General Discussion

Just wondering, does anyone have a list of or any knowledge of flash drives that include a write-protect tab?

I carry mine round everywhere at the moment but I'm aware that some of the machines I might visit don't have up to date AV / Malware protection... so I'd be happier if I could write-protect my flash drive.

I currently carry a 1Gb drive, so I'd be looking for something around that capacity.

Crucial Gizmo 1Gb flash drive do NOT have a write-protect tab.

Just wondered will UPX compressed files execute or response slower than the original file? My portable is a hard disk, not a flash drive, so I have plenty space to waste.

Any suggestions for a fully-functional portable calculator? I'm looking for one like Excalibur (with the same, or better range of functions). I was devastated when I found out that it wasn't portable.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I just found out about all of this but is it possible to install oOo, gaim, Firefox, and thunderbird to one thumbdrive?

and if so how?

What good is a compression app on a portable drive? And if it is important, what are some really good compression programs?

I suggest using TypSoft Ftp server, I use it to transfer files between computer without configured network, and it work great. It even support resume and others greats features.

TypSoft Ftp server
http://en.typsoft.com/

For a basic one ( only 116KB) try Baby FTP Server. it work great but has no resume.

http://www.pablosoftwaresolutions.com/html/baby_ftp_server.html

I'm thinking of putting these apps on my 128MB flash drive...

PStart
Portable Firefox
Portable Gaim
Portable Thunderbird
TrueCrypt
Foxit PDF Reader
µTorrent
WinAmp
7-Zip

Suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks in advance for those that read this
For all you others, I hope you lose your flash drive...

For me, it's Portable OpenOffice.org, even if the size is huge...

I run xmplay as a portable audio utility. Give it a look.

I hear that the the life is drained with every write to the drive.

With apps like thunderbird (writing lots of mail) on my 1gb memorex traveldrive, even though i have a 2 year warranty, i'm curious if anyone know's how long a drive will typically last?

-Joe