Leaders' Edge
Topic: Productivity and Professional Practice
Affordable, Portable Storage for your Computer Files
What's the size of a pack of chewing gum, plugs into your computer's USB port, and can store from 16MB to 1GB of information?
It's a USB flash drive, an inexpensive and easy-to-use solution for storing large files such as a PowerPoint slide show, or for sharing files between computers.
Introduced about two years ago, prices for 16MB drives start under $30, making them very affordable, and an attractive alternative to 3.5" floppy disks that often aren't large enough for graphics intensive files. They're also a boon to those of us who do not have CD burning capability.
I use flash drives for:
- Backing up files;
- Accessing presentations for meetings when taking my own laptop in not an option;
- Trading files with co-workers;
- Transferring files from my desktop computer to my laptop.
The smallest removable storage device currently available, you'll wonder how you ever got along without one!
Submitted by:
Susan Brooks-Young-Young
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