Happy Earth Day everyone! Today’s topic is what the heck do you do with all of that old PC equipment you’ve got laying around the house and aren’t using anymore? I’ve got old hard drives, 4-5 old CRT’s, a couple of towers and a boat load of cords, chargers and other devices just sitting around and taking up space. I know I don’t want to just toss it out, but what do you do with it?
A quick search and poll of twitter gave me some ideas on what could be done. First I found the eCycling website setup by the …read more

E-waste recycling is a multi-billion dollar market today. We have fallen into the mindset of accepting that replacement is cheaper than repair, at least for electronic goods. That means, we get rid of our computer equipment more often than we used to. This is a difficult task mentally and environmentally.
A laptop that served you, that kept with you in good times and bad, deserves a good send off. If not a wake, a private “I will miss you” would be nice. The riddance itself could mean careful planning. Dumping the computer dude in a dump is a serious offence, just …read more