Creating the perfect USB companion
Creating the perfect USB companion
Geschreven door Mark Vletter vrijdag 29 augustus 2008 00:00
| Inhoudsopgave |
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| Creating the perfect USB companion |
| Password storage |
| Browser |
| Password storage |
| FTP |
| Putty |
| Safe file storage |
| Conclusion |
| Alle pagina's |
Creating the perfect USB companion
How to create a USB stick to make your life easier.
Situation
At the office I work on a Windows XP computer. At home I have both an Apple and a Vista laptop.
My problem: My passwords, documents and the websites that I "favorited" are scattered across these workplaces.
I want to have a few things with me at all time:
- My passwords
- My favorite browser (and favorites)
- My FTP connections data
- My Putty connection data
- Some files.
What I do not want is to loose this data. So backups are required. I want to use opensource or free software as much as possible.
USB for central storage
I decided to buy a USB key. I wanted a waterproof stick, which I had had before but it had to be ordered so I bought a default 4Gb USB key with a key ring so I could but is on my keychain. The reason for putting it there is that the keys and my mobilephone/PDA are the only thing I have with me at all times. There are some PDA’s with USB key like capabilities so you can use that as well but you’ll need a cable with you and I don’t know if that’s ideal.
Because I work on several platforms the data and applications it use have to be cross platform compatible.
