Whether you repurpose it, rehome it, or recycle it, that dusty old computer in your closet may still be surprisingly valuable. Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural ...

Ensure any sensitive data (Regulated Private or FERPA controlled student data) on the machines is completely removed from disk drives before the equipment leaves your control. Once the items are ...

Stop hoarding dead technology. These stores will take your old gadgets off your hands for free. If you have a growing graveyard of old printers and laptops in your closet, you're not alone. A recent ...

Our basement bedroom has a huge desktop computer that we never, ever touch -- except to dust. Why are we keeping it? A recent CNET survey found that nearly a third of us are hoarding old electronics, ...

Christmas is over, but the remnants – stacks of cardboard boxes, bags of sparkly wrapping paper and maybe one or two broken ornaments – remain. Though it's easy to toss these items into the garbage, ...