This is a flash drive advancement that really is taking the globe by storm...in my opinion of course. I just bought one of these critters from Zipzoomfly.com The sandisk cruzer 4gb with rebate around 100 bucks. U3 technology (Sandisk and Msystems) http://www.u3.com/ Making smart drive computing a reality. U3 is the company behind the innovative platform that transforms USB flash drives from simple storage devices into USB smart drives that make software programs, personal preferences, passwords and settings, and files more portable, personal, and protected. Founded in 2004, U3 is backed by USB flash drive market leaders SanDisk and msystems and led by a team of industry veterans experienced in establishing and growing successful platform economies. The U3 smart drive computing platform creates a wealth of new business opportunities for USB flash drive manufacturers and software developers. By April 2005, only three months after the official launch of U3 at the International Consumer Electronics Show, eight leading USB flash drive manufacturers announced they will offer U3 compatible smart drives. U3 has also attracted numerous software developers to the U3 platform. They will be offering U3 smart software including productivity applications, internet, email , and browser functionality, chat and VOIP capabilities, content, entertainment, multi-media, photo, and design software, and security, enterprise, medical, and other kinds of programs. By uniting the USB flash drive industry and software developers around a single development platform with best of breed technology, U3 brings the benefit of universal personal workspace portability to hardware manufacturers, applications developers, and end-users alike.