The Problem
There I was the other day using someone else’s thumb drive – so I felt compelled to remove it safely by doing the whole formal approach – which reminded me why I stopped doing it a long time ago ( apart from the fact that I would keep forgetting about the need for it )
It just annoys me how long winded the process is and even when I do do it, I don’t really have a clue what is going on or which one to stop since there are normally a myriad of them at the time
So typically with my own thumb drives I just rip it out and hope for the best.. so far so good… one day I will regret it I am sure.
My Cunning Solution
Why not lets put a button on the thumb drives that will notify whatever needs to know that I am about to take my thumb drive out.
Chances are, if I had that I would ( read as might ) actually use it and save myself the misery that I am doomed for.
Why would it work ?
Good old locus of attention.. when I want to pull it out I am reaching for the thumb drive.. at that point I may notice the button and remember.
Also the devices knows who it is, so there is no annoying guess the right USB device pop quiz you have to get right.
