Can I use a USB bluetooth or wifi key on a public computer?

Question

I want to connect my palm to any public pc so I can swap files on and off it like a usb key.
I thought that a particularly unnecessarily complicated and therefore cool way to do this might be to get a bluetooth usb key. I bought one off ebay for the paltry sum of £5 inc p+p, but
a/ the software is shite and
b/ it isn't plug and play and requires installation- I can't do this on public computers (e.g. at uni)


Does anyone know of any that might work natively like a usb key, and allow me to use my palm like a USB key?

Alternatively, what about a USB wi-fi adapter? they are only about £15- are they able to be used on computers to which you don't have admin access to install hardware?

Answer 1

Most publicly accessible PC's will have all the USB ports disabled in the (password protected) BIOS.

This is to prevent Virus & Wirms (and clever people with Bootable LINUX images on USB sticks taking over the computer).

Those that are not disabled will be riddled with Virus/worms and backdoors ... do you REALLY want to infect you home PC with the sort of crap studants put on uni. PC's (do you know what a 'Key Logger' is ???)