SuperFetch, ReadyBoost, and ReadyDrive

New terms? You bet they are and many of you are probably wondering what they mean. Steve (FYI Guy) over at Boston Pocket PC posted an article that talks about it. In part, this is what fyiguy had to say:

Are you ready for some new terms to get familiar with in Windows Vista. People have seen SuperFetch and some people may have seen some features that went by the codename of EMD and Piton, but now they have official names... Drumroll...

They are: Windows Super Fetch, that basically preloads applications you use most; Windows ReadyBoost this was demonstrated by Jim Allchin at PDC last year, by adding to the overall usable memory via an External Memory Device aka EMD, like an SD card or USB thumb drive; and Windows ReadyDrive, which get this, uses a Hybrid Hard Drive that combines non-volatile flash memory o­n today's hard drive hardware for fast boot up and resume times from sleep and hibernation. Now how cool is that!!!

Take a few moments and wander over to Boston Pocket PC and see what fyiguy had to say...it is worth the read!