Comments on: Enough With the Floppy Disk: A Microsoft Petition? http://www.msdanielle.com/enough-with-the-floppy-disk-a-microsoft-petition/ Thu, 27 May 2010 18:44:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: VNavale http://www.msdanielle.com/enough-with-the-floppy-disk-a-microsoft-petition/comment-page-1/#comment-16716 VNavale Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:12:49 +0000 http://www.msdanielle.com/enough-with-the-floppy-disk-a-microsoft-petition/#comment-16716 its 2009 and i am still using my dell 2650 laptop which has got a floppy drive! my dvd drive has stopped working and I have to do a firmware upgrade. and yes its needs a floppy disc to do the upgrade! after about 1/2 hour search in various boxes in the attic I finally found a foppy disk. I think it looks nice compared to a DVD disc, it wont scratch the surface like a DVD disc. As to the question of alternate image for save the alternate would be a USB flash drive but I guess it does not look as good as the floppy drive icon. I 'll vote to keep the floppy drive icon. its 2009 and i am still using my dell 2650 laptop which has got a floppy drive! my dvd drive has stopped working and I have to do a firmware upgrade. and yes its needs a floppy disc to do the upgrade! after about 1/2 hour search in various boxes in the attic I finally found a foppy disk. I think it looks nice compared to a DVD disc, it wont scratch the surface like a DVD disc. As to the question of alternate image for save the alternate would be a USB flash drive but I guess it does not look as good as the floppy drive icon. I ‘ll vote to keep the floppy drive icon.

]]> By: Colin Cook http://www.msdanielle.com/enough-with-the-floppy-disk-a-microsoft-petition/comment-page-1/#comment-8898 Colin Cook Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:50:20 +0000 http://www.msdanielle.com/enough-with-the-floppy-disk-a-microsoft-petition/#comment-8898 How about some variety with the SAVE icon? We could have an icon representing a pile of coins (as in Savings), or a safe with a centre dial. Some other ideas would be, possibly, better! How about some variety with the SAVE icon? We could have an icon representing a pile of coins (as in Savings), or a safe with a centre dial. Some other ideas would be, possibly, better!

]]> By: Make Money Blogging http://www.msdanielle.com/enough-with-the-floppy-disk-a-microsoft-petition/comment-page-1/#comment-8088 Make Money Blogging Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:27:06 +0000 http://www.msdanielle.com/enough-with-the-floppy-disk-a-microsoft-petition/#comment-8088 I'd sign your petition. Does anyone have any ideas for a suitable replacement? There seems to be no set medium at the minute, anything from cd/dvd to usb drive. I’d sign your petition. Does anyone have any ideas for a suitable replacement? There seems to be no set medium at the minute, anything from cd/dvd to usb drive.

]]> By: IamJustinM http://www.msdanielle.com/enough-with-the-floppy-disk-a-microsoft-petition/comment-page-1/#comment-8052 IamJustinM Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:01:55 +0000 http://www.msdanielle.com/enough-with-the-floppy-disk-a-microsoft-petition/#comment-8052 Damnt! I just realized even google is using the floppy in google docs! Grr. Add them to the petition! Damnt! I just realized even google is using the floppy in google docs!
Grr. Add them to the petition!

]]> By: Ian http://www.msdanielle.com/enough-with-the-floppy-disk-a-microsoft-petition/comment-page-1/#comment-7988 Ian Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:08:31 +0000 http://www.msdanielle.com/enough-with-the-floppy-disk-a-microsoft-petition/#comment-7988 Good point, but I don't think the icon's going to change anytime soon. What should replace it, a hard disk, CD burner, or memory stick. I don't think the floppy disk is quite dead and buried yet. My wife got one in the mail this week from a government dept ...obviously they haven't quite made the 21st century yet. Good point, but I don’t think the icon’s going to change anytime soon. What should replace it, a hard disk, CD burner, or memory stick.

I don’t think the floppy disk is quite dead and buried yet. My wife got one in the mail this week from a government dept …obviously they haven’t quite made the 21st century yet.

]]> By: Money Making Schemes http://www.msdanielle.com/enough-with-the-floppy-disk-a-microsoft-petition/comment-page-1/#comment-7974 Money Making Schemes Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:46:30 +0000 http://www.msdanielle.com/enough-with-the-floppy-disk-a-microsoft-petition/#comment-7974 What do you mean 1999? I was still using floppies in 2005 :) What do you mean 1999? I was still using floppies in 2005 :)

]]> By: msdanielle http://www.msdanielle.com/enough-with-the-floppy-disk-a-microsoft-petition/comment-page-1/#comment-7969 msdanielle Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:30:02 +0000 http://www.msdanielle.com/enough-with-the-floppy-disk-a-microsoft-petition/#comment-7969 these are just my ramblings and yes i think it needs to die because it's obsolete not bc i said so. this thread isn't serious btw... well i'm glad i got people talking about it at least so thanks :) these are just my ramblings and yes i think it needs to die because it’s obsolete not bc i said so. this thread isn’t serious btw… well i’m glad i got people talking about it at least so thanks :)

]]> By: VladV http://www.msdanielle.com/enough-with-the-floppy-disk-a-microsoft-petition/comment-page-1/#comment-7967 VladV Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:07:08 +0000 http://www.msdanielle.com/enough-with-the-floppy-disk-a-microsoft-petition/#comment-7967 So it needs to die because you said so? Because you are annoyed by looking at it? Don't look at it then... Good luck with your anti-floppy crusade Danielle, I'm not going to try to stop you. In fact I think if people didn't try so much to fix things that aren't broken, we'd all be so much more focused on things that actually matter... So it needs to die because you said so? Because you are annoyed by looking at it? Don’t look at it then…
Good luck with your anti-floppy crusade Danielle, I’m not going to try to stop you. In fact I think if people didn’t try so much to fix things that aren’t broken, we’d all be so much more focused on things that actually matter…

]]> By: msdanielle http://www.msdanielle.com/enough-with-the-floppy-disk-a-microsoft-petition/comment-page-1/#comment-7949 msdanielle Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:09:14 +0000 http://www.msdanielle.com/enough-with-the-floppy-disk-a-microsoft-petition/#comment-7949 i don't think anything external would work since every company makes a different version of a USB flash drive, or an external hd. so you'd be annoyed if it changed? i'm more annoyed at having to look at the thing, rather than wondering what it means, since i don't ever click on it -- i just control-S. and it would still say "Save" under it... i doubt that many people who don't mind the icon go into their preferences and choose to "view icons only." the floppy disk needs to die. sorry. i don’t think anything external would work since every company makes a different version of a USB flash drive, or an external hd.
so you’d be annoyed if it changed? i’m more annoyed at having to look at the thing, rather than wondering what it means, since i don’t ever click on it — i just control-S. and it would still say “Save” under it… i doubt that many people who don’t mind the icon go into their preferences and choose to “view icons only.”
the floppy disk needs to die. sorry.

]]> By: msdanielle http://www.msdanielle.com/enough-with-the-floppy-disk-a-microsoft-petition/comment-page-1/#comment-7948 msdanielle Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:03:12 +0000 http://www.msdanielle.com/enough-with-the-floppy-disk-a-microsoft-petition/#comment-7948 who is carol? you missed out on a fun dinner. you going to ad:tech?? :) who is carol? you missed out on a fun dinner. you going to ad:tech?? :)

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