5 reasons why I'll never get rid of my USB sticks, and neither should you

Many people have written off USB sticks as irrelevant relics of a bygone era, since faster and more secure alternatives are ...

3 good reasons I'll never use a USB stick again (and you shouldn't either)

Plus, most laptops still include an SD card slot, even as USB-A ports disappear. My MacBook Pro, for example, has an SD card ...

My Wi-Fi went out, but a forgotten TV feature kept me entertained for hours

Say you're vacationing at a cabin in a rural area with no Wi-Fi available, or if your internet connection fails for any reason, there's still a way to get your entertainment fix using a USB drive. I ...
Which

How to password protect a USB stick in less than 5 minutes

With over a decade of experience at Which?, Tom covers everything from tech advice to money-saving tips and highlights the best deals during major sales events. If your USB drive contains sensitive ...
Ars Technica

Macbook won't boot from USB stick?

Sometimes Apple... does not make things easy. I am trying to update my Macbook (3,1) to Lion while also adding a new larger hard drive scavenged from a now dead PC. I downloaded Lion using the PC and ...
Ars Technica

USB speeds dropping during transfers

On my laptop (Lenovo Ideapad U160) running Windows 7, when I transfer large files over USB I get initial speeds of 50+MB/s, but after a few seconds it starts to drop until it settles around 6-7MB/s. I ...