Keeping your thumbdrives together

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around strategies to prevent losing thumbdrives, particularly in the context of a forgetful individual who frequently uses them for work-related tasks. Participants share personal experiences and suggest various methods for keeping thumbdrives secure and accessible.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant shares a personal story about their father's forgetfulness and seeks advice on keeping thumbdrives safe.
  • Another suggests creating a dedicated email for work to back up files, emphasizing the importance of not relying solely on physical storage.
  • Several participants recommend using keychain thumbdrives and online storage solutions like Dropbox and Google Drive for backups.
  • A participant expresses interest in future technology, such as position locators for thumbdrives similar to those in smartphones.
  • Some participants propose the idea of surgically implanting thumbdrives, though this is met with skepticism regarding practicality.
  • Multiple participants share their own experiences with losing items and the kindness of strangers in returning lost belongings.
  • One participant mentions a specific thumbdrive model they keep on their keychain, highlighting personal solutions to the problem.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants present a variety of suggestions and personal anecdotes, but there is no consensus on a single effective method for preventing thumbdrive loss. Multiple competing views and ideas remain throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

Some suggestions depend on individual habits and preferences, and there are unresolved questions about the practicality of certain proposed solutions, such as surgical implantation.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals who frequently use thumbdrives for work or personal tasks, especially those who may be forgetful or prone to misplacing items.

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Hello to all mature people around. This thread is targeted at you, so do should feel appreciated.

Now...on topic. Dad is a teacher at a local normal school. While he does his best at school, he is somewhat forgetful. He forgot me once in the roof when I was a baby :cry:
So, his problem is that he often uses a thumbdrive for presentations and other stuff, and...as forgetful he is, he has lost two thumbdrives already. After asking in the group, made of fully functional adults with deep understanding of morals and ethics (almost), he ends with no data about it. His stick is plainly lost.
I'd like to know if anyone of you experienced the same problem, and how it could be solved. I suggested him a variation of the triple tap, but it I'd doubt he'd ever propose himself to actually do it. So what I seek is some sort of easy to use-system-for-not-losing-sticks-anymore, if avaliable. Thanks in advice
 
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Weissritter said:
Hello to all mature people around. This thread is targeted at you, so do should feel appreciated.

Now...on topic. Dad is a teacher at a local normal school. While he does his best at school, he is somewhat forgetful. He forgot me once in the roof when I was a baby :cry:
So, his problem is that he often uses a thumbdrive for presentations and other stuff, and...as forgetful he is, he has lost two thumbdrives already. After asking in the group, made of fully functional adults with deep understanding of morals and ethics (almost), he ends with no data about it. His stick is plainly lost.
I'd like to know if anyone of you experienced the same problem, and how it could be solved. I suggested him a variation of the triple tap, but it I'd doubt he'd ever propose himself to actually do it. So what I seek is some sort of easy to use-system-for-not-losing-sticks-anymore, if avaliable. Thanks in advice
He sould be making other backups, you never put all of your eggs in one basket.
 
Create an email just for your work, and email yourself. Learned that the hard way.
 
I made some money from a client because there was no thumb-drive backup. There is now.
 
I wonder if there ever will be position locators like the one in ipods/iphones. You login online and find where you phone is.
 
get an iphone. it can store the file and the find my iphone can locate the iphone. tell him to get you one too so you can help him find the lost one. also add a login screen so who ever finds it can't unset the find my iphone settings.
 
jedishrfu said:
get an iphone. it can store the file and the find my iphone can locate the iphone. tell him to get you one too so you can help him find the lost one. also add a login screen so who ever finds it can't unset the find my iphone settings.

I am also bad with keeping things. But, people are usually very kind. Once I dropped my id card but a stranger found it and emailed me about it. Other time I lost my phone so the stranger called my friends and told them from where I can get the phone. It's good to put your phone number/email with valuable things.
 
He sort-of accepted what I said, so I hope he does it. The chain one was pretty good, but he mumbled something of 'filling a well in which the dead kid was dropped' or something...anyway, thanks. About keeping his sticks with him, he'll have to develop some sort of quick-term memory. By himself.
And...Apple products are have issues in the Ritter family.
Aaaanyway, thanks again. I'll let you know if he finds an ideal method.

I am also bad with keeping things. But, people are usually very kind. Once I dropped my id card but a stranger found it and emailed me about it. Other time I lost my phone so the stranger called my friends and told them from where I can get the phone. It's good to put your phone number/email with valuable things.
This should work. Looks promising.
 
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Mine has a thick flat cord such as is used for water bottles and whatnot. I keep it around my neck along with my significant chain/artifact and my Phillips Lifeline pendant (which has saved my life twice).
 
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How about having them surgically implanted in your actual thumb?
 
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dipole said:
How about having them surgically implanted in your actual thumb?

That would make using them kind of hard >.>


I just keep mine on the same keychain as my keys.
 
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PhizKid said:
i have this on my keychain:

http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?id=10462

http://www.lacie.com/imgstore/more/Overview_images/cookey/cookey_1_EN.jpg

I'll suggest this idea.

Danger said:
Mine has a thick flat cord such as is used for water bottles and whatnot. I keep it around my neck along with my significant chain/artifact and my Phillips Lifeline pendant (which has saved my life twice).

Sounds good! [STRIKE]Gold![/STRIKE] Err...no...I mean, thanks for the idea!

dipole said:
How about having them surgically implanted in your actual thumb?
No way pal, USB 3.0 will become universal, as its name suggests very, very soon
 
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