Denny,
I am little behind in checking my E-mail. Where did you order the U3
thumb drive from and how much was it?
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That is what I was hoping, that somebody had already tried it. Guess
I'll find out next week sometime since I ordered one this morning. It
would be really nice to walk up to any computer and have access to your
own PC.
Thanks,
Denny
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Interesting, I'm afraid there's no way of knowing until some brave
person kicks the tires and takes it out for a spin around the block so
to speak.
David Ferrin
www.jaws-users.com
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From: Denny Huff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: [JAWS-Users] Re: U3 Thumb Drive
David,
Yes, it does require U3 compatible software that will work on
the drive. I know Jaws won't be able to be run from the thumb drive,
but was wondering if the applications installed on the thumb drive would
be able to be read with Jaws.
This is an old article, but here is more information about the
U3 thumb drive.
Applications Launch from USB Drives
U3 and partners add smarts to thumb drives, so users can carry
desktops in their pockets.
Technology startup U3 is expected to announce Monday the release
of USB drives based on its smart computing platform, which lets
applications run directly
off USB drives, independent of other storage devices.
Smart USB drives based on U3's software and hardware platform
will allow users to carry their entire PC in a USB drive, so that when
they hook up to a PC
on the road, it will have the same look and feel as their work
or home PC.
Vendors Ready
USB smart drives are expected to be announced by hardware
vendors including SanDisk and Verbatim at Demofall, occurring this week
in Huntington Beach, California.
Several software vendors, including America Online and the
Mozilla Foundation, are expected to announce products that run directly
off the USB smart drives.
U3's concept is about taking your whole personal workspace with
you, not just the data, but the files, folders, preferences, plug-ins,
settings, everything
you need, to make any PC feel and look and act like your own,
said Kate Purmal, CEO of U3. Applications on a U3-compliant USB drive
are not tied to a
specific laptop or desktop, but are installed and launchable
directly off the drive, Purmal said.
The capability to run applications directly off USB smart drives
gives mobile users the choice of whether to work off their laptop or
safely use a public
computer, Purmal said. Users are already
happy with the simplicity and portability of USB drives, she
said. You just plug them in and they work, Purmal said.
Supporting Products
Verbatim will include U3's smart computing platform in its $99
1GB Store 'n' Go U3 Smart Drive, which is expected to be launched at
Demofall. Kingston will
introduce the DataTraveler line of USB smart drives with
capacities of 512MB, priced at $42, and 1GB for $80. SanDisk, which
backs U3 financially along
with M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers, is also expected to announce
U3-compliant smart drives at Demofall.
A few big software vendors are also expected to launch
U3-compatible products at Demofall. Mozilla is expected to announce
U3-compliant versions of the
Firefox Web browser and Thunderbird e-mail client. McAfee will
announce an antivirus engine to protect U3 smart drives from viruses.
America Online will
announce a version of Winamp that will allow users to play audio
and video files directly off USB smart drives.
Products
already available
for U3 smart drives includes Powerhouse Technologies Group's
Migo, which can synchronize office files, folders, and Outlook e-mail
data between a computer
and a U3 smart drive. That's what
