{mosimage}"The time has come to bid farewell to one of the PC's more stalwart friends - the floppy disk.



Computing superstore PC World said it will no longer sell the storage devices, affectionately known as floppies, once existing stock runs out.



The first floppy disk was introduced in 1971 by IBM and heralded as a revolutionary device."



It's been long overdue, to be honest. Apple dropped the floppy in May 1998 and USB keys are the new portable media.

{mosimage}Despite the heat, I hope all my fellow Australians managed to have a great day today.



Just crackin' a coldie after a day of sweating and coding (no blood or tears, sorry).


It's certainly refreshing to hear that millions have been celebrating from backyard barbecues to thong-throwing competitions.

"This 3,000-square-foot New Jersey house is Michael Strizki's life's work. It is run completely independently of the local power grid, using solar panels and a hydrogen storage system.

The solar panels cover the 1,000-square-foot roof of a nearby building. In the summer, the panels generate 60 percent more electricity than the super-insulated house needs.

The project, called the Hopewell Project, cost about $500,000 US ($633,299 AU) to plan and build."

{mosimage}We're now on the map -- Google Maps, that is.



Yes, that's right, we've finally got our own domain name maps.google.com.au, ending the need of having to put "Australia" in every search.



Also, according to Slashdot, Google has added more satellite imagery for a lot of other countries such as Egypt, Iraq, mainland Europe and the UK.



Nice one Google.