Comments on: 10 Cool Things You Can Do With Your USB Flash Drive http://www.walterbristow.com/2009/08/07/10-cool-things-you-can-do-with-your-usb-flash-drive/ ... and musings on the law, taxes, insurance, and a variety of other topics Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:28:46 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Null http://www.walterbristow.com/2009/08/07/10-cool-things-you-can-do-with-your-usb-flash-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-169510 Null Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:46:46 +0000 http://www.walterbristow.com/?p=1516#comment-169510 Another good Linux distro to put on a flash drive is puppy linux. The last time I checked the install size was 50-90 MB.. Plenty of space is left to install really fun games. The website is www.puppylinux.com. Another good Linux distro to put on a flash drive is puppy linux. The last time I checked the install size was 50-90 MB.. Plenty of space is left to install really fun games. The website is http://www.puppylinux.com.

]]> By: vdavisson http://www.walterbristow.com/2009/08/07/10-cool-things-you-can-do-with-your-usb-flash-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1154 vdavisson Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:10:52 +0000 http://www.walterbristow.com/?p=1516#comment-1154 I'm storing this on my partition on my Zen Vision:M 30G mp3 player drive! I’m storing this on my partition on my Zen Vision:M 30G mp3 player drive!

]]> By: Kawika http://www.walterbristow.com/2009/08/07/10-cool-things-you-can-do-with-your-usb-flash-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1039 Kawika Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:02:37 +0000 http://www.walterbristow.com/?p=1516#comment-1039 Me likey. Me likey.

]]> By: Tim http://www.walterbristow.com/2009/08/07/10-cool-things-you-can-do-with-your-usb-flash-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1016 Tim Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:51:27 +0000 http://www.walterbristow.com/?p=1516#comment-1016 Walt You really have great posts! My son uses the flash drive to boot Fedora (a Unix version) with some basic applications. He has our daughter doing it with her own flash drive too. He installed a Unix version on a friend's computer when it had a virus requiring a HD reformat. It works fine. It did not restore right of the windows restore disks. Walt
You really have great posts!

My son uses the flash drive to boot Fedora (a Unix version) with some basic applications. He has our daughter doing it with her own flash drive too.

He installed a Unix version on a friend’s computer when it had a virus requiring a HD reformat. It works fine. It did not restore right of the windows restore disks.

]]> By: Doug http://www.walterbristow.com/2009/08/07/10-cool-things-you-can-do-with-your-usb-flash-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1002 Doug Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:13:55 +0000 http://www.walterbristow.com/?p=1516#comment-1002 They are referred to by different names due to early marketing. Different companies tried to brand them differently. I believe it was Lexar that called thiers Jump Drives. Another company called them thumb drives based on them being about the size of your thumb. Techies always called them Flash drives because they are essentially flash memory cards encased in a USB connection. You will hear people from different organizations using the different names, not necessarily different parts of the country. It stems from thought leaders and early adopters and what brand they first purchased, and how they shared the information with their friends. Fo They are referred to by different names due to early marketing. Different companies tried to brand them differently. I believe it was Lexar that called thiers Jump Drives. Another company called them thumb drives based on them being about the size of your thumb. Techies always called them Flash drives because they are essentially flash memory cards encased in a USB connection. You will hear people from different organizations using the different names, not necessarily different parts of the country. It stems from thought leaders and early adopters and what brand they first purchased, and how they shared the information with their friends. Fo

]]> By: Suzan http://www.walterbristow.com/2009/08/07/10-cool-things-you-can-do-with-your-usb-flash-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-966 Suzan Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:55:37 +0000 http://www.walterbristow.com/?p=1516#comment-966 Did you know these little drives are called something different in different parts of the country? Flash, jump and thumb are all regional descriptors. Learned that in a podcasting class this weekend. Like pop. soda, and soft drink. Or couch and sofa. But why, I ask, in this day of high speed technology would a flash drive be called something different in different parts of the country or world? That just doesn't make sense. Ideas? Did you know these little drives are called something different in different parts of the country? Flash, jump and thumb are all regional descriptors. Learned that in a podcasting class this weekend. Like pop. soda, and soft drink. Or couch and sofa. But why, I ask, in this day of high speed technology would a flash drive be called something different in different parts of the country or world? That just doesn’t make sense. Ideas?

]]> By: Stephen G. http://www.walterbristow.com/2009/08/07/10-cool-things-you-can-do-with-your-usb-flash-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-888 Stephen G. Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:13:27 +0000 http://www.walterbristow.com/?p=1516#comment-888 Once I got a virus that broke my Vista OS, so I installed Linux Mint onto a thumb drive. Since Windows viruses don't work on Linux, I could safely get my data off, and do a format and reinstall. Making your computer boot to a pen drive isn't that hard, and it can really save your bacon if your computer is having trouble. Once I got a virus that broke my Vista OS, so I installed Linux Mint onto a thumb drive. Since Windows viruses don’t work on Linux, I could safely get my data off, and do a format and reinstall.

Making your computer boot to a pen drive isn’t that hard, and it can really save your bacon if your computer is having trouble.

]]> By: Devin http://www.walterbristow.com/2009/08/07/10-cool-things-you-can-do-with-your-usb-flash-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-884 Devin Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:18:47 +0000 http://www.walterbristow.com/?p=1516#comment-884 TrueCrypt (http://www.truecrypt.org), another application for "Password Protect Data on Your Drive" http://cnettv.cnet.com/8301-13415_53-10010916-11.html TrueCrypt (http://www.truecrypt.org), another application for “Password Protect Data on Your Drive”

http://cnettv.cnet.com/8301-13415_53-10010916-11.html

]]> By: Scott Peters http://www.walterbristow.com/2009/08/07/10-cool-things-you-can-do-with-your-usb-flash-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-871 Scott Peters Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:36:32 +0000 http://www.walterbristow.com/?p=1516#comment-871 I carry a complete version of Open Office so that I can edit and print docs from any PC available. This is particularly useful when using business centers in hotels. I carry a complete version of Open Office so that I can edit and print docs from any PC available. This is particularly useful when using business centers in hotels.

]]> By: Derwin Shelley http://www.walterbristow.com/2009/08/07/10-cool-things-you-can-do-with-your-usb-flash-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-869 Derwin Shelley Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:52:13 +0000 http://www.walterbristow.com/?p=1516#comment-869 Love reading your articles...great job! Love reading your articles…great job!

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