15 Wise and Intuitive Use of Pen Drive
Use your pen drive in 15 intutive ways
“Ok a pen drive is a just a pen drive, what it can be used for, rather than as a memory key”, If you think so, you have under estimated the power of your pen drive. This little tool can do very insightful, intuitive task for you and can make your digital life more convenient. So, come on let’s explore some power use of your pen drive or USB flash drive. shrewd
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Transfer files between two computer
Well everybody knows this use of pen drive; that’s why we purchased one. So let’s move on.
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Back Up your data
You can and you should take back up of your important files and data on pen drive, by this you would not face the bad situation of losing your important files if a Hard disk crashes or malfunction happens. This also puts you in a safe condition if accidently data deletion or computer theft happens. We have seen many cases when after theft of laptop or pc, the sufferer always says that I do not regret the loss of laptop or pc but my years of work, data and files gone with it.
Let us suggest a good tool for taking automatic backup. Microsoft’s sync toy is a great tool for sync your local folder and back up folder in pen drive.
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Bootable pen drive
Sometimes you push the power button and lo…… your operating system doesn’t boots or in other words doesn’t starts. Operating system Widows/Linux corrupts due to various reasons like virus, malware, deletion of system files etc. but now what you will do with this black DOS type screen. Well in this situation you need Bootable CD’s. You can use your pen drive as bootable CD. Click here how to make bootable pen drive (not rocket science, you can make it with a little effort.)
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Use Pen Drive As RAM or Virtual memory
When you run a big game or software in your computer, it requires a lot of space of RAM, and when system needs more memory to run the software, it uses some space of hard disk, called virtual memory.
You can use your pen drive as Extra Ram or set it as virtual memory, this will boost your system speed. See How to use pen drive as RAM.
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Portable apps in your pen drive
You visit’s your friends house and finds that he/she doesn’t have your favorite software. Use portable apps, you don’t have to need to install them, you can carry all your favorite portable apps with you anywhere in your USB flash drive. Firefox, Chrome, VLC Media player, PDF Readers, all have portable versions.You can get free Portable apps of all kind. (http://www.pendriveapps.com)
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Run Linux from pen drive
You may know that there are some Linux version which you can use them without installing them on your machine. You can run these types of Mini Linux OS from a live CD or from your pen drive. This gives you an opportunity to Learn and test Linux OS without disturbing your personal computer. This also helps when your windows become corrupt, and you want to copy some important files before formatting the disk.
Some little portable linux are Puppy Linux (www.puppylinux.org) Damn Small Linux (www.damnsmalllinux.org)
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Antivirus tools
You can carry Antivirus, Anti-Malware, Anti-Trojan, bug removal tools to clean any PC in your pen drive. You can perform registry cleaning, removal of temporary files, deletion of History and other maintenance work.
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Use Pen Drive for anonymous web browsing
If you want to like web browsing without exposing your search history, form fill, your location, your ip addres, you can take help of “Tor Browser & Democrakey” suit. Keep it in your pen drive, this is a great portable app for anonymous browsing.
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Pen Drive as a key
You can use pen drive as a key to turn on and off your personal computer using a software named “Predator”. With Predator you can
Protect several computers with a single flash drive
Protect a computer with several flash drives
You can get it from here ( http://www.predator-usb.com)
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Save important document
Make a folder named Important Documents in your usb drive, scan and make pdf’s of all your Id’s, Marksheets, Certificates, Bio-data, Passport size photograph, Driver License, address proof and put them in above folder. Well these are important documents in your life, you may need these document any time, so in emergency, grab this pen drive and take it with you for print and submission.
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Keep Adult content away from the reach of children
Cut all your downloaded adult videos, adult movies, books and magazines, nude photographs and put them in your pen drive. This way you can make your computer clean for the use of children. But remember to put this pen drive in a hidden place.
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Run Windows 8 From pen drive
Do you know, we can install and run Windows 8 from USB pen drive. This widows-8 feature is called “Windows to go”. This feature creates a portable Windows-8 workplace environment with all your workplace setting.
You can run windows 8 without installing it on thehost computer, just plug in the pen drive. This comes very helpful while travelling or visiting another office.
You requires Windows-8 Entrprise edition for this. If you don’t have one, don’t worry they are providing a 90 day free trial
Secondly, you have to need 32 GB empty pen drive.
Download this free guide from Microsoft regarding Windows to go
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Use pen drive as memory card in game consoles
If you have game consoles like Xbox, you can save your played games file in pen drive. Letter you can tinker, cheat with this files to take advantages in your games.
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Pen drive as Media player
You visit your friend’s little party or at his house for weekend; he/she doesn’t have the songs of your likes, just put your pen drive in action. Change the mood of party by playing good songs. So keep your Favorite songs folder in your Usb drive. This will be entertaining while going to picnic or camping.
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Use Pen Drive as Dust bin-Recycle bin.
There are only two types of PC users. One who doesn’t want to empty his/her recycle bin (just to take precaution, who knows if I want something from it latter) And second who not only clears his recycle bin but also every computer’s recycle bin he touches. (beware of this type if you belong to first type)
So if you are first type, then cut all your files from recycle bin and put them in pen drive. Just in case of you need some deleted files back. This will also put some load off from your computer.
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