A new program at the University of Cambridge library in the UK is asking people to bring in their floppy disks so that any digital artifacts on them can be extracted. Among rediscovered files are ...
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Floppy Disks: A Brief History

Floppy disks, if you’re older than 30, you likely remember these from school. In the days before CD-Rs, thumb drives, […] ...
I'm sure this will be one for all of those who actually used floppy disks back in the day—a veritable nostalgia hit—but it's also for people like me who just about missed that era of computing. I ...
In an interview conducted by The Verge, GM CEO Mary Barra indicated the company would be doubling down on its plan to give ...
Like a lot of people who’ve worked in tech for a long time, I’ve accumulated a lot of products over the years. I’m not very good at throwing things away - because you never know when you’ll need them!
My role in founding the collective known as Anonymous has gotten me fired and arrested. Right now, the Texas GOP is trying to ...
Not too long ago, part of using a computer was often finding the correct disk for the application you wanted to run and inserting it into your machine before you could start. With modern storage, this ...
If you were considering the purchase of a Synology NAS but were leery of the unreasonably high cost of populating it with special Synology-branded hard disk drives, you can breathe a little easier ...
The electric grid in the U.S. and select other countries will need to be significantly upgraded and expanded to support surging AI-related power demand. GE Vernova and Quanta Services are well ...
Apple is a Buffett favorite that's been underwhelming the market, but smart investors will see the stock drop as a good time to invest in the tech giant. Amazon has been underperforming as well, but ...
Burner phones have seen a quiet resurgence in 2025. These simple mobile devices remain popular among privacy-conscious users, digital minimalists, and anyone looking for a basic secondary phone. The ...