I've had a similar setup on a bootable (if the machine supports USB boot) jump drive since 2005. While at UPS I managed to pickup a 2gb jump and it's all on there and is always in my pants pocket with my change (my jump has a leatherette pouch to keep dirt out). ->-----Original Message----- ->From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ->[mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of ->cuffy10@xxxxxxxxxxx ->Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 6:04 PM ->To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ->Subject: [CTS] Re: Kewl Tewl ! -> -> ->You don't need the toolkit to back up to your new WD drive. ->The USB drive referenced here is the Pen drive that is made in various ->sizes from 32MB 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB and on up by gigabytes from ->there. ->The guy loaded some utilites on the 32MB pen drive, cobbled up a menu ->for the utilities and called it a toolkit. It's great for something like ->that because you can carry it in your shirt pocket so you always have it ->handy. It plugs into a USB socket on your machine so you can run any of ->the apps he's listed on that web page. Clever idea ! ->Pen drives are coming down in price since the holidays so everyone has ->several. ->http://www.meritline.com/usbpendrive.html ->Boy's toys but you can play too if you want ? -> ->--------------------------------------------------------------------- -> -> ->On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 17:48:08 EST, CRAZYDOVE@xxxxxxx said: ->> ->> Joe..I bought a WD USB hard drive for backing up my main pc's. -> Is this ->> something I could use? Forgive the ignorance..but I'm not sure if this ->> is what ->> it's meant for. ->> TIA Jackie ->> ->> In a message dated 1/31/2007 12:33:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ->> cuffy10@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: ->> ->> http://www.dailycupoftech.com/usb-drive-systems/3/ ->> ->> ->> ->-- -> -> cuffy10@xxxxxxxxxxx -> ->-- ->http://www.fastmail.fm - Same, same, but different? -> -> ** YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED ** ->DONATE to Hurricane Katrina victims: http://www.redcross.org/ ->DONATE Housing (Spare room, shelter) http://www.hurricanehousing.org/ -> ->------------------------------------------------------------------ ->--------- ->Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com ->Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm -> ->List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm -> ->To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: ->http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm ->------------------------------------------------------------------ ->--------- -> ** YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED ** DONATE to Hurricane Katrina victims: http://www.redcross.org/ DONATE Housing (Spare room, shelter) http://www.hurricanehousing.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------