[geeks] USB memory sticks

[Shawn Wallbridge]

Joshua D Boyd wrote:

>What do people think of these?  I'm considering replacing my zip disk
>that is fully loaded with putty, emacs win32, and other things I
>consider essential with a USB memory stick.  As life marches on, it
>seems that fewer and fewer new installations at school feature zip
>drives, while more and more of them feature USB ports on the front, not
>to mention the ones with ports on the back (which is just about every
>non-mac lab, and some of the newer mac labs).
>
>Plus, then I could use the Zip disk just for data instead of trying to
>fit both programs and data on it...
>
>I really need to figure out how to make emacs understand the microsoft
>command line compilers.
>
>  
>
I really want one, but I am holding out (financially) for a 256 or 
512MB. I also haven't found one that is asthetically pleasing (not that 
I have looked too much). Sorry, but if I am going to carry it around all 
the time, I don't want one that's huge or ugly.

shawn