Hi, Brandon. The answers to your questions are "not officially" and "I wouldn't". The bookport does have a drive letter, yes. That is, it'll show up in my computer. However, you must use its software to transfer text to the Bookport, and to transfer MP3s if you want those MP3s to be navigable, as opposed to simply playable. You can, however, back up, or copy off, things from the Bookport by using the explorer interface. That is, if you copy a file to the BP in Windows Explorer, using the BP's drive letter, the file will not read if it's text and, though MP3 files will play, you won't be able to move through them. You can, however, copy files back from the BP (though, again, the BP's own software has a better way of doing this than with the drive letter in Explorer). Secondly, though you can use the BP as a flash reader, I wouldn't, as the BP only has a USB 1.1 port, not the much faster USB 2.0. It's best if you get a cheap CF reader which will transfer your files much faster. Aman -----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of brandon hicks Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 12:36 PM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] (no subject) hi, i'm a new person to the list. was wondering, can the bp be used from my computer as it has a drive letter, and can it also be used as a flashcard transfer thing? thanks brandon