Flash Drive
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USB Flash Drive
USB flash drive or any other flash memory drive is basically an EEPROM that means “Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory”. USB flash memory sticks are nothing but an assembly of EEPROM, a controller with a RISC microprocessor, RAM and ROM. All of this interacts with a computer using a USB controller and connector. Because USB sticks are EEPROM, these can hold data for as long as 10 years. As these memory modules are shock proof an Read More... -
Mp3 Players : Flash-Hard Drive Which One Was Made For Your Music?
The evolution of the mp3 format has allowed us to compress music files also known as (mpeg-1 audio layer 3 file) so that we can store and take our music anywhere in great amounts. Here is a comparison of the 2 so you can decide which mp3 player storage style is best for you. Flash mp3 players Flash memory (non-volatile memory) means any information or music stored on it is less accessible to loss. All data is stored on chips which means even tu Read More... -
Backup Your Data with USB Flash Drives
Everyone should know the value in backing up your data weekly, if not a daily basis but how many of us really it? My computer of choice is a MacBook Pro and with the new Leopard operating system, I can have a program called "Time Machine" backup every time there is a change in my data but what good does that do me, especially if it is being backed up to a place on my hard drive or even on a portable hard drive? What would happen if there was a f Read More...
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