USB Storage Devices

No chapter dealing with file handling and storage would be complete without touching upon the topic of USB storage devices, so that is exactly where I will now turn. Unless you have been under a digital rock for the past few years, you are no doubt well familiar with USB devices. Your printer is very likely a USB device, as is your scanner. And although your digital camera is not a USB device in the traditional sense, chances are that every time you connect it to your computer in order to transfer photos, you are doing so via a USB connector.

Using Brasero to duplicate disks

Figure 6-14. Using Brasero to duplicate disks

Among the most popular USB devices out there ...

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