Geek With Social Skills » Technology http://www.geekwithsocialskills.com I asked for a car, I got a computer. How's that for being born under a bad sign? Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:22:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Sony Delivers Floppy Disk’s Last Rites http://www.geekwithsocialskills.com/sony-delivers-floppy-disks-last-rites/ http://www.geekwithsocialskills.com/sony-delivers-floppy-disks-last-rites/#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:15:39 +0000 Sean http://www.geekwithsocialskills.com/?p=286 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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]]> http://www.geekwithsocialskills.com/apple-founder-steve-jobs/feed/ 0 Large Hadron Collider (LHC) http://www.geekwithsocialskills.com/large-hadron-collider-lhc/ http://www.geekwithsocialskills.com/large-hadron-collider-lhc/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:33:58 +0000 Sean http://www.idreamthings.com/large-hadron-collider-lhc/ A nice happy morning post about Google, REM and the Large Hadron Collider.

]]> http://www.geekwithsocialskills.com/large-hadron-collider-lhc/feed/ 0 U.S. Consumers Buying Fewer Cellphones http://www.geekwithsocialskills.com/us-consumers-buying-fewer-cellphones/ http://www.geekwithsocialskills.com/us-consumers-buying-fewer-cellphones/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:41:40 +0000 Sean http://www.idreamthings.com/us-consumers-buying-fewer-cellphones/ 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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]]> http://www.geekwithsocialskills.com/remake-of-the-tron-lightcycle-scene/feed/ 0 1 GB of free online storage http://www.geekwithsocialskills.com/1-gb-of-free-online-storage/ http://www.geekwithsocialskills.com/1-gb-of-free-online-storage/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:06:56 +0000 Sean http://www.idreamthings.com/1-gb-of-free-online-storage/ BlackBerry Addicts Get 1 GB Of Free Online Storage. Sweet.

]]> http://www.geekwithsocialskills.com/1-gb-of-free-online-storage/feed/ 0 Belkin’s latest power-strip http://www.geekwithsocialskills.com/belkins-latest-power-strip/ http://www.geekwithsocialskills.com/belkins-latest-power-strip/#comments Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:15:28 +0000 Sean http://www.idreamthings.com/belkins-latest-power-strip/ Belkin’s latest power-strip adds a very smart feature for travelers: USB ports.

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