The Little Hard Drive That Brought Me So Much Joy
Of all the little gadgets that have made my working life easier, the portable hard drive holds a special place in my heart. Even now, I smile when I remember how relieved and thankful I felt when it arrived. Who would have thought that such a tiny thing could change the scene at home?
In those days, I often brought office files home to read. My working hours were filled with meetings, so the quiet time after dinner was when I could study reports and prepare for the next day. Some files came in several volumes. My husband would sometimes ask why I had to bring so many home.
“I need to go through the history to know what action to take next,” I would explain.
Pendrives helped for a while, but the affordable ones were only 32 or 64 GB, and larger capacities were expensive. They filled up quickly, so I sometimes spread my documents across several of them. I remember a colleague with more than ten pendrives attached to a key ring. Finding the right document must have been rather like finding the right key!
Then came the portable hard drive. I could scan the documents I needed and carry them all home in one small device. What a joy!
I still remember that first evening when I came home without the usual armful of files. Secretly, I had brought all my reports with me — tucked away in that little hard drive.
After dinner, I opened my laptop and continued reading and preparing my Word and Excel documents. The table was clear, the bulky files were gone, and everything I needed was right there.
I had to laugh at my own happiness. I was still bringing work home, of course. It had simply become much smaller and less obvious!
Such a little gadget, yet such a welcome change: a lighter bag, a clearer table and one very thankful working wife.
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