The file cabinet is roomy with plenty of storage space. Not only can fit both letter and legal-size files but also can store your important documents, birth certificates, magazines and CDs ...

The best example of this, to me, is the humble filing cabinet. Yes, you can (and still should) digitize all your documents, since that makes them searchable and easy to find, but there are still ...

Craig Robertson, a media historian at Northeastern University, is the author of "The Filing Cabinet: A Vertical History of ...