tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355584967795500738.post2665787607832135116..comments2024-01-20T18:09:39.637+08:00Comments on My take on Technology: Living a life without a Hard DiskAnojhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02266923349466748615noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355584967795500738.post-88595811937626137812008-04-20T18:52:00.000+08:002008-04-20T18:52:00.000+08:00I haven't really explored this option in depth how...I haven't really explored this option in depth however With the price of flash memory dropping and 8GB flash drives with in the 30$USD range, I can see this becoming a viable solution for myself as well. <BR/><BR/>Id use Linux for "Work" purposes but they've intentionally gone for vendors that lack linux clients, and home brewed "Windows only" applications. <BR/><BR/>Im pretty exited to try Gentoo on a flash drive... maybe span the portage tree over to my NAS. Maybe this might peek your interests as well?<BR/><BR/>-MelMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10156513915952556177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355584967795500738.post-78797133293058617682008-04-18T23:49:00.000+08:002008-04-18T23:49:00.000+08:00PendriveLinux and MCNLive are around 700 MB but th...PendriveLinux and MCNLive are around 700 MB but they pack in almost everything that one needs, and their package management is another huge plus for beginners.<BR/>Btw <A HREF="http://www.puppylinux.com/" REL="nofollow">Puppy</A> and <A HREF="http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/" REL="nofollow">DSL</A> run beautifully on an older p-III laptop that I have and are extremely small n fast;)Anojhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266923349466748615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355584967795500738.post-53573379180033847462008-04-18T23:00:00.000+08:002008-04-18T23:00:00.000+08:00I'm a big fan of Puppy Linux for flash drive purpo...I'm a big fan of Puppy Linux for flash drive purposes... it packs in a LOT of stuff to that 90 MBs! Never seen the distro you mentioned but I'll check it out. <BR/><BR/>Also, don't forget that we can use web-based apps instead of a local hard drive: google docs, picasa, mediafire, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355584967795500738.post-51412791212907076932008-04-15T15:06:00.000+08:002008-04-15T15:06:00.000+08:00@ harish.. lol its right up there on "the things I...@ harish.. lol its right up there on "the things I want to buy from my first salary " list.. but still don't think can afford it :). Hopefully the prices will fall soon :)Anojhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266923349466748615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355584967795500738.post-36962672440123690762008-04-14T18:13:00.000+08:002008-04-14T18:13:00.000+08:00Try GoblinX, the best livecd... everything automat...Try GoblinX, the best livecd... everything automatically saved on your FAT32 pendrive... It has a zip file instead of iso only for pendrives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355584967795500738.post-36379441436474772982008-04-14T12:00:00.000+08:002008-04-14T12:00:00.000+08:00Buy a laptop with a SSD! You know what I'm getting...Buy a laptop with a SSD! You know what I'm getting at? :)Harish Mallipeddihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232074951731924906noreply@blogger.com