You know what flash drives are.  But do you know the power of the new U3 smart technology with which many new flash drives are equipped?  If not, you may want to find out because this combo can be huge for mobile professionals who are tired of lugging around a laptop.

U3 is basically a way for you to take your programs and your files with you on your flash drive, thus giving you the ability to transform your flash drive into a finger sized portable PC (and you can password protect your flash drive!).   All you need is a computer at your destination with an open USB slot.

There is a fairly extensive list of programs for U3 available for download from their website including email, web browsers, OpenOffice (which I recommend for regular office document and spreadsheet needs as well) and there is a synch tool that allows you to synch up your changes made on the road.

Hopefully the big boys in loan origination software (Calyx Point and Encompass)  will make U3 versions of their respective software to complete the potential for loan officers who want to carry their laptop in their pocket.

There is tremendous flexibility and opportunity for LO’s who become early adapters of this new technology, and at prices as low as $20 for a 2 GB U3 flash drive… how can you go wrong?  I’m using mine right now.

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