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Giving away your old computer 6 – Bonus Additions

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Before you dump your old computer off on a friend or family member, it is a good idea to take a little time and clean it up. You can also set up the computer so its a functional machine that can at least check email, browse the Internet, edit digital photos, listen to digital music, and type a letter or two. If you are feeling really generous, or are giving the computer to a child for college, you may want to spend a little extra time and money before giving away the computer. This last blog is a series about … Continue reading →

Giving away your old computer 5 – Additional Software

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This series of preparing your computer for giveaway continues by looking at additional software you can pre-install on your old computer. We have already looked at deleting files, erasing files, transferring ownership of software, and installing security software. Office software It is a nice gesture to give someone a computer that is usable for many different purposes. If the computer came with office software such as Microsoft Office or Corel Word Perfect Office, you can legally transfer ownership of the software to the new owner if you are not going to use the software on another computer. If you don’t … Continue reading →

Giving away your old computer 4 – Security Software

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It is important to prepare your old computer before giving it away. One of the most important things you can do to prepare your computer is to delete and erase all of your personal files and documents. After you have cleaned the system of any personal files, you can begin thinking about what software products you want to leave installed on the computer. Continuing this series of preparing your computer for donation, the next step is to install any security software and download the latest updates. Security Software I have previously written on the need for security software. It is … Continue reading →

A Lesson in Backing Up

While my academic degrees are in theatre I’ve always been drawn to technology. I’m part of the generation of people who didn’t always have computers in their lives (although they existed). I didn’t interact with a computer until I was in about the second grade. The screens were a single color: green. There weren’t really “pictures” and the resolution was much worse than an 8-bit gaming system. This was a device meant for letters and numbers and some other things but largely uninteresting to me as a child. Jump to the future: I’ve got more monitors and computers in my … Continue reading →