I found a nice USB software called My Pen Drive which can be freely downloaded from the developers homepage. It is basically offering two great features: One is the ability to autostart applications from the USB drive when it gets connected to the computer, the other a automatic backup function which backups (pre-)selected folders that are saved on the USB drive when it connects to the computer.

Categories: Hardware, Operating Systems, Tools, Windows

Lifehacker.com recently profiled the release of PortableApps Suite 1.0, a polished, light weight application that adds new functionality to USB keys, mp3 players, and external media by transforming these storage platforms into portable, private, personalized vehicles for launching programs and storing data.

Categories: Advice, Knowledge, Tools, Windows

Is this my USB story week, lot´s of articles about USB drives already and more come out faster than I can type. So, I´ve found this article at watchyourend about “hacking” applications that can be run independently on usb drives. I prefer to name them security applications, all of those applications can be used for good or bad, means security IMHO fits better than hacking.

Categories: Tools

Now this one is a neat little gadget. This credit card sized USB drive has a capacity of up to 8 GB, uses USB 2.0 and runs driver free on Windows XP+2000 and Mac OS X. The card measures 6mm in height and weights only 60g.

Categories: Hardware