{"id":732,"date":"2011-03-14T08:06:31","date_gmt":"2011-03-14T12:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=732"},"modified":"2012-02-25T07:07:36","modified_gmt":"2012-02-25T12:07:36","slug":"two-things-you-can-do-with-a-usb-flash-drive-you-probably-didnt-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/two-things-you-can-do-with-a-usb-flash-drive-you-probably-didnt-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Two things you can do with a USB Flash Drive you probably didn’t know"},"content":{"rendered":"
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USB flash drives are small, portable, \t\t\t\tand have many uses. Here are two uses for USB flash drives you \t\t\t\tprobably didn’t know.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/span>1. Use your USB flash drive as an \t\t\t\tMP3 player<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Yes you can. All you need are \t\t\t\tspeakers or earphones, Windows Media Player, and a USB flash \t\t\t\tdrive loaded with your favorite MP3 music files. Just plug in \t\t\t\tyour flash drive, slip on your headphones, direct Windows Media \t\t\t\tPlayer to the files on your hard drive…and enjoy. Window Media \t\t\t\tPlayer (included with Windows XP, Vista and 7) will even allow \t\t\t\tyou to make playlist so you can play your songs in any order you \t\t\t\twant.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>2. Use your USB flash drive to lock \t\t\t\tyour computer<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>There’s a small program called \t\t\t\tPredator that you can install on a USB drive that allows you to\u00a0 \t\t\t\tuse that USB drive to lock your computer. It does this by disabling your keyboard, monitor and mouse \t\t\t\twhenever you remove the special USB drive from your computer. Simply remove the flash drive and your computer is \t\t\t\tlocked, until you return and insert the flash drive back into a USB \t\t\t\tport on your computer. So what Predator does is turn a USB flash drive into a key \t\t\t\tthat locks and unlocks your computer. It’s really great if you travel and \t\t\t\ttake a notebook with you or if you don’t want people snooping \t\t\t\taround your PC when you’re not home. EB? Is that you?<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Here’s some details on Predator \t\t\t\tfrom the program’s developer:<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>“PREDATOR locks your PC when you \t\t\t\tare away, even if your Windows session is still opened. It uses \t\t\t\ta regular USB flash drive as an access control device, and works \t\t\t\tas follows:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

* you insert the USB drive
\n* you run PREDATOR (autostart with Windows is possible)
\n* you do your work…
\n* when you’re away from your PC, you simply remove the USB \t\t\t\tdrive:
\nonce it is removed, the keyboard and mouse are disabled and the \t\t\t\tscreen darkens
\n* when you return back to your PC, you put the USB flash drive \t\t\t\tin place:
\nkeyboard and mouse are immediately released, and the display is \t\t\t\trestored.<\/p>\n

It’s easier and faster than closing your Windows session, since \t\t\t\tyou do not have to retype your password when you return.<\/p>\n

Advanced Security Features:<\/p>\n

* PREDATOR records all security-related events in a log file: \t\t\t\tstart, alarms, stop. By reading this log, you will know if \t\t\t\tintruders have tried to use your computer while you have been \t\t\t\taway.
\n* PREDATOR can replicate this log on your Twitter account, \t\t\t\tallowing you to remotely monitor all access-control activity on \t\t\t\tyour PC.
\n* PREDATOR frequently changes the security codes recorded on \t\t\t\tyour USB drive. If an intruder manages to copy your stick, this \t\t\t\tcopy will not work because the codes on your own stick will have \t\t\t\tchanged in the meantime.
\n* PREDATOR disables the Windows task manager when you unplug the \t\t\t\tUSB drive. Nobody can stop it with Ctrl-Alt-Del.
\n* PREDATOR lets you regain control of your computer if you lose \t\t\t\tyour stick: when you start the software for the first time, you \t\t\t\tset a password that will unlock your session if your USB drive \t\t\t\tis not available.
\n* PREDATOR can sound an audible alarm if somebody enters an \t\t\t\tinvalid password.
\n* And finally, PREDATOR can protect several PCs with the same \t\t\t\tUSB flash drive, e.g. your home and office computers.<\/p>\n

<\/em>With PREDATOR, security is as simple as inserting or removing a \t\t\t\tUSB stick !”<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/span>Great idea. Isn’t it? Predator is \t\t\t\tfree for home\/personal use. \t\t\t\t If you have a flash drive and you want to turn it into a key to \t\t\t\tlock your computer, then visit this page to learn more about \t\t\t\tPredator.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

USB flash drives are small, portable, and have many uses. Here are two uses for USB flash drives you probably didn’t know. 1. Use your USB flash drive as an MP3 player Yes you can. All you need are speakers or earphones, Windows Media Player, and a USB flash drive loaded with your favorite MP3 music files. Just\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[537,536,535,14,61,534],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/732"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=732"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":734,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/732\/revisions\/734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}