Okay, I *work* here and I didn't know about ReadyBoost.

I wonder how one activates that sort of thing. Hm.

Thinking about it, I'm not sure I'd want to use it, though. From its description, it sounds like it's using flash RAM as a sort of intermediate or extra cache, as if it were a memory subsystem with a response time that falls somewhere between RAM and Disk. Clever idea, except for the part where flash RAM is limited in the number of times you can write to it. Since RAM caching does a lot of churn, you'd be burning out your flash card as you used it (a lot more than just loading pictures or MP3s would).

I'll do some research here about it. If I find anything interesting, I'll report back.