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USB Drives- and portable apps

By Richard Thewissen

Real Estate Agent with ERA Realty Pros

August 16, 2007 02:17 PM

USB drives are a great way to migrate files from one computer to another computer, its small, and can store quite a few documents and pics!

Another good thing is that most, if not all, also comes with "portable apps", programs that is small enought to fin in one of these usb drives, and no installation is needed. Just select it and your ready to go. Most come with openoffice, which can open microsoft files such as word and excel.

Buy a few and pass them around, people love them. If you have a spare send me one! (just kidding).

have any questions about them, let me know :)

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Bob Marsh

Warm Weather Real Estate - Mesa, AZ

480-529-2936, Warm Weather Real Estate

Yes, I have one question.

Do you know how to use one to transfer information from ACT software from one computer to another with a "thumb drive"?

Aug 16, 2007 02:22 PM

Richard Thewissen

ERA Realty Pros - Stonington, CT

Robert, ACT should have an export function. The export option will walk you through the export steps, one of which is the location where you wish to put the extracted file. this is where you would select the thumb drive as the export location.

Once there, go to the destination pc,connect the thumb drive, install ACT (if not already) run ACT, then find the import option.

That should do the trick.

Also, check the help file on act, select search and type in export, you will get step by step instructions there as well.

Aug 16, 2007 02:31 PM

Brad Snyder

Sierra Vista Realty - Sierra Vista, AZ

I don't leave the house without my thumb drive in pocket. It is my real estate life-line and can save my butt even when I don't have my laptop. You can find a computer anywhere these days. It was the best $50 I have spent on technology.

Aug 16, 2007 03:15 PM

Richard Thewissen

ERA Realty Pros - Stonington, CT

Prices have gone down!!! less than 20 for 1Gb Drive

Aug 16, 2007 03:17 PM

Michael Eisenberg

eXp Realty - Bellingham, WA

Bellingham Real Estate Guy

I just used one to transfrer most of my data to a new computer, their the new floppies only lots better

Aug 16, 2007 03:48 PM

Kevin J. May

Florida Supreme Realty - Hobe Sound, FL

Serving the Treasure & Paradise Coasts of Florida

Don't leave home without it! Mine is on a lanyard around my neck. Last week Office Max had 1GB units for $7.99 on promotion (limit 4) that's the best price I've found.

Aug 17, 2007 02:31 AM

Richard Thewissen

ERA Realty Pros - Stonington, CT

Kevin,

Do you know if its still on sale for that price?

Aug 17, 2007 03:18 AM

Kevin J. May

Florida Supreme Realty - Hobe Sound, FL

Serving the Treasure & Paradise Coasts of Florida

Richard, Im not positive but their sales usually run week to week or until they're inventory is gone. I'd call them or stop by before Sunday. If you haven't visited OM in a while they're getting much more competitive.

Aug 17, 2007 03:25 AM

Richard Thewissen

ERA Realty Pros - Stonington, CT

thanks for the update, I'll look into it.

Also, if you have a staples near by, they will often have the same sale or if you bring them the sale flyer, they would match it.

Aug 17, 2007 04:00 AM

Kevin J. May

Florida Supreme Realty - Hobe Sound, FL

Serving the Treasure & Paradise Coasts of Florida

Richard, it's a $22.00 savings, Verbatim 1GB on sale through Saturday the 18th at $7.99. Check their website for "weekly sales", pages 4-5 on the flyer.

Aug 17, 2007 04:53 AM

Richard Thewissen

ERA Realty Pros - Stonington, CT

Thanks Kevin!!!

Aug 17, 2007 06:19 AM

Leon Austin

Mobile Notary Services - Colorado Springs, CO

Colorado Springs Mobile Notary

These have to be one of the greatest inventions. I can quickly and easily transfer information from one computer to another.

Aug 18, 2007 01:59 PM