Tag Archives: flash drive

Ask the Blogger: Magnets and Computers

I recently received the following question from a reader. “I want to dispose of my computer, but I am worried that someone might be able to find my personal information on the computer if I donate it or throw it out. I heard that sticking a magnet on the hard drive will erase any data. Is this true?” Dear Reader, While it is true that magnets can be used to erase a hard drive, just any old household magnet won’t do the job. The only magnets that are powerful enough for such a task as usually found in laboratories or … Continue reading →

Free Flash Drive

Just in time for the holidays, you can get a free 1 GB portable Flash Drive from Buy.com! I found this deal posted over at Money Saving Mom, a deal catching website. Many times the deals she posts are the same ones that I find, but this time she found one I didn’t know about: this absolutely free flash drive. I knew that I had to take advantage of this deal myself. It worked beautifully. Thanks! The flash drive is the Kingston 1GB Data Traveler USB 2.0 Flash Drive, a portable drive that is compatible with almost any device that … Continue reading →

What To Do When Your Don’t Have A Disk Drive

A few years ago I purchased a G3 Powerbook laptop. The laptop is all black and has a white apple on its back that lights up. Make no mistake, I purchased this laptop because it was the same one Carrie had on “Sex In The City” and Felicity and Noel had on Felicity. A laptop of the stars, I purchased it a few years after its popularity on eBay for maybe $300 with the thought I could use it for writing while I was away from my desktop, and I would look fantastic doing it. The computer is pretty old … Continue reading →

Back To School Must Have: USB Flash Drive

One back to school item I would recommend parents getting their child is a USB flash drive. If your child is old enough that they are writing papers for school then a flash drive is a great computer accessory for them to have. A USB flash drive is essentially a very small hard drive that you child can connect to your home computer, or a school computer through the computers USB port. The drive does not have to be installed and works under the same principle as a floppy disk. When your child finishes working on their school paper they … Continue reading →

Moving Data – Thumb Drives

Do you find yourself transferring files all the time? It could be from your laptop to your desktop, your work computer to your home and back or from your computer to a friend or family member. Burning Data CDs is an option (and you can read more about that here). You can also use shared network drives to do this but sometimes that not always possible. A third option would be a thumb drive or a flash drive. A thumb drive is a very small gadget that connects right into your computer’s USB port and acts as a small portable … Continue reading →