cerebral odd jobs

Gizmo’s latest newsletter continues his series on portable computing security and his experience with U3 and proprietary USB program launchers. see Port-a-puter for the roadless warrior: U3 and thumbtops, portable computing and How to make a Thumbtop PC
Issue 147, 19th July, 2007

http://techsupportalert.com/issues/back_issues.htm

Editorial
Securing USB flash drives is not quite as simple [...]

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Here are pictures of my devices used for testing the Port-a-puter
Click to enlarge the roadless version of a USB flash drive. The card reader was something like $9.00 and the CF card was maybe $12 or $20, special at that time. There are shorter USB extension cords available out there.

Below, the CF card [...]

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I had a chance to actually try portable computing and some of the mobile apps How to make a Thumbtop PC. Here are my circumstances and here are references to what I learned.
Gear pictures here

http://cerebraloddjobs.edublogs.org/2007/06/27/illustrated-portable-computing-devices/

On the Roadless Again –
Because I’m on the roadless system and needed to go to the nearest Wal-Mart [...]

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Over at http://edublogs.org/forums/ is an interesting set of suggestions for mobile apps, either for cell phone and other handheld devices or laptops.
Wibowo at http://nooventures.edublogs.org/ started this discussion by mentioning www.skweezer.net. He added a whole group of interesting “Dial-up and Mobility Survival Kits” that he uses. Must see his list at http://edublogs.org/forums/topic.php?id=784&replies=5#post-3762
Skweezer [...]

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