Digital photo frames have been around for several years now, but it wasn’t until recently that they became more affordable and had quality equal to that of a traditional photo. Of course, not all digital photo frames are created equally. While many look great on the surface, they can be impossibly difficult to use. Or […]
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Promotional USB Outlook – prices to increase through 2010
September 17, 2009Those of you that regularly purchase USB Memory sticks should be familiar with fluctuating prices. During 2007 and 2008 the prices for USB’s was relatively cheap due to a good exchange rate for the dollars and oversupply of flash memory. Today the prices are going up due to a weak pound and undersupply of flash […]
New Generation of Flash drives to be based on USB 3.0 specs
September 17, 2009Boasting 10 times the speed of the USB 2.0 ports that have become the standard in connectivity, USB 3.0 ports and cabling should begin to make their way onto the market sometime in early 2010. Offering transfer rates of up to 4.8Gbit/second compared to the USB 2.0’s rate of 480MBit/second, the 3.0 standard will eventually […]
Saving Time and Money with USB flash drives
September 17, 2009Branded products are a mainstay of our culture. From bottled water and phones to luxury cars and jeans, we are surrounded by corporate logos and stylish graphics designed to capture our attention and our loyalty. Branding isn’t about to go out of style any time soon, either. Step into an Apple store anywhere in the […]
10 Useful Things You can do with a Flash Drive
September 1, 2009If you’ve been using a USB flash drive for a while, then you already know that it’s terrific for taking your important files with you so you always have access to them. But there are plenty of other things you can do with a USB flash drive. Here are our favourites: 1. Boot up from […]
Recruiting? Go Gumtree, avoid the greedy Monster
August 28, 2009USB Company is expanding and in the search for the new team member we had a a couple of options. Previously we had used gumtree for recruiting and we have been very impressed with the amount of applicants we had received. Now this time we decided to have a look at Monster which is a […]
Increasing event revenue with USB flash drive memories
July 31, 2009If you’re an event organiser, chances are good that your hard work has paid off with a seminar, meeting, reunion, wedding or trade show that attendees will remember for a long time. As you know these events offer everyone a great time to connect or reconnect, make new friends, find new customers, network and cement […]
End of AutoRun a boost for the promotional USB industry
July 31, 2009Preloading marketing messages onto a USB flash drive that’s being given away as a promotional gift has been standard practice for many years. Unfortunately, the AutoRun feature found in Windows causes the message to load and run every time the drive is inserted. That’s pretty annoying and has caused marketers to second guess their desire […]
Marketing a “snap” for photographers with USB flash drive
July 31, 2009Even if you’re the most talented photographer in the world, you know that it is always an uphill battle to get your name out there. Sure, you get repeat business and even a referral now and again. That’s the lifeblood of most photographers. But what if you could find a way to make every single […]
USB flash drives and Flight 1549
July 1, 2009By now, just about everyone has heard the heroic tales of Captain “Sully” Sullenberger as he ditched his Airbus 320 into the Hudson River after striking a flock of birds. But what you may not know is that all of the passengers have been getting their items back, including the items from their luggage as […]
Reformatting Your USB Flash Drive
May 7, 2009While flash drives can be a real godsend for storing and exchanging data, videos, photos and audio, eventually, they get a little messy. Dragging and dropping files onto the drive can create an organizational nightmare, one where it becomes difficult, if not impossible, to find the files you need when you need them. Deleting the […]
The Technology Inside a Branded USB Stick
May 7, 2009Reliability and portability have always plagued the portable storage industry. Floppy drives didn’t have much space on them, optical drives were ploddingly slow to burn data on, and CDs can easily be scratched and damaged in transit. Then the flash drive was introduced. Small, portable and virtually indestructible, they could hold vast amounts of data […]