Implementing Free Flash Drive Software for Student…….ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Robert Tchoryk – Professor, San Jacinto College South James Wong – Instructional Designer, San Jacinto College USB Flash Drives Introduction of flash drives Physical size storage capacity are unrelated Purchasing Most retail stores from electronics to Walgreens Promotions: / PortableA Start Menu Web browser Anti-virus program Office suite Other applications Save Files Directly to the Flash Drive Working at public computers School Library Work Directly Off the Flash Drive Applications must be installed on the flash drive Files are saved to the flash drive Nothing is written to the computer’s hard drive As a Backup Device Open Source /wiki/Open_source Open Source Software Information /wiki/Open_source_software Sources / / Not / Freeware /wiki/Freeware Portable Software for USB Flash Drives PortableA Suite and Platform / Downloaded over 100 million times /news/2009-07-28_-__hits_100_million_portable_apps_downloaded Other packages Pendriveapps - / CodySafe - / Portable Freeware - / No Cost for Applications Portability No Fear of Crippling One’s Computer Re-installing Windows Registry problems Conflicts Privacy Security Nothing is written to the computer’s hard drive Encryption options Hardware-encrypted USB flash drives are best, but are more expensive IronKey - / Kingston Secure DataTraveler - /flash/secure_usb.asp Sandisk Cruzer? Enterprise FIPS Edition - /business-solutions/enterprise/cruzer-enterprise-fips-edition Software encryption for files Toucan, open source Examples Financial transactions - browser Correspondence – e-mail Hard-Drive Installed Applications Are Typically Faster Usage Speed Is Dependant on the Quality of the Flash Drive (Read/Write Speed) Forget or Lose Attached to keychain not foolproof Not Washer or Dryer-proof OpenO, Portable Edition Open source office applications software Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition Open source Web browser Mozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition Open source E-mail pr