Let’s say you’re working on a file at the office. You need to take the file home to work on it but it’s 10MB. You have a floppy disk drive at home and in the office, but the file is too big for a floppy. You could compress it, but that's time consuming and you need the compression software. You have a Zip drive at the office, but not at home. You could e-mail the file to yourself, but downloading the file at home would take a long time - not to mention having to email it back to work again.

If you have a USB port on both computers, you can easily use DiskOnKey.  Just plug it in to the USB port on your office computer and it will instantly be recognized as a disk drive. Copy the file to DiskOnKey and unplug it. Take it home and plug it into the USB port on your home computer (Yes, even if it’s a Mac!) and DiskOnKey will instantly be detected as a supplementary removable disk and assigned a drive letter. DiskOnKey supports complete and instantaneous plug and play interoperability on the latest Windows®, Mac®, OS and Linux® operating systems, with no software drivers required.

To move the file between your computer and DiskOnKey, just drag-and-drop. Edit your file, return it to DiskOnKey, and take it back to the office. What could be easier?

The first time you plug personal storage device in to your Windows computer, you’ll see the "found new hardware" dialog box. After 30 seconds or so, the new drive will be mounted and ready. To remove the disk, you should stop the device (2 mouse clicks). When you plug DiskOnKey in the next time, it will automatically mount in about 2 seconds. The process is similar on a Mac: Plug it in an it almost instantly shows up on the desktop. To remove it, drag the icon to the trash. Once the device is installed, you can copy files from it to your computer or from the computer to it by dragging and dropping. In every way, it’s just like a disk drive.

DiskOnKey's patented design makes it the only one with a built-in central processing unit (CPU). This allows for future applications and provides an automatic boot function for computers running the widely used Phoenix BIOS (Basic Input Output System).

Speed is another plus for DiskOnKey with 1MB/second read or write data transfer.

More secure than a write-protect switch, DiskOnKey offers a unique KeySafe utility, downloadable from the Web site. With it, a user can set aside up to 90 percent of the unit's memory for a password protected "Privacy Zone."

The optional DiskOnKey Docking Station ($20) is an easy-to-use socket, custom-made for your DiskOnKey, that can sit on your desktop or in any other convenient location. Connected by cable to your computer's USBconnector, the docking station enables you to work with your DiskOnKey without having to access your computer's back panel. Just plug in your DiskOnKey to the docking station and begin working as usual. You can store files or use any of DiskOnKey's added value applications such as KeySafe.