USB Thumb Drives

[AdamRader]

Originally posted by: Sid59
...some mp3s and awesome nude pictures of hot chicks...

Wonder if there are any Winamp-esque MP3 apps that would work right from the drive without needing to be installed. /me attacks Google...

 

[minendo]

I keep AVG, Spybot, and Adaware on it at all times.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: NTB

Originally posted by: DeathByAnts

Originally posted by: Xiety

Originally posted by: AdamRader
Just curious as to how people put USB thumb drives to use these days. I just picked up my first one (second if you count the dead one I bought and returned to Fry's.) Haven't found much use for it yet other than making sure I have a copy of Putty and a Remote Desktop client with me at all times.

Are you a new AT staff member?

Yeah. I give them about 2 months to realize what a mistake it was.

I take it you two know eachother?

Nate

Yeah. I used to use him as my b!tch, but I couldn't take him with me when I moved.

 

[NTB]

Originally posted by: DeathByAnts

Originally posted by: NTB

Originally posted by: DeathByAnts

Originally posted by: Xiety

Originally posted by: AdamRader
Just curious as to how people put USB thumb drives to use these days. I just picked up my first one (second if you count the dead one I bought and returned to Fry's.) Haven't found much use for it yet other than making sure I have a copy of Putty and a Remote Desktop client with me at all times.

Are you a new AT staff member?

Yeah. I give them about 2 months to realize what a mistake it was.

I take it you two know eachother?

Nate

Yeah. I used to use him as my b!tch, but I couldn't take him with me when I moved.

:Q

 

[AdamRader]

DeathByAnts consistently confuses me with his pet goat, pay him no mind.

 

[NTB]

Originally posted by: AdamRader
DeathByAnts consistently confuses me with his pet goat, pay him no mind.

lol

 

[sillymofo]

Originally posted by: minendo
I keep AVG, Spybot, and Adaware on it at all times.

Hey how do you keep an install of free AVG on a thumb drive? I thought that the download is just a web trigger and the password is only good for 24 hrs?

 

[NumbaJuan]

i store files on it

 

[kami333]

I have a 64MB one that I keep some utilities on it. Then I have a 2.5" USB hd in which I keep more utils.

 

[cerebusPu]

someone at work took my 256mb drive when i left it sitting in the conference room.

someone else at work has a 1gb thumb drive. freaking crazy. it looks like a plain old 32mb one but it really holds 1gb. you'd think they make them out of aluminum or something.

 

[cronos]

Originally posted by: Anubis
nothing yet teh free one i got from DELL wont be here for a few weeks

hahah.. same here

 

[tm37]

I have a 128MB one. I use it for little handy programs.

he jelly bean, and for taking work files om.

Sits on my key chain.

 

[mpitts]

I have a 512MB that has all of the software tools and updates that I need on a daily basis.

A lot of spyware removal tools. Ugh.

 

[Sid59]

Originally posted by: AdamRader

Originally posted by: Sid59
...some mp3s and awesome nude pictures of hot chicks...

Wonder if there are any Winamp-esque MP3 apps that would work right from the drive without needing to be installed. /me attacks Google...

http://www.uni-frankfurt.de/~pesch/#1by1 - and it takes winamp 2.xx plugs

 

[oogabooga]

i use mine for school =\ the life of a college student

and by school , i mean it has an NES emulator and every NES rom every made in a nice 80meg zip file. (i have a 128mb flash drive for that). For my actual school documents (class notes, papers, etc) i use a 32mb drive to transfer from my laptop to computer, and vice versa.

 

[mrCide]

you guys use adaware and spybot? what else? i never thought to put those.. ive had this dell i got from work for months and havent put a single file on it.

 

[Transition]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1353031&enterthread=y

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: Transition
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1353031&enterthread=y

That is a neat utility, but I see me losing the thumbdrive somewhere.


I use all the ones I've bought archive emails/address books/important documents. There should be a utility to do that.

 

[Queasy]

I use mine to steal files from the CIA and sneak it out in the bottom of my coffee cup. I learned how to do this by watching 'The Recruit'.

 

[amdskip]

Adaware, spybot, cwshredder, our schools corporate norton, winsock tools, and other normal spyware removal stuff.

 

[Turkish]

hmmm cool... good stuff here.