[Hidden-tech] Offer: 3 1/2 blank floppy disks

Lynne Rudié lynnerudie at verizon.net
Tue Jun 7 17:17:17 EDT 2011


Claire -- this is great. But you forgot about what good coasters they  
make. And setting a mug of hot coffee down on an old floppy is a  
pretty good way to erase the data.
	Lynne


On Jun 7, 2011, at 2:50 PM, Claire Spencer wrote:

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>
> fyi - http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/reuse-recycle-floppy-disks.html
>
>
> 10 Ways To Reuse or Recycle Floppy Disks
> By Josh Peterson
>
>
> Send them to Greendisk
> Greendisk is a company that recycles floppy disks and about any sort  
> of techno trash that you can think of. That means you, Zip drive.
>
>
> Floppy Disk Bag
>
> Instructables has instructions on how to build a bag out of floppy  
> disks. Nothing says "bag made out of floppy disks" like a bag made  
> out of floppy disks.
>
>
>
> Floppy Disk Notepad
>
> This little gadget from Etsy uses floppy disks as a holder for  
> notebook paper. It's real useful, pocket-sized and the floppy disk  
> surfaces can be reused. Gearlog shows you how to make your own.
>
>
>
> Use them in a DIY RAID Drive
>
> You can build a RAID drive out of what is probably considered trash  
> to most. If you don't like that suggestion, go glue an abacus to  
> your computer.
>
>
>
> Floppy Disk Pen Holder
>
> Make a floppy disk box. Put pens in. Take pen out. Write on floppy  
> disk notepad. You did good.
>
>
>
> Floppy Disk CD Holders
>
> I have to get this tip in before CDs go obsolete. You can take those  
> old, old floppy disks (the actually floppy ones) and cut them open.  
> A CD or DVD will fit in there. Wikihow tells you how.
>
>
>
> Letter Holder
>
> Mikeups, YouTube contributor, shows us how to make a letter holder,  
> a pen holder and cubby holes out of floppy disks.
>
>
>
> Floppy Disk Dot Com Will Buy Your Disks!
>
> From FloppyDisk.com:
> Recycling Program Extended to December 31, 2009. Send us your old  
> diskettes and we recycle them for use. It is not necessary to erase  
> or reformat the disks. We will erase the data and reformat the  
> diskettes here.
>
> It's easy. Just send your discs to:
>
> Floppydisk Recycle Program
> 2620 Walnut Ave Unit D
> Tustin, CA 92780-7028
>
> If you have 500 or more disks to recycle, we pay 2 cents each for  
> discs.
>
> Two cents per disk? 501 disks equals $10.02. That's decent money for  
> what is essentially garbage.
>
>
> Donate them to the ACT Recycling Program
>
> ACT is a program that employs the mentally challenged. They also  
> recycle floppy disks. "Lend a hand and get rid of a floppy disk,"  
> that's my motto.
>
>
>
> Turn a Floppy Disk into a USB Drive
>
> Thomas O Connor, managed to turn a floppy disk into a USB drive.
>
>
> Bonus:
>
> Make a little Starship Enterprise.
>
>
> Claire Spencer
> MBA Candidate 2012
> The Isenberg School
> (413) 847-1126
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Shel Horowitz <shel at frugalfun.com>  
> wrote:
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> At 10:35 AM -0400 6/7/11, Stacy Kontrabecki wrote:
> >    ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the  
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> >
> >
> >Anyone have any use for these? I have dozens.
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