Today I'd like to tell you about a couple of up-and-coming technologies that, while they might not seem to be particularly impactful, are still very cool for the geekier of us, and will affect how computers are configured in the future, not to mention how well they serve you.
The first of these is actually something I've talked about before, but is finally starting to hit its stride. It's the emergence of solid-state memory in the world of computing.
Commonly known as flash memory, you're probably most familiar with it in the form of USB thumb drives, which have become as common as dirt, and flash memory cards, the little chip-like things used in most digital cameras and some camcorders to store media.
I can't really explain the technology, but think of it as using a similar method to the way your computer stores its BIOS, or startup system. It's stored on a chip, and in turn, when you boot your computer, it initiates the primary operating system stored on your main hard drive.
