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[P20]Pain In Palm Of Hand

by Mike Hummell, Mik

It's amazing what can fit onto a memory card or a flash drive. You can literally have years worth of photos or files right in the palm of your hand. When those photos and files are your business, it can mean the success or the failure of your life's dream. While it might seem like a good idea to put everything in one place, are you really keeping it safe?

The trick with these tiny storage devices is that they can hold so much information and the convenience of that is alluring. You start putting all sorts of information on these devices because you want to have access to everything that you could ever possibly need. Think about your cell phone ? how many phone numbers that are programmed into it? Now, how many of those numbers do you actually remember? Losing that phone wouldn't be the best way to keep all those numbers, would it?

With a flash drive that contains all of your personal and professional data, you will need to be able to protect it from others should the drive become lost or stolen. The small size and large capacity, thieves are finding these drives to be a great way to access someone's financial or business information before the owner even realizes it. They can be easily removed from the back of a laptop or from a pocket without the owner even noticing it. Instead of worrying about that possibility, there are ways to protect your information (though it might be a good idea to back it up as well).

Software products like Portable Vault are the perfect way to ?hide? your information from a thief. Not only does it use 256 bit encryption (that's good, if you don't know), but it also can be used for all kinds of portable storage devices ? memory cards, flash drives, Zip drives, SD cards, etc. No matter where your life is, the software can be easily used to disguise its contents from being exposed to the wrong person and when your business is on that drive, you can't have anything less.

A GPS or Global Positioning System was in the beginning produced and controlled by the U.S. Department of Defense. Prior to it being utilized for commercial-grade reasons, the satellite system was utilized by the military for day-and-night navigation for earth, sea and air operations. As the GPS became extensively utilized for commercial purposes, its operations extended to allow for surveillance and movement of individuals, map making, forestry, mineral exploration, tracking down of endangered wildlife in their natural habitation and much more.

In the beginning, the Global Positioning System functioned on prominent computer systems but finally; it has developed into something more pocket-sized - the handheld GPS. The beneficial news about the handheld GPS is that it operates just like the GPS in more elaborate devices and it give the the user the ability to produce information anywhere and anytime he or she may choose. Handheld GPS have now earned such a following that there are numerous individuals all over the world that invariably depend upon the handheld GPS to assist them in navigating across the earth and find places which are even outside the navigation and location discovery ability in just the recent past.

Popular Handheld GPS Models

There are numerous handheld GPS models that are accessible in the market today. One of the more popular models of handheld GPS is the Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx, which is believed as the quickest when it comes in locking in to satellites. This handheld GPS is outfitted with a 2.6 inch color screen, a barometric measuring device, an electronic compass and an extra Geocaching menu. Nonetheless, despite the fact that this handheld device is filled with many functions, it merely weighs around seven ounces and could last for roughly 18 hours utilizing two AA batteries. The Garmin GPS is rubberized and is water resistant. If you aim to wade or swim on your journey, you could rely on this handheld GPS to come through.

The other well known handheld GPS is the Magellan eXplorist XL. This handheld GPS is features a 3.5 inch color screen which can still be viewable when subjected to sunlight. The big screen of the Magellan would give you a benefit when watching the maps and acquiring the data you need. Even so, the downside of the Magellan GPS is that unlike the Garmin GPS, it does not feature an altimeter or electronic compass. This handheld GPS also weighs approximately 12 ounces, which is quite heavy in comparison to the Garmin. The battery life of the Magellan is around 15 hours with the usage of four AA batteries.

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