Hello Ibrahim and Dean,
Thank you for the information about accessing data on a U3 drive through
Windows Explorer.
What I was hoping to do was to have to enter a password as soon as I
insert the flash drive into the PC, which would protect the data on the
drive in case it falls into the wrong hands. I'm not sure whether U3
gives a flash drive an extra level of protection in this manner or if I
would be better looking at encrypting the data with a program like
Truecrypt, which I haven't actually tried before.
Any experiences about the best way to do this, using a solution which is
Jaws-friendly, would be most welcome.
Caroline.
- original message -
Subject: [access-uk] Re: U3 Flash Drives
From: "Ibrahim Gucukoglu" <ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx>
Date: 12/02/2009 21:32
Hi Caroline.
No, you have two drives, one which is the U3 system drive and one which
is
the data drive for storing your personal files. When you say password
protection applications, can you be a little more specific? U3 Launchpad
does have the ability to protect the drive as a whole with a password
which
must be inserted upon entry in to a computer system, but whether this
protects the data on the drive as a whole or only the applications and
settings of the U3 launchpad I don't know. I personally don't use any
additional password software, however I do have personal information
stored
using personal management software and convenience utilities.
All the best, Ibrahim Gucukoglu
----- Original Message -----
From: "Caroline Ford" <caroline@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 8:43 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: U3 Flash Drives
Have you tried any U3 password protection programs, Ibrahim? Also, when
you plug a U3 flash drive into a PC, is there any way to bring up the
drive contents in Windows Explorer, or must everything on the drive be
accessed through the launchpad?
Thanks for the information you've provided so far.
Caroline.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ibrahim Gucukoglu" <ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 7:31 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: U3 Flash Drives
Hi Caroline.
Yes, the U3 software is usable with a little learning with a screen
reader as it mainly consists of buttons and popup menus to interact
with
the interface. The software should be the same across all u3 drives
although I can't definatly vouch for this as I use a SanDisk drive
myself
although a contour model. You must remember though that in order to
use
U3, you must use the interface software known as the u3 launchpad and
this is the only way of using u3, you can't run applications
independently from the desktop or start menu etc as they aren't
installed
on your computer in the usual way if you follow me. Also, as Steve so
kindly pointed out, u3 applications are especially designed to run on
u3
drives only, they install, run and uninstall through the U3 launchpad.
I
apologise if this is a little confusing but once your using u3, you'll
wonder how you did without it *smile*.
All the best and feel free to ask any more questions. as I am an
active
u3 user, if you like you can privately email me on
ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx for further assistance and I'll do my best.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Caroline Ford" <caroline@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 9:04 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: U3 Flash Drives
Hello Ibrahim,
Thank you for your reply. Do you know whether the U3 software is
likely
to be screen reader compatible? Presumably each manufacturer has
their
own implementation of U3, so this might be difficult to answer. I
suppose, if I found it inaccessible, I could always remove it as you
indicated in your message. It sounds as if it might be useful though,
particularly the ability to password-protect the contents of the
drive.
Caroline.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ibrahim Gucukoglu" <ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 8:33 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: U3 Flash Drives
Hi Caroline.
Yes, U3 is a system for allowing you to install software directly on
to
your flash drive and then using that software on any computer you
plug
the drive in to. There are a great many U3 applications available
ranging from password and data vault programs, antivirus utilities
and
the like to full blown business software programs such as word
processing applications, email clients etc. The u3 software already
preloaded on to your drive allows you to manage these applications,
however if you want you can remove u3 by downloading the u3 removal
tool from the support area of u3.com. I hope this helps you and by
all
means ask further questions and I'll do my upmost to help.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Caroline Ford" <caroline@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 8:22 PM
Subject: [access-uk] U3 Flash Drives
Hello,
I am looking to replace an ageing flash drive with something more
spacious. Today I received an e-mail from Amazon advertising a
SanDisk
Cruzer Micro 8GB U3 Readyboost Flash Drive for £9.99.
I realise that Readyboost might be useful for increasing available
memory in Vista, but wonder whether the U3 aspect of this drive
would
be likely to cause problems with Jaws. I haven't had chance to look
at a U3 drive before, but understand they have some extra software
installed which enables you to run applications directly from the
drive. If this is problematic for Jaws, is there any way of
removing
it so that the drive would work as a standard USB flash drive
without
the U3 capabilities?
Thanks,
Caroline.
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