Comments on: Make Sure You Do This Before Donating or Disposing of Your Old Computer http://www.itdoescompute.com/2008/01/02/make-sure-you-do-this-before-donating-or-disposing-your-old-computer/ Explanations, Help, Reference, and Tips for the Computer Novice Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:35:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: free games http://www.itdoescompute.com/2008/01/02/make-sure-you-do-this-before-donating-or-disposing-your-old-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-14224 free games Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:53:42 +0000 http://www.itdoescompute.com/2008/01/02/make-sure-you-do-this-before-donating-or-disposing-your-old-computer/#comment-14224 hey webmaster your website's design is nice and the blog post. Please continue this great work. take care hey webmaster your website’s design is nice and the blog post. Please continue this great work. take care

]]> By: Computer discounts http://www.itdoescompute.com/2008/01/02/make-sure-you-do-this-before-donating-or-disposing-your-old-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-880 Computer discounts Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:28:30 +0000 http://www.itdoescompute.com/2008/01/02/make-sure-you-do-this-before-donating-or-disposing-your-old-computer/#comment-880 Having worked for a number of organisations involved in security I have to say you'd be rather surprised what some of the readily available tools can do. That said, they're not perfect but if you have anything personal on your hdd you can never be too careful. I suppose it comes down to personal preferences - I'll need a fork lift to clear my backlog of disks! :) Having worked for a number of organisations involved in security I have to say you’d be rather surprised what some of the readily available tools can do. That said, they’re not perfect but if you have anything personal on your hdd you can never be too careful. I suppose it comes down to personal preferences – I’ll need a fork lift to clear my backlog of disks! :)

]]> By: Michael Hayslip http://www.itdoescompute.com/2008/01/02/make-sure-you-do-this-before-donating-or-disposing-your-old-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-869 Michael Hayslip Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:45:51 +0000 http://www.itdoescompute.com/2008/01/02/make-sure-you-do-this-before-donating-or-disposing-your-old-computer/#comment-869 @Computer Discounts, Unless you are the NSA, I don't think anybody is going to recover your data with a 7 pass erasure (even the NSA may not be able to recover data). Even a 3 pass erasure may be a bit overkill. I would certainly not want to dispose of my hard drive before I used one of these tools. @Computer Discounts,
Unless you are the NSA, I don’t think anybody is going to recover your data with a 7 pass erasure (even the NSA may not be able to recover data). Even a 3 pass erasure may be a bit overkill. I would certainly not want to dispose of my hard drive before I used one of these tools.

]]> By: Computer discounts http://www.itdoescompute.com/2008/01/02/make-sure-you-do-this-before-donating-or-disposing-your-old-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-865 Computer discounts Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:46:00 +0000 http://www.itdoescompute.com/2008/01/02/make-sure-you-do-this-before-donating-or-disposing-your-old-computer/#comment-865 I have to disagree with so called secure erasure of disks. Admittedly, it does wipe the disk but there are plenty of tools, both free and commercial, that can recover data. Your best bet is to remove the disk and reuse or smash it with Mr.Hammer - I love that part :) I have to disagree with so called secure erasure of disks. Admittedly, it does wipe the disk but there are plenty of tools, both free and commercial, that can recover data. Your best bet is to remove the disk and reuse or smash it with Mr.Hammer – I love that part :)

]]> By: Guy Ames - Cheap Computers Guide http://www.itdoescompute.com/2008/01/02/make-sure-you-do-this-before-donating-or-disposing-your-old-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Guy Ames - Cheap Computers Guide Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:20:51 +0000 http://www.itdoescompute.com/2008/01/02/make-sure-you-do-this-before-donating-or-disposing-your-old-computer/#comment-126 Right on! I'm guilty here too. My problem is I procrastinate wiping the hard drive, and the old computers sit in my office for a few years. By then even donation sites don't want them because they're too old. One thing I like about donating rather than recycling old computers (where possible) is for the tax benefits. Right on!
I’m guilty here too. My problem is I procrastinate wiping the hard drive, and the old computers sit in my office for a few years. By then even donation sites don’t want them because they’re too old.

One thing I like about donating rather than recycling old computers (where possible) is for the tax benefits.

]]> By: Don http://www.itdoescompute.com/2008/01/02/make-sure-you-do-this-before-donating-or-disposing-your-old-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Don Mon, 07 Jan 2008 04:18:23 +0000 http://www.itdoescompute.com/2008/01/02/make-sure-you-do-this-before-donating-or-disposing-your-old-computer/#comment-53 I like to use the commercial program: Superscrubber for OS X. You can erase all, or just a section of your disks. It uses the US military certified method of zeroing. Unfortunately, the company, Jiiva has gone out of business! :O( I like to use the commercial program: Superscrubber for OS X. You can erase all, or just a section of your disks. It uses the US military certified method of zeroing. Unfortunately, the company, Jiiva has gone out of business!

:O(

]]> By: Allen23 http://www.itdoescompute.com/2008/01/02/make-sure-you-do-this-before-donating-or-disposing-your-old-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Allen23 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:26:17 +0000 http://www.itdoescompute.com/2008/01/02/make-sure-you-do-this-before-donating-or-disposing-your-old-computer/#comment-49 wow I wish i would of know this before. But the only things on my computer back then where like neo pet files. wow I wish i would of know this before. But the only things on my computer back then where like neo pet files.

]]> By: StampYourFoot http://www.itdoescompute.com/2008/01/02/make-sure-you-do-this-before-donating-or-disposing-your-old-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-47 StampYourFoot Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:11:26 +0000 http://www.itdoescompute.com/2008/01/02/make-sure-you-do-this-before-donating-or-disposing-your-old-computer/#comment-47 When I threw away my old PC, i just made sure I took it apart and smashed up the hard drives. That was a fun afternoon. When I threw away my old PC, i just made sure I took it apart and smashed up the hard drives. That was a fun afternoon.

]]> By: Maldiveslive http://www.itdoescompute.com/2008/01/02/make-sure-you-do-this-before-donating-or-disposing-your-old-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Maldiveslive Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:00:24 +0000 http://www.itdoescompute.com/2008/01/02/make-sure-you-do-this-before-donating-or-disposing-your-old-computer/#comment-45 Don't just donate or dispose you computer with you love one photo in it. Don’t just donate or dispose you computer with you love one photo in it.

]]> By: Mark Antony http://www.itdoescompute.com/2008/01/02/make-sure-you-do-this-before-donating-or-disposing-your-old-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Mark Antony Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:23:49 +0000 http://www.itdoescompute.com/2008/01/02/make-sure-you-do-this-before-donating-or-disposing-your-old-computer/#comment-44 A great post, poeple should take notice of this! The BBC did a programme about old Pc's being picked up on rubbish dumps, with hard drives being taken out, shipped out to Nigeria and sold in shops over there! They contacted one person in UK and said they found out many things about them, work, family, CV, bank accounts, and all from the hard drive of a pc been scrapped! A great post, poeple should take notice of this!

The BBC did a programme about old Pc’s being picked up on rubbish dumps, with hard drives being taken out, shipped out to Nigeria and sold in shops over there! They contacted one person in UK and said they found out many things about them, work, family, CV, bank accounts, and all from the hard drive of a pc been scrapped!

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