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Infopackets Reader Brad B. Writes: " Dear Dennis, Regarding USB flash drives: how do I know which USB thumb drive is a good one? I bought a 4 gig flash drive that is incredibly slow, and another that is much faster. They both say they are USB 2.0 ... and cost about the same price. So how can one know which to buy? " My Response: There are a few things to consider here. Regarding USB specifications: USB is simply an interface. If a product says it's USB 2.0 compliant, that doesn't necessarily mean it will operate at full USB 2.0 speeds. What determines the speed is the memory chip inside which ... (view more)

10 Tips For Better LCD Image Quality The people at ExtremeTech think most users treat their gorgeous, colorful, and very expensive LCD displays as if they were CRTs. You've paid a lot for these ritzy monitors, and these ten important tips will help ... you get the best image for your money. http://www.extremetech.com Computer Repair Kit On A Thumb Drive Herein you'll find an impressive collection of some 57 handy tools that can help you diagnose and repair issues that might be negatively affecting your Windows experience. Most of the applications don't require installation and the kit can be run ... (view more)

25 Must-Have Thumb Drive Apps For Geeks With traveling and use of many different computers, many geeks often find a need to have a uniform set of tools handy wherever we may be. Here is a list of 25 invaluable portable applications that can be ... installed on a Thumb Drive. http://crazeegeekchick.com Mazzick MaZZick is a portable app which will let you do simple or complicated every-day tasks like launching files or folders, doing a google search, typing a phrase, copying, deleting, closing windows. http://devrexster.googlepages.com Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy of Bob ... (view more)

Mail Store Home Mail Store Home allows you to back up all your e-mail messages from multiple applications into one safe archive. You can import your mail from Outlook, Windows Mail, Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Exchange, as well as POP/IMAP ... accounts and local files. You read your mail from within the interface, search fast through all your messages by keyword and advanced criteria, and even burn a Backup CD. Messages are stored MIME-compatible, and can be recovered at any time without information loss. http://www.mailstore.com/en/mailstore-home.aspx Top 10 Usb Thumb Drive Tricks Make use of ... (view more)

Thumb Win Really, just as it sounds. Thumb Win allows a user to minimize their Windows into thumbnails, allowing for easy access and multi-tasking. http://translate.google.com/ Foto-Mosaik With Foto-Mosaik you can create mosaic-pictures, which are ... composed of many small pictures (tiles), from your own photos. As if photography wasn't enough of an art, now you can create something truly unique! http://www.sixdots.de/mosaik/en/index.php (view more)

Javascript Shell A command-line interface for JavaScript and DOM. You can enter statements and expressions at the same prompt. The result of each non-void statement or expression is shown. User-defined variables. User-defined functions. JavaScript ... error messages are shown in red. Previous statements and expressions are available through Up and Down arrow keys. Tab completion. Multi-line input (Shift+Enter to insert a line break). If the shell is opened using a bookmarklet, JavaScript typed into the shell runs in the context of the original window. Works well in Firefox, mostly works in Opera ... (view more)