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fflogo.jpgIn a previous tip, I showed you how you can use Firefox to browse your hard drive for files and folders. This tip works great when you want to keep the number of applications open to a minimum or you are using Firefox on a portable USB Drive.

Another cool feature is the capability to view files and folders or play music and video files in Firefox simply using drag and drop.

read more: FireFox Tip: Use Drag And Drop To View Files And Play MP3 Music

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10-tips-to-use-usb-driveProbably the best thing since slice bread, USB Drives have become "the portable computer".

What used to be a device for just storing files, USB drives have become a must have computer accessory. From creating bootable drives and speeding up Windows Vista to creating a pocket recovery tool, many non-saving-data uses have been found for these handy devices.

And while the list of ways to use a USB drive continues to grow, so does the list of tips to make them more functional.

So what are some of the tips? Below are the top 10 tips that make USB drives more functional.

read more: 10 Tips To Make A USB Drive More Functional Than Just Storing Data

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3rdgenipod.jpgIt does seem unfair… you paid for those songs and now you can't play them outside of the iTunes environment, on hardware not supported by Apple, or on operating systems not supported by iTunes.

That's because the iTunes tracks that you purchase and download are in a "protected" AAC or M4P audio format. Only it's not YOU that is being protected, it's Apple, or rather Apple's bottom line. Apple explains this by saying that their proprietary format gives you superior sound quality, but that's a smokescreen. It's all about DRM, and DRM is all about the money.

read more: Convert iTunes to MP3 Format

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firefox3welcome.pngThe great people over at PortableApps.com have done it again. This time they have made the next major version of Firefox browser, version 3, available as a portable app. This means you can run Firefox 3 without disrupting the current Firefox installation and check out all the new features.

If you're not familiar with PortableApps, check out running Firefox on a USB drive for more information. In the meantime, let's look at how you can get Firefox 3 up and running.

read more: Run Firefox 3 Without Removing Version 2

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portappslogo.pngAs Computer technology keeps advancing and hardware becomes smaller and lighter, innovations have been made that allow more mobility when it comes to accessing our data. A great example is with the portability of USB flash drives. No longer does the typical home user need to be tied to one computer to view digital photos, videos or documents.

With the same freedom these devices give us, software advancements has also been made with making applications portable. One that comes to mind, is a suite of applications including Mozilla FireFox and Thunderbird from PortableApps.com

read more: Run FireFox And Thunderbird As Portable Applications on USB Drive