Several months ago I was looking for a larger capacity USB Flash drive to take files to and from work so I could work on them from home. I found a Kingston 1GB drive for $20 at Buy.com so I started researching it. It had something called 'U3' technology which I didn't know anything about. What it allows you to do is run programs straight off the keychain sized flash memory stick as though it was a CD-ROM. There are several programs for these U3 drives and a lot of the most useful ones are free.
This allows you to load a web browser on your keychain and take it to any Windows XP machine and surf the web anonymously. No cookies or form data is saved to the host computer....it all goes on the keychain. So when you unplug the U3 keychain, it's like you were never there.
Web browsers, email clients, chat programs, office document reader/editors, photo viewers/editors are all available for free. If you need a new Flash drive and you work on Windows XP, definitely get a U3 drive.
The one complaint I have about my Kingston drive is that the little plastic part that connects to my keychain breaks all the time. I have to super glue it once every couple weeks. That is annoying. Other than that, I like it a lot. 1GB for $20 that also lets me take my email, favorite website links and chat programs with me wherever I go is great!!
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