USB in computer

Thumb Drives for Applications and Storage

Installing applications and operating systems both on thumb drives, also known as USB drives, can be a risky endeavor. You may worry about data corruption and storage limits, while also questioning if the drive will last. Your hard drives are a critical component of your systems, and with internet speeds increasing, you want to be…

Disk Cleanup

Best Ways to Maintain Your Computer, Part 1

You know, I get questions often from you readers asking what can I do to keep my computer running smoothly. So, today we start looking at things you can do to maintain your computer system. I hear, “My computer is slowing down since I got it. What should I do to speed it up?” Here…

File Encryption

I have had many emails over time about security of thumb drives.  For instance, I sometimes think about what would happen if I accidentally left my thumb drive lying around somewhere. The finder could open my private files on that drive. That used to be a concern, but for many years I have been using…

Power of the Broom, Part 4

I did not think we would be talking about Ubuntu for yet another week but here we are. I suppose this will be the last one but you folks are the drivers, I am just the tour guide. Keep those emails coming! Several readers have been reading about Ubuntu and doing some studying. Great job!…

You Can be a Spy Too!

I wanted to talk about a very interesting free application that I stumbled upon this week and the website where I found it. Everything USB is an interesting site that has…well OK, you guessed it, lots of information about USB devices. USB stands for “universal serial bus” and is the interface (plug) between your computer, most thumb drives/memory sticks and an…