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Windows ReadyBoost: Network Capable?
The Hive writes: "Mr. Alllchin explained to us that if you are a user using a PC with 512MB of RAM and you plug a 512MB (or larger) USB Key and enable ReadyBoost - you will see a significant improvement in system performance. We actually asked him whether ReadyBoost really works as well as touted and he was adament on telling us it does. Of course, if you already have high amounts of RAM in your PC, its likely you won't see such a big performance increase while using ReadyBoost. Now this evening we were told a very interesting concept behind Windows ReadyBoost. Apparently ReadyBoost wasn't just developed to add memory to your PC via your USB port. Apparently ReadyBoost was designed to allow you to "barrow" memory from other PC's over a network as well. When Mr. Allchin told us of this concept, everyone flipped. Currently, he was mum on when and if we can expect the feature to arrive for Vista. But imagine going and barrowing some memory from unused PC's on your network? Or having a giant memory server serving memory when needed to boost performance when specific applications need it? This was great." (more)