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Immortalize Your Old Floppy Disks

by Noemi Twigg
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Immortalize Your Old Floppy Disks

Earlier this week, Robin wrote a great eulogy for the good old floppy disk. I’d bet my bottom dollar that you have a stack of unused ones somewhere in your house. I am pretty sure that if I pay my parents a visit, I will find a heap of them covered in dust. Those disks are wrapped in so many memories that I just couldn’t find it in myself to throw them away! If you’re anything like me, you might want to find ways to make use of these practically useless disks. The first thing that came to mind: coasters. I have this thing for coasters. I like to buy Read more »

Design Concept: Stackable USB Connectors

by Kevin
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Design Concept: Stackable USB Connectors

I imagine that a lot of our readers have a USB hub somewhere on their desks, just like I do. I also imagine that they don’t often wear pants, but maybe that’s just me. Literally. Anyways, my USB hub has cords going all over the place from it, and it’s gotten to the point where I have one stacked on top of the other just to gain some extra space. It’s a little frustrating at times. That’s why when I see designs like this, I get a little excited. It’s from Yanko Design, and although it’s just a concept right now, I certainly hope someone figures out how to make Read more »

Storage – The Great Debate

by Kevin
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Storage – The Great Debate

I do a lot of different things for work. I write, I blog, and I take lots and lots of pictures for magazines. As a result, I have tons of pictures stored in various places, and I’m triple backed up at all times. Right now, it’s a fairly simple setup, but it’s going to get a lot more complicated pretty soon. That’s because of two things: I want to do a home theatre setup I got a new camera. In the past decade or so, I’ve taken a lot of pictures. But at the beginning, a lot of my work was in film, so I have to keep the original Read more »

Should Firefox add multitouch support?

by andy
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Should Firefox add multitouch support?

There’s an interesting set of diagrams and discussion over at the Mozilla Wiki about adding multitouch and gesturing to Firefox. It doesn’t mention what this is in response to — Apple MacBook multitouch trackpad, perhaps, or the increasing number of mobile devices with touchscreens — but of course it is dependent on associated hardware to work correctly. Read more »

Yamaha NeoHD review and give-away

by Michael
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Yamaha NeoHD review and give-away

I was surprised to be picked to share a user-review for the Yamaha NeoHD. I had no idea what NeoHD was, and just thought that it was one of those average things that just makes an entertainment system look good. For a hefty price of US$500-US$800 I said “this has got to be a joke” because there are universal remote controls for under US$20 at RadioShack, Walmart and even Walgreens. I soon found out that it wasn’t just a remote, not even a super-remote, but a high tech entertainment system that doesn’t only look good but ACTUALLY MAKES my entertainment system work a whole lot better! And silly me to Read more »

State of the Multiverse 2

by Darren Burr
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Brave And The Bold #25

I was too old to read Planet Terry the first time round but that didn’t stop me then, and it won’t stop me now. Read more »

Netbooks and User Satisfaction: It's All About Expectations

by J. Angelo Racoma
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Netbooks and User Satisfaction: It's All About Expectations

Growth in netbook sales has fast overtaken that of full-fledged notebooks and desktop computers. After all, they’re inexpensive, really portable and they’re usually considered cool. But recent research cited by NY Times and Computerworld indicates that some netbook users are unsatisfied with their purchases. The disappointment with netbooks — NPD analyst Stephen Baker preferred that term rather than “dissatisfaction” — stemmed from expectations that a netbook was the same, more or less, as a laptop. Six out of every 10 netbook buyers, said Baker, thought that the two were equivalent, and figured that their new netbook would have the same functionality as a laptop. I have been a netbook user Read more »

Food keyboard: chocolate and biscuits

by Franky Branckaute
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Food keyboard: chocolate and biscuits

Food and IT go hand in hand. If you manage to combine both in to one item you’re on the right path. I had to grin when I saw this s’mores keyboard. Sadly there is no indication of any functionality or if it really is made out of food or just plastic. Seems like we’ll have to stick to the chocolate chess game or all the shot drinking board games. Via Geek Pad Show. Read more »