For the most part with today's Windows XP and Macs you put the stick in the USB port and copy files to and from the device.
It's that simple and a great advance from other media.
The choice now is what size you want and are willing to pay. I've seen these from 16 megabytes to 4 gigabytes.
Bob
Do you have any information on flash drives? I am looking for backup storage and this was suggested to me.
Thank you,
Wadda

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