A heater bracket assembly for securing a heater case in a dryer is disclosed. One method may include receiving at least two removable data storage devices of a first type in a removable data storage device reader, accessing directory information for the removable data storage devices and emulating a single removable data storage device containing data folders corresponding to each removable data storage device. The similarity measure may provide a means for associating various article identifiers so that they may be, for example, retrieved andor ranked in subsequent search queries. The device also includes a multiplexer for providing a next address to the at least one register.