You can just toss that old hard drive in a drawer, which is the cheapest way to be sure nobody will access it, but if you’d just like to be rid of it, I’d recommend destroying it. Jim Rossman / TNS I ...

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Have an old computer lying around the house? Don't just throw it away. Computers house all sorts of toxins that are bad for the environment and all of us who live in it. Not to mention the personal ...

I wrote about data sanitization using the IEEE P2883 standard back in 2022. This is a standard for sanitization of the data in storage devices using certified methods that work on each storage type.

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Upgrading to a new machine is exciting, but what should you do with your old Windows 10 laptop? With Windows 10 support ending next month, many users are upgrading to Windows 11 and facing this exact ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – There are a few reasons why you don’t want to toss your old gadgets in the trash. First off, they could be worth something — even that old tablet with a cracked screen might net ...