiple home PCs is often... Finally, some NASs have USB ports through which you can make your USB devices such as printers or external hard drives available on your home network. ... NAS for Home Networks In it's simplest form, a NAS device consists of a hard drive, a network card and a simple operating system residing in...

Iggy Discovers an Integral Splash Drive by Iggy Quazi
My cousin's birthday was coming up fast and I had no idea what to get her this year. I was out of gift ideas for her about 5 years ago, I couldn't possibly give her another offering of chocolates, teddy bears or any more kitchen utensils. As I like most men, really have no idea about handbags... I found a number of secure USB Pen Drives on the market, but the one that won me over was the 512Mb Integral USB Splash Drive, being the most well featured all round secure USB Pen Drive and the best priced too.

Top 5 External Hard Drives by Gary Hendricks
This article steps through some of the most popular external hard drives that money can buy today. We’re talking about some costly models – but they are very much worth the money if you can justify the need for the extra storage space. SmartDisk FireLite This little baby is a 60GB wonder that... If you need a good drive for home use, I’d recommend the Iomega 160 GB hard drive. ... Western Digital 80 GB A nicely priced model, the Western Digital drive stores 80GB of data and supports a speedy USB 2.0 interface.

5 Reasons For Owning A USB Flash Drive by Niall Roche
There have been a number of wonderful inventions during the 20th and 21st century. Some of these creations have been both massive and minute. Very few of mankinds modern creations have revolutionized working life so much as the USB flash drive though. ... Please don't test either of these theories at home!) Mass Storage The first USB thumb drives only offered between 16MB and 64MB of storage space. ... Reliable Once the data is stored on a USB flash drive you can rest assured that it's going to stay there and be there when you next need it.

A Quick History Of The Floppy Disk by Niall Roche
Even though there is a lot to be said about floppy drives, these forms of data storage are mostly mentioned in a historical capacity. While you can do a data backup to a floppy disk (assuming your computer even has a floppy drive) it is definitely not recommended. ... Instead, you can just use a USB flash memory drive, which is much smaller and harder to damage. ... If you need a disk drive and do not already have one on your computer, you can purchase an external drive at most computer stores. ... The floppy disk drive was just one of the many things that he invented while sitting on the...

What To Look For In A Computer Hard Drive by Cedric H. Dirose
There is no doubt that the computer hard drive is the lifeblood of any computer, from the tiniest laptop to the largest computer server. Without a hard drive on which to store data, even the most technologically advanced computer is worthless, so it is important to choose that drive carefully. ... If you fill up the computer hard drive that came with your computer you will have to either replace it with a larger capacity drive, buy a second internal hard drive or purchase an external hard drive that connects to the computer with a USB cable.

Flash Drives -- Rugged Convenient Productivity Boosters by Samuel Mela
USB Flash Drives are arguably the handiest computer storage device ever invented. They are so small they can hang off a key chain or be embedded into an ink pen. Yet they can easily hold 2 gigabytes or more of data – roughly the equivalent of 1500 floppy disks. ... If you are doing a project that involves a very large number of read/write operations to mass storage it may be best to copy your project from flash drive onto the computer's hard drive, do your work, and then copy your project back to the Flash Drive again.

Pexagon Technology Announces an Affiliate Sales Program by Pexagon Technology
Pexagon Technology, Inc. the leader in making storage personal announces the launch of their affiliate sales program. Aggressive 10% commissions and automatic Paypal payouts with an average sale of $100+. It's never been easier to earn money on the internet while promoting quality brand name... The "Colors" line also features a 2.5" hard drive inside a hi-speed USB enclosure but the Colors line is available in 5 exciting colors with FREE laser engraving. ... Pexagon's Store-It line of portable hard drives feature a "Pro" series boasting a pocket-sized 2.5" Hitachi Travelstar hard drive...

Floppies-The Portables of the Past - YRU Still Using Floppies? by Jack Wilson
Floppy disks have been in use for decades and have served us well. They can hold 1.44 megabytes of information and are more or less infinitely re-writeable. (Till they inexplicably de-format themselves just when you need them most). New computers today are usually sold without floppy drives. ... A USB Flash Drive is utterly rewritable and real handy. ... Just about every computer in the modern world has at least two USB ports so the drive is almost universally usable. ... This is not really a useful portating option unless you want to load up gigantic amounts of data to take from home to...