| Remember the days when you had to carry around a | | | | password protection software and go through a |
| bunch of floppy disks with all your programs? You | | | | step-by-step process where you were able to |
| would be totally lost if you left one of the disks behind | | | | eventually protect your portable device. This should |
| that had some vital information in it. While these are | | | | give you more peace of mind as a flash drive is one |
| great for portability, they often did not really allow you | | | | of the most convenient ways to store and transport a |
| to store that much information on. You may actually | | | | large amount of information. |
| have to have three or four discs for one simple | | | | When flash drives were first introduced to the market, |
| program. As technology grew, you were able to put | | | | they were about as useful as the methods that were |
| more information on CDs and then eventually DVDs. | | | | already being used. Over time the amount of storage |
| The latest innovation is a flash drive which is | | | | base that is available in something the larger than your |
| convenient and extremely portable but there is always | | | | index finger is quite impressive. Using one is as easy |
| a danger that you could lose it. In order to prevent | | | | as plugging it into your USB port and clicking on the file |
| someone else from getting your files, get some | | | | that you need. You can either work the files directly |
| password protect flash drive information and ensure | | | | from your memory stick or transfer them to another |
| that your information remains only your information. | | | | computer. You can see where the concern for the |
| In order to password protect your flash drive, you can | | | | ease of access and the need for password protection |
| go on the Internet in either get a free program or pay | | | | is needed. |
| for more secure one. You'll have download the | | | | |