20 Dec
2009
20 Dec
'09
11:21 p.m.
On Saturday 19 December 2009, Chuck Guzis wrote:
You miss the point. Suppose I have a small amount of
data--consider,
for example, the electronic equivalent of a memo, or a business card,
a musical score, a simple diagram that I've jotted down.
I'm not going to hand out a 4GB USB keychain fob for that. I don't
want to email the thing--it'd be like using the domestic post to hand
you my business card.
Ideally, I'd want something cheap, about half the size of a credit
card (so it's not easy to lose) that cost about a quarter in
quantities of 1000. Should hold a megabyte or two and be readable
on any computer or mobile device. Write-once is okay, as long as
read-lots is supported.
What fills that role today?
A URL printed on a business card? Or 1/2 of a business card to fit your
size requirement. :)
Pat
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