Remember way back when we used to store data on floppy disks and then later, the 3.5" diskettes? Change is constant... especially when it comes to technology! If you have not yet been introduced to flash drives, let me do so now. A flash drive (a.k.a. thumb drive or pen drive) is a small, portable device used to save information externally - information that perhaps you don't want stored on a hard drive. The amount of memory they hold varies. I've seen anything from a 16MB to a 4GB (that's right... 4 gigabytes)! Most can be attached to a keychain or a lanyard, if you wish.
Flash drives are inserted into a USB port on the computer and can be used to store a variety of things. They are also ideal for transferring data and images from one computer to another. I even read about a real estate agent who keeps all his e-mail on it. The prices I've seen recently for flash drives range from about $20 to $180. I purchased my second one (a 2GB) a couple of weeks ago for about $60 after the automatic rebate.
Do you use a flash drive? If so, in what ways have you used it?
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