Pen Drive PC
Most Linux operating systems including Ubuntu and Fedora, can be run entirely off your Pen Drive. Ubuntu runs just like it would if you installed it on your hard drive. It's not as fast, but its good enough for browsing the web or working on office documents.
The advantage is that you get to carry you computer with you in your pocket. Any computer you come across can instantly become your own by just plugging in you pen drive. Currently, Windows and Maz OS don't have support for this but Microsoft will soon be launching a new version called Windows 8 On The Go.
Don't Just Delete - iBin
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In Windows, when you delete a file, it goes to Recycle Bin. In case, if you accidentally delete it, you can get it back. But in the case of pen drive, if you delete it, you better forget that file. Don't worry if that happens, cause iBin is here for rescue.
Well, iBin is a portable Recycle Bin for your pen drive. Download and extract the iBin folder to your USB drive and when you next plug it in, the program will start automatically. It continuously monitors your drive, if you try to delete any file, iBin will ask you if you want to erase it or 'Dump it to iBin'. In this way, your files are safe. If you're running out short of memory, you can clean up your iBin with a click.
Password Protect
Your pen drive may contain some data that you don't want others to see but you still want others to be able to use the pen drive. Rohos Mini Drive Portable allows you to create a hidden partition within your pen drive itself, which is both encrypted and locked with a password.
Of course, if you want to password-protect the entire drive such that the whole drive is locked down. Then you gotta use Crptainer LE.
Download Rohos Mini Drive Portable
Download Cryptainer LE
Portable Programs
Just like portable operating systems, there is a host of apps that can run directly off your pen drive. For an instance, there are portable versions of Firefox and Chrome browsers, the dictionary software Wordweb and even the image editing tool Irfan View. Portable apps also offer the advantage of letting you run your favorite programs off your pen drive when you don't have administrator privileges on your office PC to install them.
For such softwares visit. www.portableapps.com, www.portablefreeware.com, www.pendriveapps.com
Stay Safe
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You plug your pen drive into a PC and a virus from that system infects your device without you knowing it. Then you come home, connect your USB to your PC and your hardware is infected. An antivirus can only help to a certain degree. The smarter option is to make your pen-drive read-only, so that when you plug it into a system, nothing can be written on it.
To do this, you can use USB Write Protector. Once it's on your drive, run the program and you'll get an option to switch USB Write Protection and you'll get on or off. If you want to write protect your pen drive, just switch it on. You'll have to eject your pen drive and reconnect for it to start.
Automatic Backups
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If you keep your documents open on a pen drive and work directly on them, then you know how much of pain it can be to back-up those files each-time you connect the drive to your PC. So here's Flash Copy to help. The app runs off the pen drive and lets you choose which folder on your hard drive it should automatically back-up files to. Additional options include settings for each file type, as well as whether to overwrite old files to keep copies of them. The cool part is that USB Flash Copy lets you create multiple profiles, so that if you use two PC's, you can have different settings for backing up to each of them, ensuring maximum data safety. Tags: tools, Windows
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