Top 10 USB Thumb Drive Tricks

LifeHacker ^ | 10 July 2010 | Kevin Purdy

[snowsislander]

For the Ubuntu System to rescue a problem Windows installation, could someone indicate what the advantages/disadvantages of a USB bootable Ubuntu would be compared to the CD (or maybe DVD for more room?) bootable system would be.

The USB is most likely going to be a bit faster; seek times on CDs and DVDs are not nearly as fast as a flash drive.

Also, you can easily save data on the same flash drive --- in fact, you can use something like liveusb-creator so that your image information is kept persistent between reboots:

[ßuddaßudd]

USB swag bump

[JoeProBono]

[VeniVidiVici]

Cool stuff.

[za_claws]

nice post

[TFMcGuire]

Mark

[Ole Okie]

Bookmark for study.

[RckyRaCoCo]

cool

[Still Thinking]

Is that a real thing?

[BushCountry]

Yep, if it was greater than 8gb I might get one. I still might for a windows repair kit, media player, RTF word-processor with templates, photo repair and drawing.

Was looking for a cool Watch USB device, then I could take advantage of a lot of the hacking tools and software I have and make a WMD (Watch of Mass Destruction).

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/usb-gadgets/ad41/

[Still Thinking]

I don’t think I’d like the knife one. I’d stick it in my pocket of course like any other knife or memory stick, and that one looks like it would accumulate crap in and around the USB connector (even worse than a generic stick with no connector cover).

[Still Thinking]

Apparently they have at least a 16GB one now, if that's more to your liking:

http://www.techfresh.net/swissflash-16gb-flash-drive-and-laser-pointer/

[BushCountry]

It is a key chain thing, since it is swiss army who typical do an alright job concerning quality (like their watches), I am sure the recess for the usb is tight as any other high quality connector.

I don’t usually carry a knife, pen or key light so if I have to carry a usb, might as well carry something that does more than one job. This was what made me even think twice about it other than the cool factor.

[Hoodat]

bookmark for later . . . thanks!

[Still Thinking]

Oh OK, so it's one of those real small SWA knives? I prefer to carry a full size pocketknife which pretty much forces you to carry it in-pocket, and I was picturing all the sludge that builds up in the bottom of the blade tracks getting into the USB plug.

For a USB stick (which goes in the pocket too, I try to keep the key-chain as light and unencumbered as possible) I used to use the Lexar "sport" models with a stretchy rubber cap, but have recently been using PNY ones with a plastic cap that seals pretty well.

[Still Thinking]

Forgot to mention it, but I do love those SW watches though. Won’t wear anything else, even for dress. I beat the crap out of watches and these just seem to lap it up and keep on going.

[lack-of-trust]

bump

[T Minus Four]

geek ping

[Sawdring]

I got addicted to watching Weeds on Netflix. I watch it over the kid’s WII instead of the computer.

[The Cajun]

Bookmark!