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To: slacker711 who wrote (27219)	1/7/2005 1:59:19 PM
From: Ausdauer	Read Replies (1) of 60323

Newest iteration of USB drives... biz.yahoo.com My wife has an application she purchased that requires a software download and a plastic USB-based key (I think it is called a "dongle") that allows the software to be used only on a single dedicated PC. You can copy the CD to multiple computers, but the software only works if you have the dongle attached. It would seem like the new USB U3 standard they are describing would act in a manner to carry both the software and the key (dongle) in one single device. This seems to be a great idea as long as the time investment for tailoring applications to this standard is small. Does U3 allow code to be executed in place on the USB drive or must the program be temporarily loaded onto the host device before execution? It would be a pretty nice arrangement if you could take certain applications with you to use, say on a PC at work or in a hotel room, without actually needing to download and run the program itself. In fact, many of our computers at work have been set up by the IT administrators to block use of non-approved software, that is, software not essential to the performance of one's usual duties. Aus

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