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USB flash drives 101

Flash Drive

No matter how many times we talk about USB flash drives on the show, or I recommend them to my clients, I am still surprised by how many people have no idea that they exist.

A USB flash drive is a small device the size of a key that plugs into any Windows ME, XP or 2000 computer's USB flash drive.

It works exactly like a floppy disk drive but it holds 100-16,000 times as much information.

If you need to do backup of finances, genealogy, or documents, you NEED a USB flash drive.

Here's a picture of one so you know what to look for at the store. Anywhere with a computer department has them – and so do a few gas stations.