A plastic housing that contains a floppy disk. The 5.25" disk is built into a flexible jacket; the 3.5" disk uses a rigid jacket.
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-13
- Samsung HZ15W
- The Samsung HZ15W is a camera that looks good on paper but doesn't live up to the specs. The main attraction is the 24mm-equivalent wide-angle lens with 10x zoom, which is certainly a plus in a camera this size, giving you a lot of shooting flexibility for less than $280....
- Product reviews 2009-11-05
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- News items 2009-11-02
- Nyko Charge Base IC (Wii)
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- Product reviews 2009-10-29
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- 'Evil Maid' USB stick attack keylogs TrueCrypt passphrases
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Review: Zune HD & AV dock and Zune Premium Car Pack
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- Blog posts 2009-10-14
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- Software downloads 2009-10-12
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- Blog posts 2009-10-03
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-25
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- Product reviews 2009-09-11
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- Software downloads 2009-08-25
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- Discussion threads 2009-08-21
- Making the tablet computer "classroom-ready"
- With all the recent conjecture about the rumored Apple tablet (nee "iPad") I found this email particularly interesting. Confessions of a teacher, parent and wanna-be tech geek by John H. Julian I've taught since 1980 and the people to get involved...
- Blog posts 2009-08-16
- HD DVD returns and kicks Blu-ray to the gutter
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- Discussion threads 2009-08-03
- Where's the competition to Sony's P-Series?
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- Blog posts 2009-08-03
- T-Mobile HTC Touch Pro2 coming 12 August
- T-Mobile HTC Touch Pro2 coming 12 AugustMy kingdom for 3G!I love my T-Mobile plan and service, only one pitfall. There is no 3G in my area, AT&T just rolled it out a couple months ago but so far T-Mobile has no answer to my pleas. This is the phone I...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-30
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