In the beginning the Word was probably written in stone or on scrolls or both until Gutenberg came along with moveable type and produced the Bible as the first printed book in 1455. Now the Bible is more portable than ever thanks to a coded version that can be loaded on to a USB flash [...]
Read moreIf you’re among the multitude of USB flash drive fans, you’re a fan of portability. Among the most useful portable apps out there in the apposphere is AbiWord Portable. This portable version of the open source AbiWord word processing software is ready travel the world in your pocket on a USB drive. Place it on [...]
Read moreAs consumer computing continues to evolve, the USB drive continues to evolve with it. News from Kingston Digital says they have new software for USB drives that makes portable computing that much easier. With it the USB drive more “interactive.” Before now, conventional wisdom may have suggested that the USB flash drive is a passive [...]
Read moreOn the one hand USB flash drives of all shapes, sizes and capacities continue to dominate the world of computing. Yes, we get that there’s the cloud but, quick, look around and there’s sure to be a USB drive in the vicinity. On the other hand, the popularity of these drives has led to ongoing [...]
Read moreFor all who think that Skype is the next best thing to actually being there, there’s now Skype Portable that can be installed on a USB drive. By now it is commonly known that Skype can be used for both video and audio calls, either between two computers or from computer to phone. In the [...]
Read moreIn some circles there is speculation that Windows 8 has a “security” feature that could block open source operating systems. Until it’s actually released, we have no way of knowing. What we do know is that when Windows 8 comes out it will be more portable than ever in the USB drive world. This is [...]
Read moreSo the world of portable operating systems for USB flash drives just got portabler. Okay, we know that there isn’t any such word – yet. In any case, none other than Lion, the operating system that integrates gestures into your user experience, is available on a USB thumb drive. The USB drives with this operating [...]
Read moreEveryone knows that USB flash drives can be used for storage and more. Get as much as or little as you need. Get your USB drive in any size, shape color. Use it to promote your business, launch a product or teach a class. And if you’re a web developer, you can run a website [...]
Read moreBy now you know the story of USB flash drives and portable apps. But if you’re a true digital creature, you’re still not sure you can travel that lightly. Even if you’re convinced you can do it, at the last minute you talk yourself out of it and run back to grab the laptop. Oh [...]
Read moreLibreOffice practically means “free” office. With the release of LibreOffice Portable, brings you the freedom of an office in a portable app. Put it on the storage medium of your choice, be it a USB flash drive, some other solid state drive or something else. LibreOffice has a word processor, a spreadsheet, drawing package, database [...]
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