Microsoft rumoured will sellnewest operating system, Windows 7, in the USB Flash Disk. Yes, an internal Microsoft source that companies considering the possibility that in addition to the usual sales model via DVD.

One of the main reasons for this policy is to the netbook user. For as is known, the mini computer generally does not have a DVD player integrated and rely USB port.

News that is quite surprising because so far, Windows distributed via DVD or download via the internet. Just download the system is usually related to burden an internet connection and so forth.

But production costs but also not small. The Windows 7 is estimated to require min space to 10 GB. Flash memory costs as much as it predicted higher if compared to the DVD for example.

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NortonAntivirus convincing test
Norton Antivirus 2009, Symantec has developed a good sign. In our tests, this tool has an excellent safety performance. The new interface lets you “manipulate” the program easily and requires only modest computing power. The telephone support is only possible from the fixed network (and related costs), while the internal support is truly exemplary. Norton deservedly earned the first place.

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Back in the days before USB 2.0, I was tempted to start every backup article with the same dumb joke: “Backing up is hard to do.”

Luckily, easy backups don’t require USB If you have broadband Internet access (DSL or cable). Just back up over the Internet. I recommend Mozy Home for the best and easiest backup for the price ($5 a month).

But if you’re accessing the Internet through dial-up, you’ll need to supplement your old hardware with more old hardware. Buy an internal or parallel port-based external backup drive with removable media such as tape or disk cartridges. Iomega’s Zip drives, which use disk-based cartridges, were quite popular ten years ago (I recently found some of the disks while cleaning out my garage). Iomega still makes and sells Zip drives, although the modern external ones use USB. But as I write this, five used parallel port Zip drives are on sale through Amazon.com.

You might also want to consider a DVD+/-RW drive to replace what I’m going to guess is your CD-ROM drive. These are still commonly made and reasonably inexpensive, and the discs are very cheap.

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