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Sony Delivers Floppy Disk’s Last Rites
April 25th, 2010 by Sean
The 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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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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Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
September 10th, 2008 by Sean
A nice happy morning post about Google, REM and the Large Hadron Collider.
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U.S. Consumers Buying Fewer Cellphones
August 21st, 2008 by Sean
American consumers have slowed down cell phone purchasing for the third quarter in a row, but are buying more expensive phones with more features. Oh, what the hell: Let’s blame Apple.
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Remake of the Tron Lightcycle Scene
April 2nd, 2008 by Sean
Stop motion and animation remake of the Tron Lightcycle Scene. You just gotta love fellow geeks with too much time on their hands.
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1 GB of free online storage
March 20th, 2008 by Sean
BlackBerry Addicts Get 1 GB Of Free Online Storage. Sweet.
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Belkin’s latest power-strip
March 11th, 2008 by Sean
Belkin’s latest power-strip adds a very smart feature for travelers: USB ports.
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