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Creating a Bootable USB Key
It seems that some of my articles got chopped during the move to WordPress. Doh! Here are the simple instructions to create a bootable USB key: Open a Command Prompt session with Administrator...
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Windows To Go: This is going to be a game changer!
I have said before that I am not sure that Windows 8 is going to have the adoption rates that Windows 7 has had, and that it is more likely that Windows 7 will remain the dominant operating system in...
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USB Drives: Easily lost, but easily encrypted!
Peter Wolchak (Editor, Backbone Magazine) pinged me this morning… furious. ‘How long does it take to encrypt a USB key?’ Not very long… why? It turns out that Elections Canada is back in the news, and...
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Making Your Windows 8 ISO work for You
English: A Sandisk-brand USB thumb drive, SanDisk Cruzer Micro, 4GB. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Tomorrow is the day that a huge number of you will be downloading and installing the final bits (RTM) of...
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Windows to Go: Ironkey gets it right
Back in 2012 I spent a lot of time talking (and writing) about Windows to Go (WTG). This was Microsoft’s newest feature that allowed you to install Windows 8 on a USB key. In theory I loved it, in...
View ArticleUSB and Windows to Go: Key in!
I have written in the past about several different Windows to Go (WTG) key options, and have leaned heavily toward the ones with Military Grade Security (MilSec). They are all good, they all do just...
View ArticleCorrections!
Earlier today I published my article called USB & Windows to Go: Key In! on this site. Because of my eagerness to get the article out (recently I posted that I would be trying to post a lot more...
View ArticleLet’s Go: Creating a Windows to Go Hybrid Device
Recently I wrote a review of the Apricorn Aegis Secure Key 3z Flash Drive, a spectacular USB key with some great security features, including a unique keypad that requires you to unlock your device...
View ArticleA Clean Windows Installation…
It happens twice every year… Microsoft releases a new version of Windows 10. For most people, the new version will be installed for them automatically by whatever method they use for patch management…...
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