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Portability was a revolution in computer file storage, initially in the form of floppy discs and CDs. The release of flash drives in 2000 was another revolution in file storage that went even beyond those methods. Flash drives offered the same storage, data backup, and file transfer capabilities but with far more capacity and more portability. Having no moving parts, they were also more durable, and surface scratches could no longer damage the data stored on them. They offered a much less volatile, safer medium for storage on which people could more easily add, erase, and reprogram the data on it. Flash drives are easily removable, rewritable, and even more portable than ever before, fitting easily in a pocket and weighing less than one ounce. Every desktop and laptop now has USB ports, and now some mobile devices can also utilize them using special adapters. The SanDisk iXpand, however, is a step beyond most flash drives and allows for uniquely simple mobile device data storage working on the same principles upon which the technology always has. Read more »

Most people do not perceive dairy farming to be a highly computerized or technology-heavy industry.  However, that doesn’t mean that the Internet, cloud technology and data tracking don’t have anything to offer the dairy farming world.  Cool product Farmeron is a digital platform that helps farmers eliminate paperwork and crunch numbers more efficiently.  With Farmeron, dairy farmers can keep track of all their business’s data in one place rather than in several complicated spreadsheets.  This cool product makes all of a farm’s data accessible and viewable in several different formats depending on what a user needs at a particular time.  Farmers create their accounts online and upload their data to Farmeron’s cloud-based platform.  Customers can then access their business’s data securely from anywhere, even on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.  Farmeron’s system saves farmers time by avoiding cluttered spreadsheets and makes it easier for them to make sense out of the data they collect about their herds. Any clients of Farmeron who find themselves unable to access their data over the web will need to contact a cloud tech support professional about the matter. Read more »