Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Identify your Flash drive!

If Found, Please Return to...

Flash (or thumb) drives give you a cheap and easy way to transport large amounts of computer data, like videos, music files, documents, and more. But their small size makes them easy to lose... along with anything important you have uploaded.

Of course, you should always have a backup for any data you load on a flash drive. Still, there is something you can do to increase your chances of retrieving one if it's lost. Simply add a text file, clearly named something like "If Found Please Return to..." In the file, include your contact information - phone number, address, e-mail, etc.

With any luck, a Good Samaritan will pick it up and return it to you. We'd be careful, though, to make sure there is no super-personal info in the file!

(Source: Lifehacker)