Text 23974, 52 rader
Skriven 2006-11-19 23:22:00 av JAY EMRIE (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av ALAN ZISMAN
Ärende: USB flash drives
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AZ> AZ>> I'd be surprised if there was such a huge speed advantage writing to a
AZ> AZ>> flash drive compared to a hard drive... and there are potential
problems
AZ> AZ>> if the flash drive isn't inserted whenever the browser is being used.

AZ> AZ>> On the other hand, for the paranoid (and a little paranoia can be a
good
AZ> AZ>> thing these days), it might make sense to do this when browsing on
AZ> AZ>> public computers-- but a better option would be to use a 'portable'
AZ> AZ>> version of something like Firefox, which would keep ALL
browser-related
AZ> AZ>> files on the flash drive.

AZ> JE> And just what would be a "portable version of something like Firefox"
AZ> JE> please.

AZ>Some months ago, I wrote here about the 'portable apps' movement...
AZ>check someplace like www.portableapps.com and you'll see a whole set of
AZ>open source apps including Firefox, Thunderbird, OpenOffice, and more--
AZ>but revised so that they can run off a USB drive without any formal
AZ>installation needed and without requiring any Registry settings, temp
AZ>directory, DLLs installed into system folders, etc.

AZ>This is VERY handy for people who travel-- rather than haul a laptop, a
AZ>USB drive with Portable Firefox (for example) lets you use any public
AZ>computer in a library, web cafe, etc... while still having your
AZ>bookmarks, and without leaving an insecure trail of cookies, browser
AZ>history and saved passwords, temp files, etc-- all those things remain
AZ>on the USB drive.

AZ>They're also nice if you want to install the same applications with
AZ>identical configurations on multiple systems-- you can just copy the
AZ>portable application folder from the USB drive to the local hard drives,
AZ>make shortcuts, and you're up and running. A real time saver for someone
AZ>like me who needs identical installations on 30+ systems. Configure
AZ>once- copy as needed.

Well I am wedded to MS for the OS, but not necessarily for anything
else. Thanks for the info.

However our traveling days are severely limited now since I sold my
travel trailer and gave my PU to my youngest son. When we travel now it
is either motel/hotels an most have internet availability.

The portability aspect does interest me. At clients or friends houses it
will be very handy.

Thanks again.
Jay
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