I use them for:
- Music in my car
- Moving files to my locked-down work PC
- The (read only) OS drives for my Unraid NAS servers
- Media for my parents to watch when they are away on vacation and can plug it into a hotel TV
- General sneakernetting of large files
They definitely don’t get as much use as they used to, but I’m still using them.
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Also in a business context you need them to play displays on screens at conferences usually.
And students I imagine will frequently use them to print documents at the library, or design students at the print shop
FelipeFelop@discuss.online 9 months ago
In my experience all of this has been done wirelessly for several years.
The risk of malware means you aren’t allowed to plug in sticks. For business use you share a document or wirelessly connect to a display.
In fact our local library didn’t USB sticks eight years ago when I was researching our family tree.
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Depends. on a 3x3 booth setup with just a screen on a pole with no connectivity - you don’t want to run a cable to a laptop because you’re using the table for product demos
FelipeFelop@discuss.online 9 months ago
Don’t mean this rudely, struggling to find a way that doesn’t sound condescending because I know things can be different in different regions. Didn’t realise that still happened.