• Disks - CDs, DVDs
• Flashdrives - also called thumbdrives
• External hard drives - also called firewire drives. Portable media players, such as the iPod, fall into this category.

Below are common methods for using these technologies. Read the page for an overview or click a link to be directed to instructions for using your specifit style of device.

Disks
Using CDs and DVDs to move data requires three items: blank media, CD/DVD burning software and the time required for the disk to complete the creation cycle.

Flashdrives
Flashdrives are becoming more and more common in faculty bags, pockets and on key rings. Small and easy to carry, these drives are available in sizes up to 16 gigabytes.

External Hard Drives
External hard drives come in several varieties: firewire, USB or both; powered via connection with computer or powered via external power source.

-- DarylWeade - 15 Dec 2006