We have come a long way from those giant floppy diskettes that used to be the only means of portable storage system. The mighty usb flash drive is the best of them all. With most of us using pen drives with a capacity larger than 1GB, here is a post that will tell you how you can make most of the little boon.

1. Mini Operating systems
Yeah!! You can carry a portable operating system on your pen drive which will help you log into any PC with your own password and fix the crashes. There is a long list of available options though it will invariably be a flavor of Linux. To make your job easier I would recommend a visit to pendrivelinux.com and here.

2. Virtual Machine
You can turn your pen drive into a virtual PC by installing portable virtualization softwares like Mojopac. It will help you carry your files and softwares with ease.

3. Security on the move
There are a host of security related applications that can fit in your pen drive and thus travel with you. Thus your data will always be secured whether or not the host PC has an anti-virus or spam guard. Avast Virus Cleaner, ClamWin, and McAfee Avert Stinger are some of my recommendations.

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