System and method to configure devices for multiple users

A device comprising:

• a user identification module capable of receiving identification information about a user, wherein the user identification module is further capable of utilizing the received identification information to identify the user;
• and
• a user configuration module capable of configuring an application-specific device based on one or more user options associated with the identified user, wherein the user configuration module is further capable of providing the identified user with access to a block of a resource that is not accessible by any other user of the device.

A machine-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method, the method comprising:

• receiving identification information about a user;
• and
• configuring an application-specific device based on the received identification information, wherein the device is capable of being used by multiple users, wherein the user is one of the multiple users and wherein the device, once configured, is capable of providing the user with access to a block of a resource that is not accessible by any of the other multiple users.