Posts Tagged Flash
13 Flash Drive Uses
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on January 3rd, 2010
So almost anyone knows by now what a pen or flash drive is and owns at least one. But do you also know about the various things you can do with it? Personally I had no idea of the amazingly different types, shapes and uses out there. I figured I had to compile a random list and share it with you. 1. Transporting personal data like documents, photos and videos and transferring them between computers. This is probably the most common use for pen drives, whether their capacity is 16MB or 16GB. 2. Running software and applications, mostly combined with the data stored on them. This is great with standalone programs such as VLC media player as they’re pretty independent of any operating system. (VLC is the best video program there is in my opinion) 3. Storing and accessing game data, especially saved games. This is very popular with playstations and their flash memory cards. 4. Running or transferring anti-virus and repair programs. You may be able to rescue your machine from that pestering infection of your system and files. Of course you could also get a virus through a memory stick but let’s not think about that. 5. You can have a walking music library. This is especially neat when you can connect it to a car or home stereo that has a USB port. 6. Your actual music listening device. iPods or mp3 players are really nothing more than pen drives equipped with headphones and audio running software. 7. Storing and providing medical records which can save your life in emergencies. Medical Flash Drives are specialized for this so that quick and efficient patient care can be guaranteed. 8. Increasing hard disk cache. Adding virtual memory from your USB storage may make your system and programs run a lot smoother. As a matter of fact there are memory sticks specifically equipped for ReadyBoost in Windows Vista. 9. Backing up valuable data when tweaking around with your computer or trying to repair it. Finally it feels good to format that entire hard drive. 10. Booting up your system. Who needs ridiculous floppy disks or recovery CDs when you can have a nifty, bootable memory stick? Most of them come for Linux themes but you can make one yourself for pretty much any OS. All you have to do is install a proper boot sector and modify your BIOS. 11. How about espionage? Industrial, intelligence, private investigations, you name it. I don’t recommend such use but hey, with Secure Flash Drives it should be pretty effective. 12. Using them for promotion. Whether you’re a big company or freelance business individual you can brand pen drives with your name, include promotional content and give them to your (potential) customers. Artists or music labels have distributed select songs on customized types, especially during concerts, and fast food chains have got their consumer hooked with USB hamburgers or coke shaped flash drives. 13. Simply having fun! Beside fast foods there are plenty more crazy memory sticks out there that make for great company and cheerful gag gifts (while still being useful). My favorites are probably fortune cookies, Mr. Bean and USB Humping Dogs.
Flash Drives with interesting appearances
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on December 14th, 2009
Flash Drives with interesting appearances Remember the old days without Flash Drives? We use floppy disks, for you kids; the original floppies were thin, flexible, squared plastic disks with a whopping 360 Kbytes of storage capacity. They were replaced by the smaller, 3. 5-inch version, which was made of a harder plastic and came in many different colors. A decade later or so, we graduated to the more attractive CD-R disc, with larger capacity to store documents and audio, but it wasn’t very portable or durable. It wasn’t until early 2000 when the USB flash drive reinvented the way we carry our important data. Bypassing the use of a disk drive altogether, the USB flash drive has an integrated USB connector to read and upload stored data quicker and easier. It’s also more compact, more durable, and more stylish than the floppy ever was, with capacities in the gigabytes. More recently, flash drives have morphed into mini PC extenders, with the ability to not only store files, but also run a range of portable applications. (We tested five of The Best USB Keys with this capability. ) Those business-centric flash drives are useful, but why not get a flash drive with a bit more flare? Some USB flash drives are anything but standard in terms of features and appearances, from a fortune cookie-shaped drive to a pad-locked storage device. Please visit www. ipodstores. org, you will find the Flash Drives we provide is so pretty. Some looks like a hamburger, some looks like a cross, some like strawberry, they are all called Food Shaped USB Storage, interesting and beautiful. Want to own one? Come and buy now. Internet reference: http://www. pcmag. com/article2/0,2817,2284958,00. asp Editor: Kim
How to Flash Freeze Make Ahead Cookies
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on September 9th, 2009
Home-made biscuits are an ideal dessert for holiday meetings, birthdays and school functions for their children, but that has to do the same day you have to do a million other things like working a full-time employment, or cleaning your home can be challenging for a busy mom! Fortunately, many recipes for cookies can be considered as "get ahead", which means, make the dough ahead and freeze all or in part, for future use. With the cookie dough you have made previously and frozen, to spend less time in the kitchen, which remains healthy, and you have delicious homemade sweets to give your guests (or send them to school) in an instant. Here are some guidelines for freezing bring witnesses. Freeze Flash Yes, there is a method for frozen cookie dough! Simply put cookie dough in a plastic container and throw it in the freezer works, but I do not recommend. What happens when you are ready to cook, but cookie dough is a solid block of ice? You will be time to wait for this huge mass of thawing! There are better ways, and is called flash freezing. For flash freezing, you will need a baking tray, a transparent film, parchment paper, cookie spoon a spoon and a gallon size freezer bag labeled. Once you've mixed and cookie dough, use a tablespoon of cookie dough to pick up the ball, then place them on your cookie sheet together. A scoop of cookies and you'll save time and produce perfect dumplings perfectly formed cookies. The fingers are kept clean, and you will not have to deal with a sticky soup! Once you've completed your task bar, cover with saran wrap and place in freezer for two or three hours until partially frozen. Label freezer while your luggage is frozen cookie dough, the label on your bag in the freezer. Most of the bags in the freezer has a white area for labeling. If you prefer, you can use freezer tape May, available at most grocery stores. Using a permanent marker, label your freezer bag with the cookie name, the date they were frozen, cooking time and any special cooking instructions, so you don "Could not find the recipe When ready to cook. Once your dough is partially frozen and not sticky to the touch, place the dough in the freezer bag and put it in the freezer. In flash freezing, the pre-formed cookie dough will not stick together and be ready for the oven when you are. The day when ready to cook, take the dough and place dough balls on cookie sheet lined with parchment. Preheat the oven. The dough must be thawed at least 30 to 45 minutes and then you're ready to cook according to instructions from his bag in the freezer. Events baking cookies, I used the freezing method in Flash for many cookie recipes and have had fantastic results. These recipes are cookies: fat ginger cookies, brownies, macadamia nut cookies, oatmeal cookies, peanut butter crackles chocolate chip cookies peanut butter kiss, Snickerdoodles, and every one of the favorite cookie chocolate chip. You can find these great cookie recipes Anticipate, and Frame-specific instructions, my meals in advance for Busy Moms Cookbook, which will be released in the summer of 2009. For homemade cookies in a jiffy, I recommend the flash lock. Enjoy!