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USB Flash Drives – USB stick, USB RAM, Memory Stick

The near-ubiquitous USB flash drive is of course improperly named, as it has no drive as such, but the term was initially coined because the devices were seen as replacements for floppy disks drives for transferring data between PCs. The 1.44MB capacity limit of floppies was beginning to render them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Portable RAM Tagged With: Bootable Flash, Memory Stick, pen drive, USB Flash Drive, USB Flash Drives, USB stick

Sony Memory Stick technology and background

Sony are the only consumer goods manufacturer to have stuck with their own proprietary removable memory card. Their Memory Stick brand, introduced in 1998, actually covers a variety of different formats that have evolved as devices have changed, getting physically smaller but demanding more storage … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Portable RAM Tagged With: M2, memory card, Memory Stick, Micro, portable RAM, PRO, PRO Duo, PRO-HG Duo, Sony

USB Flash Drives

These are not "drives" at all - the misnomer was gained as they were intended to replace old portable drive technology. Offering massive storage and access fast enough for boot facilities, USB Flash Drives are arguably the best current portable RAM for PCs. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Portable RAM

xD Picture Card , the Fuji and Olympus memory card

The full title of the xD card, the xD-Picture Card, gives away its target market, it being squarely aimed at the digital camera market. And if that wasn\'t enough, the fact that it was developed by Fuji and Olympus, two camera firms, gives the game away completely. The xD card is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Portable RAM Tagged With: digital camera, digital image, digital photograph, Fuji, Olympus, portable RAM, xD Picture Card

Guide to SmartMedia cards, introduced as Solid State Floppy Disk Cards (SSFDC)

The SmartMedia memory card format was one of the earliest, introduced by Toshiba in 1995, when it was referred to as the Solid State Floppy Disk Card (SSFDC). It was launched shortly after the CompactFlash (CF) and of much the same size but a lot thinner, at 0.76mm rather … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Portable RAM Tagged With: memory cards, mobile RAM, portable RAM, Smart Media, SmartMedia, Solid State Floppy Disk Card, SSFDC

Secure Digital (SD) Cards – popular digital camera memory card format

Secure Digital (SD) is a memory card format used to transfer data between PCs and smaller devices, such as digital cameras, PDAs, MP3 players and mobile phones. Because the memory used is solid state, i.e. it remembers what's been written to it when the power is removed, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Portable RAM Tagged With: Matsushita, memory cards, Panasonic, portable RAM, removable RAM, Sandisk, SD, SecureDigital, Toshiba

MultiMediaCard (MMC) – SanDisk and Siemens NAND memory card for phones and smaller devices

Ten years after releasing the CompactFlash card and watching it become very successful, SanDisk had a go at repeating the trick, this time in collaboration with German company Siemens, releasing the MultiMediaCard (MMC). This was designed to take over from CompactFlash in most markets … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Portable RAM Tagged With: memory card, MMC, MultiMediaCard, NAND, portable RAM, removable RAM, Sandisk, Siemens

Guide to SanDisk’s CompactFlash memory card

Memory manufacturer SanDisk introduced CompactFlash (CF) in 1994 as a small format memory card, which used the existing PCMCIA-ATA specification to communicate with PCs. These cards are roughly a quarter the size of a PC Card and use flash technology that allows data to be stored indefinitely, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Portable RAM Tagged With: CompactFlash, memory card, portable RAM, Sandisk

A Harsh Reality You Can’t Ignore About Network Information Security

We are becoming more and more connected to our lives with computer technology. They help to process data at work. We receive money using plastic … [Read More...]

What is the Best VPN for Gamers?

Of the 44% of UK Internet users who have used a virtual private network (VPN) at some point in their lives, approximately 39% of this demographic are … [Read More...]

Think About Headless Commerce as of a Modular System

In recent years, eCommerce has transformed to where consumers no longer handle purchases on conventional websites. Shopping is currently carried out … [Read More...]

Service That Succeeds: How To Build an Effective IT Service Desk

In today’s tech-forward world, building a capable IT service team is essential for businesses hoping to scale tech-related hurdles and soar past the … [Read More...]

A simple PC guide on keeping safe while using public Wi-Fi

Did you know that there is a cyberattack every 39 seconds? You are more likely to be a victim if you are lax about your digital security. This … [Read More...]

Motivating Students to Learn Computer Science

Computer science has been an important part of the educational curriculum for decades. Professor Seymour Papert, a mathematician from South Africa … [Read More...]

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