Lab 5-3 Creating a portable office using a USB drive

  1. Get a USB drive (but not the ERD one you created in the lab 5-5).
  2. Go to this website: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/build_ultimate_usb_toolbox
  3. Create either:
    1. A portable office drive that has all you need to run portal OpenOffice.org, et al on it.
    2. A portable media drive that allows you to play music, movies, and modify files.
  4. Demonstrate that it works by using the programs installed.
  5. Answer the questions below:

 

  1. I created a portable ___________________________________ drive.
  2. I put the following programs on this drive.

 

 

 

 

  1. How are the versions of the programs you used different from the full programs?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Where would a drive such as this come in handy?