USB flash drives can work as extra RAM — here's how it works

But wait! You may find the problem eases if you have some extra RAM to hand and you don't need to spend a fortune. By turning a USB flash drive into virtual RAM, you can reduce your reliance on an ...
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Best Virtual Memory Size?

I think the rule of thumb is to set it 2x the amount of physical RAM. But since you already have 1 gig of physical RAM, so I doubt the page file makes much difference. Whatever you set it at, make the ...