OK, Here's the deal!!

Everybody uses "thumb Drives" or "USB Drives" most folks forget to stop the USB device before removeing the drive. It is not often but that can and does corrupt the data on the drive. With 2 Gig drives now selling for under $20 that is a lot of data to loose.

Here is a little utility that stops the USB drive quickly so you can remove it safely:

Disk Ejector