USB flash drives (a.k.a. “thumb” drives) may seem passé in a world where AirDrop and cloud storage solve the file-transfer ...

The overwhelming majority of USB flash drives you buy are going to come in one of two formats: FAT32 or NTFS. The first format, FAT32, is fully compatible with Mac OS X, though with some drawbacks ...

For various reasons, one might want to track when a USB flash drive is connected to their computer and when it is removed. However, Windows itself does not offer this option.

Attach the USB flash drive to your Mac and locate its disk icon on your desktop, in a Finder window, or in the Finder sidebar, then right-click (or Ctrl-click) it and select Encrypt "[USB stick ...

In my case, the disk is called Disk 8, so I am right clicking on Disk 8, as shown in Figure 2. [Click on image for larger view.] Figure 2: Right-click on the USB flash drive in the Disk Management ...

With the USB flash disk inserted into your Eee PC, hit the power button. Hit Esc when the Asus splash screen shows up. Choose your USB flash drive from the boot menu.

2] Passcape ISO Burner. Passcape ISO Burner is another free bootable USB drive maker software on this list. It is also portable and can be used without an eventful installation.

If you have some old floppy disks lying around, then you may want to check out this fun DIY USB drive which was made using an old 3.5 inch floppy. This fun USB drive was made by Charles Mangin ...