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Best sites to learn about Flash drive hardware?

Submitted by aahhaa on January 5, 2009 - 1:03pm

A contradicted remark in one thread about flash drive speed vs capacity, and another about hardware encryption, made me think I don't know enough about flash drives as hardware.

Can anybody recommend sites that analyze the drives themselves?

ps Also, somewhat trivially, I wondered if having a few apps each on smaller drives would run faster; and then realized what all this reminds me of: the good old VIC 20 & cart-based computing!:]

Yes, I'm having fun yet!:]

Understanding Privacy Folders

Submitted by aahhaa on January 4, 2009 - 12:29am

I'm a lot more likely to misplace a flashdrive than a desktop computer or laptop, so I got interested in the various security wares different drive makers supply.

Very quickly I found that (at least for one major encryption program) mistakenly yanking the drive prematurely corrupts the secure folder and causes a world of problems. A dumb but easy way to lose vital data.

Also, I wonder if antivirus & firewall programs can do their job properly on files within an encrypted folder. Do they get scanned as they 'emerge'?

Mega All-in-One Complete PortableApps Suite?

Submitted by frosty36 on January 3, 2009 - 12:55am

G'day!
First time poster, short time lurker, long time user here.
I'm at a public library at the moment and I don't have long on this temporary computer.
Just a quick question here.
I love all the portable applications available and would like to get each and every single one of them.
I like the Portable Apps Standard Suite but I am somewhat disgruntled by the fact that it does not include all other applications like the ones listed here (https://portableapps.com/apps).

Windows 7 (vienna) "superbar" and the launcher.

Submitted by joric on January 2, 2009 - 9:22pm

There is an issue with fancy "superbar" feature on windows 7.
I use Windows 7 build 7000 (beta 1).
Launcher and application showing as two buttons instead of one.
Screenshot: http://www.picamatic.com/show/2009/01/03/05/09/1660214_148x62.PNG
Is it possible to fix this in a future versions of launcher?

USB Stick with Master Password ?

Submitted by eke on December 30, 2008 - 6:23pm

Hi,

I have a 8GB Kingston USB Stick but: wth if i loose the stick, forget it inside the workplace or if it get's stolen? Everyone can see my very sensitive data!

So here is my question: Do you know a USB Stick that asks for a Master Password if I stick it inside a foreign Computer? I know there are existing these Sandisk U3 Sticks, what exactly do they do? Maybe sb knows other solutions.

Happy Ney Year!
Smile eke

How many times can I write on a USB Stick?

Submitted by eke on December 30, 2008 - 11:56am

Hi,

I read that it is possible to install Win XP on a USB Stick but the stick will be destroyed after a several boots because it only allows 100000 or 1000000 writing / reading sessions (?)
So here is my question: Does it make sense to install portable apps and use it as an portable office without destroying the stick and consequently loosing the files on it ?

ty and take care
eke

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