Have you ever forgot your USB flash drive was plugged into a computer and simply walked off without it? If so, then the freeware utility Flash Drive Reminder is for you: This is a small, freeware utility that pops up a reminder if you try and log off Windows without removing your flash drive. I wrote this because I got tired of going back to computer labs...

USB flash drives have become so standardized and normal that people don’t think much of them anymore. Whereas they used to be fairly expensive (considering), nowdays you can easily get 8GB drives for as little as $20. Reminds me of the old days when we had to use floppy diskettes and we thought we were rocking out with modern technology. Since there is...

When you backup your data (if you are not currently, you should be) you should always place the backup files on a drive other than the source. The reason is simple, if your source drive fails you need to restore the files from another drive. While you can use an external hard drive or dump the files to a server (if you have one set up), the method I prefer is...

I have a SanDisk 2 GB flash drive which I use quite frequently, but one of the biggest annoyances I have with it is the “pseudo-installation” of the U3 application every time I plug the device in. If this sounds familiar to you, and you want to remove it (like I did), then here are the instructions. I haven’t had the need to find out if you can...