Thos Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 I have been given a small 128 MB pen drive which slots into the USB port but I am at a loss what to use it for. Following pops advice, I back up the whole system regularly to a separate hard drive. I also back up the important stuff, which I would be lost without (ie. My Money files) to floppy disc as well as to my computer's hard drive.If I want to show photos to friends and relatives I burn them to CD and take the disc around and play them on their TV via the DVD player. My HP software allows me to do this.So what do others use these ubiquitous USB drives for? It is such a sweet little thing, only about 2 inches long and fits onto a key ring---it seems a shame not to give it a life.Thos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 Plug it in and hang your coat on it. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 They make a nice portable photo album to bore the relatives/friends/neighbours with (provided they have a computer - which is very likely).I use one for transferring bits and bobs of data between my own (home) and my son's (work) machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 If you have a convenient mantlepiece, place it right on the front edge of it, and then you can claim it is always handy.Alternatively plant a few pines alongside it, and lo and behold you have a tree lined drive.Try filling it with ink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 Some more possibilities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thos Posted June 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Some more possibilitiesThat is an excellent link. Just what I was looking for. Thanks, Belatucadrus.Thos.PS. Thanks also to the other two clowns who at least didn't suggest a dark place to shove it! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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