Thumbdrive Uses

[gfish]

I just got a free 256MB thumbdrive from work. I doubt I'll use it for transferring files much, since that is why we invented networks a couple decades back, but it seems like it could useful for copies of utilities and data I'd like to guarantee I always have available. I just loaded it with putty, pscp, a collection of favorite etexts and my PDFs of the Machinery's Handbook. What else should I add?

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[dymaxion.livejournal.com]

Actually, I thought that too, but I find I use mine quite a lot for exactly that — samba is a morass of permissions issues and firewall mucking, especially when you need data to move securely, IM networks are unreliable, and everything else requires a server you both share access to.  It's really useful for ad-hoc document handoffs, etc., and can actually be faster than a network anyway &mbdash; handing someone sitting next to you a token beats waiting for flaky wireless networks hands down.