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    Glare: How do I do the emulators thing? I mean do I just download them onto the thumb drive? Then what? Let's say I have a ROM.. how do I play it? Oh I'm so ... more »
    jaySoni: Is there a way to combine the capacities of all USBs making it work like a single drive? more »
    slaughter33: Lifehacker recommended Puppy Linux, not Unetbootin. more »
    jarhead: There's also XAMPP that runs great on a stick. more »
    engstewart: I don't know the tech term for this, but in Vista you can also plug in a USB drive to serve as a secondary RAM source (Speed Boost or something simila... more »
    jarhead: How about webserver on a stick? I use a couple of the old ones and run separate websites on each one so I can just plug it in, work on the layout of ... more »
    AmishJohn: * Install keyloggers and 'drop' them at work, school, etc. * As above; but add pr0n, and drop at a church. more »
    ioos: Good timing. I actually spent most of last night installing Ubuntu and Xubuntu 8.10 on my 2GB cruzer. I thought Xubuntu would be the better choice on ... more »
    VideoVampire: All good Ideas except the donate to charity one...who is Charity and why cant she afford her own damn thumb drive? more »
    DeeJayQueue: Oh, I thought you were going to tell us how to actually hack the guts into a multitool, like a Leatherman or a Gerber. I feel cheated. more »
    12-Inch Idongivafuck Sandwich: The VNC is a good idea...I may have to do that... more »
    Hello Mister Walrus: I donated an old hard drive to charity once. Then I realized all my porn was missing. more »
    Serolf Divad: OK, but the only problem is that you can do all that with the 8 gig USB key you carry around with you every day and still have lots of room to spare. more »
  • #dealzmodohack

    Dealzmodo Hack: Make Your Old USB Stick Into a Digital Multitool

    With 8GB flash drives available for under $20 and 32GB drives edging into the mainstream, nobody can blame you for shelving old USB sticks. But there are a surprising number of uses for those rickety, sub-gigabyte keychains. More »