Applications to Go
If you can remember when the Apple IIe was all the rage, then you probably remember carrying around all of those floppy disks stuffed with your applications. Instead of installing your apps on the system, you simply carried them with you from computer to computer. Ah, the good old days.
If you long for those days, then you'll be happy to hear that this concept has returned. No, you won't have to lug a box of unfloppy disks around with you everywhere you go. However, for certain applications you may have a jump drive or two in your pocket.
I've thought about this concept for awhile and think that in certain situations it has merit. Running an application off of a jump drive is faster than using a hard drive, and the portability factor makes this idea logical.
Vonage agrees. The Internet phone company has recently released a jump drive pre-loaded with software that will turn any PC or laptop into an Internet phone. Unlike Skype, no software installation is required.
To use the Vonage V-Phone, simply plug the drive into a USB port, plug the earpiece microphone into the side of the V-Phone, and launch the application. Voila, you're computer is now a telephone. Slick.
I believe that this is the beginning of a trend where specialized applications will be stored on jump drives. The portability and ease of use are advantages that vendors will exploit once they realize how useful this concept can be.
If you long for those days, then you'll be happy to hear that this concept has returned. No, you won't have to lug a box of unfloppy disks around with you everywhere you go. However, for certain applications you may have a jump drive or two in your pocket.
I've thought about this concept for awhile and think that in certain situations it has merit. Running an application off of a jump drive is faster than using a hard drive, and the portability factor makes this idea logical.
Vonage agrees. The Internet phone company has recently released a jump drive pre-loaded with software that will turn any PC or laptop into an Internet phone. Unlike Skype, no software installation is required.
To use the Vonage V-Phone, simply plug the drive into a USB port, plug the earpiece microphone into the side of the V-Phone, and launch the application. Voila, you're computer is now a telephone. Slick.
I believe that this is the beginning of a trend where specialized applications will be stored on jump drives. The portability and ease of use are advantages that vendors will exploit once they realize how useful this concept can be.
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