Password-protect a USB stick

摘要

I have so many ancient, broken, gadgets stashed around my flat that I could feasibly start my own technology museum. Come and see the wonders of the Google Nexus 7 tablet, which booted its last in 2015; the iPod Classic from the days when it was the iPod contemporary; and the Windows XP laptop that I 'borrowed' from work in 2005, and is believed to be the heaviest ever made. However, I was still surprised, and even misty-eyed, when I came across my first USB stick at the bottom of an old rucksack. This giant thumb drive (pictured below) revolutionised my way of working all those years ago, with its then generous 512MB of memory. Excited to find out what secrets might be stored on it, I plugged it into my laptop (after removing all other cables to accommodate its girth) only to find it as empty as a looted pyramid.