Windows only: Don't mutter to yourself about how slow your drive is, benchmark it to know exactly how fast it is (or isn't) moving. HD_Speed gives you real-time feedback on any drive's transfer speed. All disks are not created equal, so if you have a nagging feeling that one of your flash drives is ...

Filed under: Windows, Browsers There have been portable versions of web browsers including Firefox, Google Chrome, and Opera that you can run from a USB flash drive for a while. Basically these apps let you store your data to the flash drive allowing you to run these apps on Windows without installi...

The analogue world has shredders that chew up and spit out paper documents as a secure way of erasing the existence of a document beyond recovery. Burning is even more secure. But what about in the digital world? Most folks don't realize that deleting a file on their computer doesn't erase it. All t...

Whether you got a shiny new flash drive over the holidays or your old thumb drive is looking for a new lease on life, pack it full of goodness with these five killer portable applications. Earlier this week we asked you to share which programs you've stashed on your thumb drive that you can't live w...

Today, Paypal is one of the most popular methods of making a financial transaction on the Internet. Unfortunately, it also remains one of the easiest systems to infiltrate for a hacker. This is why it’s important for every Paypal user to understand how to keep your Paypal account safe.   Know...

A disk image is a single file that packages all of the contents for a single disk, typically a CD or DVD (although image files can be created for hard drives as well). Disk images provide a convenient method for handling files that are to be burned onto a disk. However, sometimes it may be inconveni...

Windows Only: USBDeview is a handy multi-tool for handling USB flash drives. It is a lightweight and portable application that at it's most basic allows you to see which USB devices present and past have been plugged into the machine you are working on. Available information includes serial numbers,...

Windows only: Portable application Toucan backs up and syncs your data between two locations (like your hard drive and your USB drive). Weighing in at just over 4.10MB installed, Toucan offers several advanced backup and syncing settings, like incremental backup with compression (supporting 7-Zip fo...

Last time, I showed you some new portable apps that have appeared on the PortableApps site but I have been looking for a long time for a portable MS Notepad replacement.   Sometimes, when I am using another computer, I like to be able to fire up a notepad-type program to type some quick notes and ...

(ZDNet story link) I've talked before about how I feel that something like apps+data+USB drive = a more compelling equation for most folks over content on mobile devices (not that there aren't great tools/works going on here- I just think the 5 meter target could be hit by the USB stuff). Now comes ...