Almost ten years ago Lexar announced it’s first 1GB SD card. Today Lexar announces their first 1TB SD card. My, how times have changed. A one GB card ten years ago cost about $125 and difficult to find at that capacity. The 1TB card announced today is $499. Doing a quick calculation means the price […]
Anyone in tech has seen the reports and news about USB sticks with a virus ruining a company network or infecting computers. Google built a small and effective feature: Chromebook Gets a USB Guard. The USBGuard is a feature that blocks interaction between the mass storage device and the Chrome operating system. The OS will […]
Several years back we published a blog post explaining the difference between CRC verification and checksum verification. You can view the original article here. Recently, we came across a SlideShare presentation that mirrors the same article and walks through the concepts in a visual format. CRC verse Checksum Verification for USB Flash Drives from 27ragbag
Why is my USB name always CAPS? The reason is fairly simple. You also have the option to make your USB name or USB volume name upper and lower case. The all CAPS of a USB name is due to your flash drive being formatted as FAT or FAT32. Windows will not allow FAT or […]
I won’t claim to be a science expert, but found this article very interesting about a DNA Reader just a little larger than a USB drive. For years, Illumina Technology has the lead in genome sequencing. Their gear is good and from what I understand their gear is expensive. The MinION (from Oxford Nanopore ) […]
If you’ve ever misplaced a phone or USB drive in your house and wished for a way to find it, a dog with a keen nose and a playful attitude could have helped you out. Fortunately, with skills like that, our canine friends are finding a much higher calling working with police, the FBI, and […]
Update: Since the posting of this original article, new information is available about “How Can I Delete the System Volume Information Folder?” and in addition we have tips on how to keep the System Volume Information folder off the USB Stick. If you have a drive formatted from a Windows system, and you have your […]
While there has been a recent push for more customizable mobile phones, most carriers still offer a fairly limited variety of hardware options. There isn’t much a user can purchase to make an iPhone battery last longer, but the SanDisk iXpand flash drive is emerging as a compact solution to make the standard 16GB iPhone […]
Novomatic slots games will be soon available as USB portable version with full features due to new technology developed by Gaminator Slots ltd. This means that anyone can play the games online or offline using the portable version of the slots games. This new technology is very secured and allow players to play real money […]
Nexcopy Releases Free Image File Creation Tool for Its Reliable Registry Cleaning Tool, USB Scrub Nexcopy Inc., a leading manufacturer of USB duplicators and printers, introduces a new image creation tool to make an exact copy of master flash devices. The image tool is an add-on feature to Nexcopy’s already popular USB Scrub application and […]
Why is my USB write protected? (Updated for Windows 11 Fixes) USB write protected means the USB cannot be written to. But why does this happen? There can be several reasons, ranging from a corrupted flash drive to software settings in Windows that lock the device. Originally posted in 2015, this article is now updated […]
