By 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 yeah, we know and you know, that’s exactly what you do. You just can’t bring yourself to the thinking that the humble USB drive plus the cloud plus portable apps, really unhitches you from the computer.

But we’re here to tell you, that yes Virginia and Vern, you can take it with you on a keychain – with a USB drive. Load Open Office, Skype portable and a portable browser such as Google Chrome or Firefox on a USB drive and you’ll truly be able to work from anywhere. At your fingertips you’ll have access to all the usual office tools from word processing to presentation and drawing. And if security is your thing, you know we’ve already covered a plethora of encryption and security tools for USB drives right here. So are you ready to take the challenge?