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May 11, 1951: RAM Is Born

May 11th, 2010 by Sean

59 years ago today the patent for computer memory was filed by professor Jay Forrester at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Without any further delay, Happy Birthday to the creation of RAM… and there was much rejoicing… yay!

So how should we celebrate this technological achievement by the team at MIT? Upgrading our computer’s RAM of course :)

Source: Wired This Day In Tech

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Sony Delivers Floppy Disk’s Last Rites

April 25th, 2010 by Sean

3.5 FloppyThe days of the 3.5-inch floppy disk are now officially numbered.

Sony, which boasts 70 percent of the market, announced Friday that it would end Japanese sales of the ancient storage medium in March 2011, according to a report in the Mainichi Daily newspaper.

The 3.5-inch floppy was a ubiquitous and necessary component for storing and transferring files between personal computers for nearly three decades.

Sony pioneered the 3.5-inch floppy disk in 1981, eventually replacing the 5.25-inch floppy disk that had previously been the popular storage format.

This is sad news for sure. Time to stock up on 3.5″ floppies since I can still use them for my Commodore 1581 disk drive.

Source: CNET News

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JW Player

February 23rd, 2009 by Sean

JW Player, the #1 Open Source Player for FLV, H.264 & MP3. And it’s free for non-commercial use!

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Xbox 360: Uno – My New Addiction

February 8th, 2009 by Sean

I’m seriously addicted to playing the card game Uno on my Xbox 360. The online multiplayer is awesome. If you haven’t tried it, I highly recommend it.

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Ultra-Modern Underground Data Center

November 17th, 2008 by Sean

Check out these cool pics of a Swedish Internet data center far below ground, set in an old nuclear shelter. It looks like a FPS game map.

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The Game Frogger

October 18th, 2008 by Sean

Gaming RockStar does it again. You can now play the game Frogger.

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Play Classic Arcade Games

October 11th, 2008 by Sean

Do you remember playing classic games like Pac-Man, Space Invaders or Asteroids? Relive your memories, check out the retro game room over at Gaming RockStar.

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Apple Founder Steve Jobs

September 16th, 2008 by Sean

Today is an auspicious day in the history of Steve Jobs. It’s the day he quit Apple and also the day he returned.

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