I saw this posting and couldn't help to comment.
I just got the fingergear cos on a stick and it's helping me in all kinds of emergency situations in my datacenter. (http://fingergear.com/
I no longer have to install a cd rom to boot to trouble shoot DNS problems or other config problems and I also have the USB BIO FLASH DRIVE from fingergear so that if I leave my computer on a stick in the datacenter it's protected by a biometric finger scan.
It's much smaller than anything out there (fits in my shirt pocket or the palm of my hand (no it doesn't melt in your hand.)
It's just a great product that's helped me out of a lot of tuff messes.
I'm even experimenting with running some dumbservers and firewalls using only the COS and bio flash drives.
I also use it when my friends call me up to fix their computers that are crashed. I just stick it in and have loaded some diagonostics tools so I can find their problems quickly.
It holds up to 8GB so I don't have any worry about what apps I run so imo its the best out there for portable computing. The BIO flash drive even has a LCD screen.
http://fingergear.com/
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more info for you guys:
The FingerGear Bio USB Flash Drive with LCD is the most portable and secure USB data storage device on the market today. With its own LCD to guide you through fingerprint setup and operation, the FingerGear device requires no software to run on a host PC.
The FingerGear Bio USB Flash Drive is both PC, Linux, & Mac interoperable and truly Plug-n-Play. Using Bionopoly's highly accurate onboard fingerprint engine, a single swipe of the finger confirms a user's identity and grants the access to their secured data.
Using the latest USB 2.0 silicon, the FingerGear Flash Drive family are capable of blazingly fast read speeds up to 18 Megabytes per second and write speeds of up to 13 Megabytes per second.
Features
Simple LCD Setup & Operation
Built-in One-Time Passcode (OTP) Generator
No Software Required
Fingerprint Authentication in http://fingergear.com/bio_usb_flash_drive.php
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The Computer-On-a-Stick (COS) is a USB Flash Drive featuring its own Onboard Operating System together with a full suite of Microsoft Office-compatible applications.
The Computer-On-a-Stick also boasts the powerful Mozilla Firefox Web Browser, Evolution email, and Yahoo & MSN compatible Instant Messenger for superior Internet connectivity
Plug the Computer-On-a-Stick into your PC or Laptop and instantly transform your old environment into a new and powerful secure workstation - without a hard disk!
The combination of low cost and a powerful Onboard Operating System opens up a whole new paradigm of computing. Users get all the benefits of a thin client solution without changing their existing PC hardware or software.
Use the Computer-On-a-Stick when your PC or Laptop's existing OS slows to a crawl or even fails.
Use the Computer-On-a-Stick to continue working on Windows-compatible documents.
The Computer-On-a-Stick is compatible with files created in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Paint, and more...
No need to pay for expensive new software releases or upgrades $$$ !
View and create Adobe PDF files
Share a pool of office PCs or work from home without changing your own desktop each time you use the device.
Reduce your exposure to viruses, worms and spyware by running applications from a read-only partition on the device.
Connect to remote servers with secure connectivity tools, including VNC, SSH and RDP.
High Speed (USB 2.0)
Ultra Fast System Startup with USB 2.0
Shutdown within seconds
Web, email and remote server or PC access
Non-volatile Flash memory for all stored data.
Capacities: 256MB, 512MB, 1G, 2G, 4G, up to 8 Gigabytes!
Compression utility with password protection
No hard disk required
Linux 2.6.x Series Kernel
Gnome GUI Desktop
Latest Mozilla Firefox Web Browser
OpenOffice Productivity Suite, including the following applications:
1. Word Processing
2. Spreadsheets
3. Vector Drawings
4. Slide Presenta
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I saw this posting and couldn't help to comment. I just got the fingergear cos on a stick and it's helping me in all kinds of emergency situations in my datacenter. (http://fingergear.com/ I no longer have to install a cd rom to boot to trouble shoot DNS problems or other config problems and I also have the USB BIO FLASH DRIVE from fingergear so that if I leave my computer on a stick in the datacenter it's protected by a biometric finger scan. It's much smaller than anything out there (fits in my shirt pocket or the palm of my hand (no it doesn't melt in your hand.) It's just a great product that's helped me out of a lot of tuff messes. I'm even experimenting with running some dumbservers and firewalls using only the COS and bio flash drives. I also use it when my friends call me up to fix their computers that are crashed. I just stick it in and have loaded some diagonostics tools so I can find their problems quickly. It holds up to 8GB so I don't have any worry about what apps I run so imo its the best out there for portable computing. The BIO flash drive even has a LCD screen. http://fingergear.com/ --- more info for you guys: The FingerGear Bio USB Flash Drive with LCD is the most portable and secure USB data storage device on the market today. With its own LCD to guide you through fingerprint setup and operation, the FingerGear device requires no software to run on a host PC. The FingerGear Bio USB Flash Drive is both PC, Linux, & Mac interoperable and truly Plug-n-Play. Using Bionopoly's highly accurate onboard fingerprint engine, a single swipe of the finger confirms a user's identity and grants the access to their secured data. Using the latest USB 2.0 silicon, the FingerGear Flash Drive family are capable of blazingly fast read speeds up to 18 Megabytes per second and write speeds of up to 13 Megabytes per second. Features Simple LCD Setup & Operation Built-in One-Time Passcode (OTP) Generator No Software Required Fingerprint Authentication in http://fingergear.com/bio_usb_flash_drive.php --- The Computer-On-a-Stick (COS) is a USB Flash Drive featuring its own Onboard Operating System together with a full suite of Microsoft Office-compatible applications. The Computer-On-a-Stick also boasts the powerful Mozilla Firefox Web Browser, Evolution email, and Yahoo & MSN compatible Instant Messenger for superior Internet connectivity Plug the Computer-On-a-Stick into your PC or Laptop and instantly transform your old environment into a new and powerful secure workstation - without a hard disk! The combination of low cost and a powerful Onboard Operating System opens up a whole new paradigm of computing. Users get all the benefits of a thin client solution without changing their existing PC hardware or software. Use the Computer-On-a-Stick when your PC or Laptop's existing OS slows to a crawl or even fails. Use the Computer-On-a-Stick to continue working on Windows-compatible documents. The Computer-On-a-Stick is compatible with files created in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Paint, and more... No need to pay for expensive new software releases or upgrades $$$ ! View and create Adobe PDF files Share a pool of office PCs or work from home without changing your own desktop each time you use the device. Reduce your exposure to viruses, worms and spyware by running applications from a read-only partition on the device. Connect to remote servers with secure connectivity tools, including VNC, SSH and RDP. High Speed (USB 2.0) Ultra Fast System Startup with USB 2.0 Shutdown within seconds Web, email and remote server or PC access Non-volatile Flash memory for all stored data. Capacities: 256MB, 512MB, 1G, 2G, 4G, up to 8 Gigabytes! Compression utility with password protection No hard disk required Linux 2.6.x Series Kernel Gnome GUI Desktop Latest Mozilla Firefox Web Browser OpenOffice Productivity Suite, including the following applications: 1. Word Processing 2. Spreadsheets 3. Vector Drawings 4. Slide Presenta