Introduction

A little while back, while at CES this year I received a cool little USB drive called the Smarthumb. It had lots of cool and useful software on it. Smarthumb has release new versions of that software and totally overhauled the user interface to make it more user friendly. Smarthumb asked me if I would like to take a look at their new software and of course I said yes, so come along as we check out a bunch of new and useful software programs that can be used on any portable storage device to make life much easier, secure and more organized...

Quick Specs

I received updates for eight of the Smarthumb programs, and the overhauled interface was included as well.

my.mail

my.mail is the answer to many a travelers prayer. It is a powerful email client that works like Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express. Due to its handy portability, my.mail lets you bring your email messages and contacts everywhere you go.

Price: USD $21.90

my.zip

Compress your files to increase the capacity of your storage device by up to 10 times (flash drives, hard drives, network drives, etc). With my.zip's easy to use and high-speed compression rate, most files are compressed in mere seconds.

Price: USD 9.90

my.lock

Lock your PC with plug-and-play convenience to prevent unauthorized access, and to protect your privacy and the confidentiality of your work. With my.lock your USB flash drive becomes a key - just plug and unplug to unlock and lock your PC.

Price: USD 9.90

my.eraser

Protect your privacy by permanently erasing traces of your online and offline PC activities. Working over multiple browsers and utilizing the WIPE method, my.eraser ensures that erased traces are totally irrecoverable.

Price: USD 9.90

my.favorites

Bookmark all your favorite websites from multiple browsers into one handy and portable list you can bring with you. With my.favorites, synchronizing your favorite websites from different browsers and PCs, and logging on is a breeze - just a click of the mouse.

Price: USD 9.90

my.encoder

Stop prying eyes and safeguard the privacy of your data and work files by protecting them with industrial strength encryption. Encrypting with my.encoder makes it virtually impossible for anyone to access your data without your passphrase.

Price: USD 9.90

my.shredder

When you delete a file in Windows it's still recoverable. To be secure, you need to shred it to prevent recovery. With my.shredder your files are deleted with WIPE, a highly secure method that ensures deleted files are no longer recoverable.

Price: USD 15.90

my.album

The handy way to store and bring your photos, pictures and portfolio with you wherever you go. Use my.album as your portable presentation tool-like PowerPointr. It even works without a PC when you work with a USB-enabled projector.

Price: USD 9.90

Well there is a lot to go over here in this review so sit back and get comfortable, I believe anyone can find this program very useful and valuable. If you read my review of the Smarthumb you saw that the actual drive came from Smarthumb, but now anyone can download and use the Smarthumb software with virtually any portable storage device, for a fee of course, although trial versions are available.

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