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What's On Your Thumbdrive?
Broue Master asks: "Nowadays, we need to support not only people at the office, but friends, family, friends of the family, family of the friends... you name it! They all run Windows to a degree and there are many tools to help you when assisting. Personally, I have a thumb-drive with removable memory cards. One of them has a small bootable Linux, the other one is filled with ready to use Windows utilities (CPU-Z, Ultra-Edit32), DOS utilities I've been collecting over the years, and Unix-style utilities (ps.exe, kill.exe, and others) ported to Windows, without the need for a layer like Cygwin. I also have a copy of the install files for AVG, Spybot, Sygate and the likes. But, even though I think I have many great tools, I'm sure I do not know about a lot of great others to help diagnose and solve problem. So I ask you, what's on your thumb-drive?"
I have about 6 of em too, got em real cheap from those iraq street shops :)
[the above is ment to be a joke. Don't take it seriously big brother]
And I think I represent most of /. here.
My girlfriend bought me a laptop hard drive in an enclosure. Its 100 GB with a 5400 RPM disc, and supports USB 2.0. I literally store everything on it, from schoolwork to movies to backups of video games. I take it everywhere with me just incase I find some software (say on my school's network) that I'd really like to take home. Or if I need to access my schedule or project documents, or maybe my voice communication client.
So, technically its not a thumbdrive, but it fits in my pocket.
EVERYTHING.
Sigs are for Terrorists.
"So I ask you, what's on your thumb-drive?"
Fingerprints.
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I use it to transport data from high-bandwidth to low-bandwidth areas, not much more. If my family has computer problems, they typically drop off the entire thing on my doorstep. Making housecalls is annoying because there's always that one little utility or piece of hardware I forgot to bring. My nerd cave is full of wonders, and is appropriately treated with awe.
You don't want to know.
Beats me. You'll have to ask the guy who swiped it.
--MarkusQ
At Yalta?
This way, I can satisfy any passing desire to experience Yet Another Stupid Death.
The Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate.
My Capital One card.
It must have been something you assimilated. . . .
... a bunch of cheesy video commercials of some viking dudes complaining about loss of their former jobs, but now glad that they won a battle-of-the-bands.
Oops, forgot to note the license. BSD - OSI approved.
/. and I forgot the license. Sorry all.
This is
Bless TiddlyWiki
. . . pictures in color of Linus Torvalds, Kevin Mitnick and Bill Gates.
Oooooooooooooooo, geek porn!
KFG
Dude, you're behind the times. Saying "waist of time" is obviously the new hipster lingo. Get it? Ha ha...
*ducks and runs away* (So no, I won't be here all week.)
Ever considered switching to decaf?
-Mike
I'm sorry; I don't know what I was thinking!
That assumes you give a rat's ass about people who are stupid enough to be running Windows. And who won't let you boot your knoppix disc, which would make the whole issue moot. People like that deserve random crap in their registry! :)
Ok, ok, I'm joking. I didn't know there was a portaputty, but I'm definitely going to get it now. Thanks.
I foresee interesting problems in your future.
-- Language is a virus from outer space.
African or European?