Here in the US it is the day before the Thanksgiving holiday. I hope each and every one of you will get to enjoy a day with your family and friends. What are the Thanksgiving traditions? Typically there is a feast with a side of football on the television. Of course it also means the beginning of the holiday shopping season.

I’ll try to give you some tech ideas over the next few weeks for those on your list. USB Flash Drives are a great place to start your shopping and I’m a big fan of the SanDisk Cruzer drives. Amazon sells the 4 GB drive for $5, the 8 GB drive for $7 and the 16 GB drive for $9. So as you think about these drives, think about getting a bunch of them for clients, co-workers, friends or family. At those prices, you certainly won’t break the bank and you are giving something truly useful!

How to make it even better? Let’s say you give some to clients. How about putting samples of your work on the drive first? Then it is not only a good gift, but it includes a reminder of the work you can do. For co-workers, friends and family; how about including some cool photos you’ve taken? This certainly personalizes the gift and those photos may be considered much more valuable to the recipient. Plus, now they’ve got a handy drive to use for sharing files. These drives can truly be the perfect stocking stuffer!