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A holiday wish: More security and accessibility

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Table 2

Secure flash drives

ProductURLCostRequirements
Micro Vaulthttp://www.sonystyle.com$45.99 (256 MB)Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP and MAC OS 9.0 and higher
Thumbdrive Touchhttp://www.thumbdrive.com/touch.htm$69 (16 MB), $299 (256 MB)Mac OS 8.6 and above, Windows 98, 2000 and ME

Table 3

Programs, services that facilitate remote data access

ProductURLCostRequirements
fusionOne Plushttp://store.yahoo.com/fusionone/$69.96/yrMicrosoft Windows
95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP
GoToMyPChttps://www.gotomypc.com/$19.95/month or $179.40/yrMicrosoft Windows
95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP
LogMeInhttps://secure.logmein.com/go.asp?page=homeFreeWindows 2000, XP, or Server 2003
LogMeIn Prohttps://secure.logmein.com/go.asp?page=home$12.95/monthWindows 2000, XP, and Server 2003
pcAnywherehttp://www.symantec.com$199.95Windows®
XP Home/XP Pro/ 2000/NT 4/Me/98
RealVNC free editionhttp://www.realvnc.comFreeWindows 9x/2000/ NT/XP, Linux, Mac OSX

Disclosure

Dr. Luo reports no financial relationship with any company whose products are mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed by Dr. Luo in this column are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Current Psychiatry.

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