Moments of our life materialize into memories; photos, movies, music, their number increases from one year to the next.  In a world where the electronic format has gained supremacy, our devices need a secure, offsite replication spot where these electronic records of days gone by are backed up and secured. These days information has moved to the cloud, in theory. Practically we still feel the need to possess the information in a material form, one that we can actually touch and take with us to the highest mountain where internet is not yet present. And for that we have portable hard disk drives. There are many choices in such drives these days, and it’s difficult as ever to choose the best. Depending on your needs, you might find the following helpful. Western Digital My Passport This is a small drive (0.82 x 4.4 x 3.2 inches) that can store up to 2TB of data. The newest versions of it feature the new USB 3.0 cable, which is still compatible with USB 2.0. The new port gives the hard drive a significant performance boost, speed-wise. It has multiple back-up options including making automated duplicates of any file you save and upload what you save to a Dropbox account. The WD Drive Utilities can run quick or complete drive tests to look for bad sectors, it can also set the sleep timer to limit power consumption, use “drive erase” to reformat the drive, or register you for customer support. WD Security is an application that locks the drive with a password; however, “WD cannot retrieve your password. If you forget your password, you will permanently lose access to your data.” The price ranges from $80-$150. Seagate Backup Plus The successor of GoFlex is also a success...