Wishing You a Merry Christmas — Stored in Good Hands
Every year around this time, we look back at what caught our attention, what surprised us, and what quietly reshaped how we think about USB, storage, and the way data moves through our lives.
So instead of a traditional holiday post, we took inspiration from a familiar tune and reflected on twelve ideas that stood out across our recent articles — the stories, lessons, and oddities that made this year interesting.
Here’s our take on The 12 Days of Christmas, GetUSB-style.
On the First Day of Christmas
One reminder that not all flash memory is created equal.
Performance numbers look great on paper — reliability is earned over time.
On the Second Day of Christmas
Two very different meanings of “fast.”
Burst speed is easy. Sustained performance under real workloads is not.
On the Third Day of Christmas
Three ways USB still surprises us.
From unexpected form factors to creative use cases, this interface keeps evolving.
On the Fourth Day of Christmas
Four reasons physical media still matters.
Offline storage, controlled distribution, predictable behavior, and longevity.
On the Fifth Day of Christmas
Five failure points nobody talks about.
Controllers, NAND quality, firmware, power loss, and human behavior.
On the Sixth Day of Christmas
Six devices pretending to be something else.
USB gadgets that blur the line between storage, security, and novelty.
On the Seventh Day of Christmas
Seven lessons learned from broken flash drives.
Most data loss stories start small — and end the same way.
On the Eighth Day of Christmas
Eight ways USB shows up where you don’t expect it.
Cars, medical devices, cameras, kiosks, toys, tools, and places you’d never guess.
On the Ninth Day of Christmas
Nine myths about copy protection.
Security isn’t a checkbox — it’s a design decision.
On the Tenth Day of Christmas
Ten years of watching CDs quietly disappear.
And USB step in — not loudly, but effectively.
On the Eleventh Day of Christmas
Eleven examples of USB doing exactly what it promised.
Simple, universal, and still relevant decades later.
On the Twelfth Day of Christmas
Twelve months of stories worth sharing.
From clever ideas to cautionary tales — all part of the same ecosystem.
A Final Note
Thank you for reading, bookmarking, sharing, and occasionally questioning what we publish. GetUSB.info exists because people still care about how technology actually behaves — not just how it’s marketed.
If you’re new here or just browsing again over the holidays, you can always start at the homepage and wander from there:
From all of us,
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
We’ll see you next year — same port, same curiosity.
