The Gatling gun is one of the earliest known rapid-fire, hand cranked weapons. The Gatling design is a forerunner of the modern machine gun and rotary cannon. Invented by Richard Gatling, it saw occasional use by the Union forces during the American Civil War in the 1860s. Megan Kening at Etsy has taken this concept […]
If you have found this post, chances are you are trying to delete and keep the “System Volume Information” folder off your flash drive. UPDATE: Thank you to a reader sending in additional information, we now have a solution that is universal to all PCs. You will never get the “There’s a problem with this […]
The TiSTICK is currently available on Kickstarter. Here is your summary update if interested: The flash drive has a titanium case, made of very durable material, has 256AES hardware encryption, available in several large GB capacities and is getting near full funding on Kickstarter. We like the shape, we like the magnet on the tail […]
Here are 60 incredible USB flash drive designs. Each one of these designs is real and was made for a company or client. The custom USB shapes are not listed in any specific order. Flash Drive #1 Flash Drive #2 Flash Drive #3 Flash Drive #4 See all sixty designs here…
HS Code for USB Flash Drives When importing or exporting USB flash drives in the United States you will want to use this Harmonization Code to help with customs paperwork. The Harmonization Code is tariff nomenclature for internationally trade which defines names and numbers assigned to traded products. The HS Code System came into effect […]
Update: June 15, 2020 Paul Whelan was sentenced to 16 years in jail for espionage against the United States. As stated in the original post, and IT professional who cannot access “photos” on a flash drive, which was his cover for trading information, is a red flag something was going on. Update: Feb 3, 2019 […]
Using Windows 10, you can partition a USB flash drive into multiple partitions. The process is not difficult, you simply follow some easy steps. This tutorial will partition the drive so that your device is assigned multiple drive letters when connected to the computer. This partition process is not done at the USB controller level; […]
Kingston Technology announced last week that it is shipping the most the world’s largest capacity USB drive from DataTraveler. Their Ultimate GT offers up to 2TB of storage and USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB 3.0) performance. Tech enthusiasts and professional users with high-capacity storage needs will have the ability to store immense amounts of data […]
Whether you’re formatting an internal drive, external drive, or USB flash drive, Windows makes it possible to choose between NTFS and exFAT formats. In this guide, we’ll go over the simple steps to formatting a USB drive and which format is best for certain situations. exFAT is a file system optimized specifically for flash drives. […]
Most of the time formatting a flash drive is a very simple decision. There are only two situations where you should take consideration on what format to use. Here are the details: Note: This article is focused towards Windows and Mac operating systems. The file formats available for a flash drive are: FAT (also called […]
This is a USB stick using the PCB method: USB Printed Circuit Board This is a USB stick using the COB method: USB Chip On Disk This is a USB stick using the UDP method: USB Disk in Package
Promotional items have been around for years. Coffee mugs, pens, etc are still the default item for marketing manager without an imagination. Back in 2000 the flash drive was the new kid on the block for swag. Flash forward five years and the USB stick was a bit like the coffee mug, old and boring. […]
