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MyUSBOnly Free locks others out of your USB ports

Posted by dvanarsd on June 3, 2008

Want to keep others from downloading your data, or illegal files, or your keystrokes, using your own computer’s USB ports?

MyUSBOnly Free 2007 is freeware (registration only required) that lets you lock others out of your USB ports while allowing only the devices you trust.

From ZDNet’s TechRepublic.

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Remastersys creates a custom Ubuntu Linux CD or Flash drive

Posted by dvanarsd on June 3, 2008

A post at Ubuntugeek has instructions on using Remastersys to install Ubuntu on a CD or Flash drive so you can boot Linux with it.

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Menu systems for your USB Flash drive

Posted by dvanarsd on February 5, 2008

Daily Cup of Tech has a custom menu system to use on your USB Flash drive.

Another menu system is PStart which is a “simple tray tool to start user defined applications. Designed to run portable applications (like portable Firefox & Thunderbird), you can start anything runnable from USB key devices or removable disks.”

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Flash drive freeware source

Posted by dvanarsd on January 29, 2008

TopFreeware has a section on portable software for use with USB Flash drives.

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TrueCrypt for keeping files safe

Posted by dvanarsd on January 15, 2008

TrueCrypt is a freeware, open source encryption program for XP/2000/2003 and Linux, and USB Flash (thumb, keychain, etc.) drives.

Recommended by Windows Secrets.

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U3 Flash drives are a new standard

Posted by dvanarsd on December 4, 2007

A new standard, called U3, is for drives which allow you to run software from the USB drive just as if it were a hard drive on your PC. This also allows you to use your own programs and setups on other PCs.

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USB Flash drives links

Posted by dvanarsd on December 4, 2007

Windows Secrets has an item on how to use a Flash drive instead of a laptop to keep your favorite software and data available wherever you go. There are also links for the fastest drives and speed tests for drives, a discussion of U3-or-not-U3 drives, and other information. Another article from them is here and covers various menu and suite choices as well.

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