How wired are You ?

VAV · 12-21-2009, 09:54 AM

Desktop -1
Laptop -1
Smart phones - 2

Had a Dell PDA that I stopped using - too much hassle to carry around a pda and a cell phone.

A dead laptop that I havent gotten around to disposing off (how do i do that?)

Parallax · 12-21-2009, 10:01 AM

Originally posted by VAV

A dead laptop that I havent gotten around to disposing off (how do i do that?)

..........

miks · 12-21-2009, 07:35 PM

there's 6 of so...

4 desktops
4 laptops
around 10 cellphones

thats it!

VAV · 12-22-2009, 11:09 AM

Originally posted by Parallax

..........

LOL.

(i) I think i need to reformat / erase the hard disk (ii) in NYC I am not sure if it is allowed to dump laptops in the bin... i need to find a recycling spot

Andi Lo · 12-22-2009, 12:14 PM

Originally posted by VAV

LOL.

(i) I think i need to reformat / erase the hard disk (ii) in NYC I am not sure if it is allowed to dump laptops in the bin... i need to find a recycling spot

I dont think you should dump it in the bin as it's quite the environmental hazard and the parts can be recycled. There are recyclers that can erase the data for you as well (remember just formatting / reinstall OS doesnt cut it!). I looked up some services in Canada but I end up wanting to sell mine on ebay

As for me
1 SFF PC
1 netbook
1 laptop (going to ebay)
1 cellphone (doesnt connect to the net, just purely phone and text)

Pretty modest... Not thinking of going Blackberry / iphone anytime soon.

Ratmagiclady · 12-22-2009, 01:05 PM

Originally posted by VAV

LOL.

(i) I think i need to reformat / erase the hard disk (ii) in NYC I am not sure if it is allowed to dump laptops in the bin... i need to find a recycling spot

It would be well to find out where you can dispose of 'E-waste.'

In NYC, there may well be a repair shop or shadetree computer-fixer who'd take it off your hands for parts or whatever, as well, which would be even better. If you're worried about data security, they probably know how to wipe the hard drive but good, as well, or hand it back to you.

**ChrisPlatt** · 12-22-2009, 06:06 PM

Here's my setup:

Attached Images

VAV · 12-23-2009, 10:04 AM

Originally posted by Andi Lo

I dont think you should dump it in the bin as it's quite the environmental hazard and the parts can be recycled. There are recyclers that can erase the data for you as well (remember just formatting / reinstall OS doesnt cut it!). I looked up some services in Canada but I end up wanting to sell mine on ebay

.

Originally posted by Ratmagiclady

It would be well to find out where you can dispose of 'E-waste.'

In NYC, there may well be a repair shop or shadetree computer-fixer who'd take it off your hands for parts or whatever, as well, which would be even better. If you're worried about data security, they probably know how to wipe the hard drive but good, as well, or hand it back to you.

Andi , RML, thanks. I need to drag myself out (in this weather) and take it to a repair shop / recycling center - it has been dead for a couple of years now and I keep putting this off - just adds to the clutter in the house.

Andi - thanks for the suggestion regarding erasing data. I was under the impression that I could get away with reformatting the hard disk. I will google how i should erase the hard disk.

Best wishes,

reeftool · 12-23-2009, 10:47 AM

I have 2 desktops hooked up and running. Since my daughter is home from college, her laptop is also connected. I have 4 desktops ( 2 that run ) in the cellar. I have another older laptop dedicated to auto repair with the Mobydic/Digimoto OBD II scanner and software. Of course everybody has cellphones. I am not a big phone fanatic. I think they are annoying intrusions on my life and my cellphone stays off most of the time. I'm still using a Star-Tac.

Ratmagiclady · 12-23-2009, 12:13 PM

Originally posted by VAV

Andi , RML, thanks. I need to drag myself out (in this weather) and take it to a repair shop / recycling center - it has been dead for a couple of years now and I keep putting this off - just adds to the clutter in the house.

Andi - thanks for the suggestion regarding erasing data. I was under the impression that I could get away with reformatting the hard disk. I will google how i should erase the hard disk.

Best wishes,

Well, reformatting would help, but not make you 'safe.' Someone could still recover the data, or a lot of it, anyway, with the skills and the effort. You're taking your chances no one will find it or get hold of it, who could and would bother to do so. I once trashpicked an old 3.1 laptop which had people's mental health records on it. I deleted them. Someone else might not. (Though what they'd exactly *do* with such files, I dunno.)

I'm pretty sure that when you reformat, it doesn't clear the data, just marks what's there as to be overwritten freely, as if it's not there. Someone more computery could go into details, there.

daacon · 12-23-2009, 12:17 PM

Originally posted by ChrisPlatt

Here's my setup:

Nice !!! Acoustic Coupler 300 baud .... I remember those and have used one to connect to the mainframe back in the day haha

ve2vfd · 12-23-2009, 12:50 PM

Dave ... I was going to say "don't laugh, thats how I started"... my first setup was a TRS80 (a model 3 I believe) with an accoustic 300pbs accoustic modem... was nice to call the local BBS's.

Pat

flockofbirds · 12-23-2009, 12:57 PM

1 Desktop
3 Laptops
1 Xbox 360
1 Mail/Web Server
3 Web/Smartphones

and a bunch of other various things
a plethora of music equipment

foxglove · 12-23-2009, 01:00 PM

I thought you were asking how much coffee I'd had...

Then I started feeling smug at my electronic restraint... until I started thinking about it. Oh dear...

Between the two of us:
3 laptops: his, mine, and my old one that I use occasionally (screen hinge is loose, so it has to be propped up on something)
2 desktops: mine, unused for five years, haven't bothered to figure out what to do with it; his, one of the first Macs, kept as a museum piece
3 external HDs: two mine, one his (it's the HD out of his dead laptop)
2 scanners: 1 colour, in occasional use; 1 b&w, needs to be disposed of
2 b&W laser printers: 1 in use, 1 non-usb that is therefore unusable with any of our current computers
2 cellphones: 1 mine, used rarely (I dislike phones, cellphones particularly); 1 defunct that in theory can call 911 in an emergency, lives in the car with a power adapter.
1 landline, providing painfully slow rural dial-up
1 Blu-ray/DVD player
1 LCD TV used exclusively with the Blu-ray to watch movies - no cable!
a baffling bank of stereo equipment (pre-amp, amp, tuner, two Sony 400+CD jukeboxes, tube SACD/CD, some other boxes... lots of little glowy lights, anyway...)
more remotes than devices, or so it seems

Not to mention a couple of GPS units, and the various cameras, of course. Where did all this junk come from??

Julie

graphicgr8s · 12-26-2009, 05:32 PM

Originally posted by daacon

Nice !!! Acoustic Coupler 300 baud .... I remember those and have used one to connect to the mainframe back in the day haha

But Dave in our day it was still a rotary dial phone! And if I remember correctly it printed out on paper no monitor.

12-23-2009, 12:57 PM	#43
flockofbirds Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Oregon, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 178	1 Desktop 3 Laptops 1 Xbox 360 1 Mail/Web Server 3 Web/Smartphones and a bunch of other various things a plethora of music equipment Last edited by flockofbirds; 12-23-2009 at 01:02 PM.

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12-21-2009, 09:54 AM	#31
VAV Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 160	Desktop -1 Laptop -1 Smart phones - 2 Had a Dell PDA that I stopped using - too much hassle to carry around a pda and a cell phone. A dead laptop that I havent gotten around to disposing off (how do i do that?)

12-21-2009, 10:01 AM	#32
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Originally posted by VAV A dead laptop that I havent gotten around to disposing off (how do i do that?) ..........

12-21-2009, 07:35 PM	#33
miks Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 49	there's 6 of so... 4 desktops 4 laptops around 10 cellphones thats it!

12-22-2009, 11:09 AM	#34
VAV Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 160	Originally posted by Parallax .......... LOL. (i) I think i need to reformat / erase the hard disk (ii) in NYC I am not sure if it is allowed to dump laptops in the bin... i need to find a recycling spot

12-22-2009, 12:14 PM	#35
Andi Lo Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 2,924	Originally posted by VAV LOL. (i) I think i need to reformat / erase the hard disk (ii) in NYC I am not sure if it is allowed to dump laptops in the bin... i need to find a recycling spot I dont think you should dump it in the bin as it's quite the environmental hazard and the parts can be recycled. There are recyclers that can erase the data for you as well (remember just formatting / reinstall OS doesnt cut it!). I looked up some services in Canada but I end up wanting to sell mine on ebay As for me 1 SFF PC 1 netbook 1 laptop (going to ebay) 1 cellphone (doesnt connect to the net, just purely phone and text) Pretty modest... Not thinking of going Blackberry / iphone anytime soon.

12-22-2009, 01:05 PM	#36
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	Originally posted by VAV LOL. (i) I think i need to reformat / erase the hard disk (ii) in NYC I am not sure if it is allowed to dump laptops in the bin... i need to find a recycling spot It would be well to find out where you can dispose of 'E-waste.' In NYC, there may well be a repair shop or shadetree computer-fixer who'd take it off your hands for parts or whatever, as well, which would be even better. If you're worried about data security, they probably know how to wipe the hard drive but good, as well, or hand it back to you.

12-22-2009, 06:06 PM	#37
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,696	Here's my setup: Attached Images

12-23-2009, 10:04 AM	#38
VAV Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 160	Originally posted by Andi Lo I dont think you should dump it in the bin as it's quite the environmental hazard and the parts can be recycled. There are recyclers that can erase the data for you as well (remember just formatting / reinstall OS doesnt cut it!). I looked up some services in Canada but I end up wanting to sell mine on ebay . Originally posted by Ratmagiclady It would be well to find out where you can dispose of 'E-waste.' In NYC, there may well be a repair shop or shadetree computer-fixer who'd take it off your hands for parts or whatever, as well, which would be even better. If you're worried about data security, they probably know how to wipe the hard drive but good, as well, or hand it back to you. Andi , RML, thanks. I need to drag myself out (in this weather) and take it to a repair shop / recycling center - it has been dead for a couple of years now and I keep putting this off - just adds to the clutter in the house. Andi - thanks for the suggestion regarding erasing data. I was under the impression that I could get away with reformatting the hard disk. I will google how i should erase the hard disk. Best wishes,

12-23-2009, 10:47 AM	#39
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,555	I have 2 desktops hooked up and running. Since my daughter is home from college, her laptop is also connected. I have 4 desktops ( 2 that run ) in the cellar. I have another older laptop dedicated to auto repair with the Mobydic/Digimoto OBD II scanner and software. Of course everybody has cellphones. I am not a big phone fanatic. I think they are annoying intrusions on my life and my cellphone stays off most of the time. I'm still using a Star-Tac.

12-23-2009, 12:13 PM	#40
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	Originally posted by VAV Andi , RML, thanks. I need to drag myself out (in this weather) and take it to a repair shop / recycling center - it has been dead for a couple of years now and I keep putting this off - just adds to the clutter in the house. Andi - thanks for the suggestion regarding erasing data. I was under the impression that I could get away with reformatting the hard disk. I will google how i should erase the hard disk. Best wishes, Well, reformatting would help, but not make you 'safe.' Someone could still recover the data, or a lot of it, anyway, with the skills and the effort. You're taking your chances no one will find it or get hold of it, who could and would bother to do so. I once trashpicked an old 3.1 laptop which had people's mental health records on it. I deleted them. Someone else might not. (Though what they'd exactly do with such files, I dunno.) I'm pretty sure that when you reformat, it doesn't clear the data, just marks what's there as to be overwritten freely, as if it's not there. Someone more computery could go into details, there.

12-23-2009, 12:17 PM	#41
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914 Original Poster	Originally posted by ChrisPlatt Here's my setup: Nice !!! Acoustic Coupler 300 baud .... I remember those and have used one to connect to the mainframe back in the day haha

12-23-2009, 12:50 PM	#42
ve2vfd Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,433	Dave ... I was going to say "don't laugh, thats how I started"... my first setup was a TRS80 (a model 3 I believe) with an accoustic 300pbs accoustic modem... was nice to call the local BBS's. Pat

12-23-2009, 01:00 PM	#44
foxglove Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Atlantic Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,049	I thought you were asking how much coffee I'd had... Then I started feeling smug at my electronic restraint... until I started thinking about it. Oh dear... Between the two of us: 3 laptops: his, mine, and my old one that I use occasionally (screen hinge is loose, so it has to be propped up on something) 2 desktops: mine, unused for five years, haven't bothered to figure out what to do with it; his, one of the first Macs, kept as a museum piece 3 external HDs: two mine, one his (it's the HD out of his dead laptop) 2 scanners: 1 colour, in occasional use; 1 b&w, needs to be disposed of 2 b&W laser printers: 1 in use, 1 non-usb that is therefore unusable with any of our current computers 2 cellphones: 1 mine, used rarely (I dislike phones, cellphones particularly); 1 defunct that in theory can call 911 in an emergency, lives in the car with a power adapter. 1 landline, providing painfully slow rural dial-up 1 Blu-ray/DVD player 1 LCD TV used exclusively with the Blu-ray to watch movies - no cable! a baffling bank of stereo equipment (pre-amp, amp, tuner, two Sony 400+CD jukeboxes, tube SACD/CD, some other boxes... lots of little glowy lights, anyway...) more remotes than devices, or so it seems Not to mention a couple of GPS units, and the various cameras, of course. Where did all this junk come from?? Julie

12-26-2009, 05:32 PM	#45
graphicgr8s Guest	Originally posted by daacon Nice !!! Acoustic Coupler 300 baud .... I remember those and have used one to connect to the mainframe back in the day haha But Dave in our day it was still a rotary dial phone! And if I remember correctly it printed out on paper no monitor.