You just got an amazing new computer with the Intel® Core™2 Duo processor. It’s whip smart. Yay. Now your old computer is going straight to the garage or worse, the dump. Boo. Yes, your new computer is awesome to behold. But your old computer needs you too.
I decided to use my old laptop as a doggy door. I hate to waste stuff, and after all, it does flap. And my three Pomeranians, Kookla, Olly and Cayenne, are gonna love it.
It was our friend’s birthday, and he kept whining that he never had a piñata at any of his little boy birthdays when he was a tyke. Okay Jimmy, you want a piñata, you got a piñata.
He doesn’t thrash it. But this kid has heart. He has his own skateboard company, and he’s all of 15. It’s cool to watch him build this one from a keyboard and put it through its paces.
His name? Axe Norman. His sport, water-skiing. His dream, water skiing on his old laptop computer. It’s not as hard as it looks, by the way. It’s much harder. But hey, his name is Axe, so maybe he’ll pull it off.
I decided to use my old laptop as a doggy door. I hate to waste stuff, and after all, it does flap. And my three Pomeranians, Kookla, Olly and Cayenne, are gonna love it.
It was our friend’s birthday, and he kept whining that he never had a piñata at any of his little boy birthdays when he was a tyke. Okay Jimmy, you want a piñata, you got a piñata.
He doesn’t thrash it. But this kid has heart. He has his own skateboard company, and he’s all of 15. It’s cool to watch him build this one from a keyboard and put it through its paces.
His name? Axe Norman. His sport, water-skiing. His dream, water skiing on his old laptop computer. It’s not as hard as it looks, by the way. It’s much harder. But hey, his name is Axe, so maybe he’ll pull it off.
You don't have to make something to make a difference.
Does your old computer still work? Is it just gathering dust? Or maybe your PC has gone beyond the pale? Donate it. Recycle it. Yay, you.
Computer Donation
PC's for Schools
This fine group helps schools, nonprofits and need-based homes. Good for them.
InterConnection Computer Donation
These guys accept both working and non-working computers – providing them to underserved communities around the world.
TechSoup The ones to talk to when you’re looking for information on donating your hardware - 5 year old or newer.
Recycling
Students Recycling Used Technology (StRUT)
These kids fix used computers and donate them to local schools. StRUT also teaches business and technical skills to students. And that’s cool.
Plug-In to eCycling
Disposing and recycling used electronics is a shared responsibility. So we share it with the EPA, They give us the tools to help us recycle products that we don't want anymore.
Rethink
This program brings together industry, government, and environmental groups to help consumers learn about and find responsible solutions for used electronics. And it’s run by eBay. Sweet.
No PCs were harmed during the making of this site. Except for the ones that were shot by arrows, drilled into walls, crashed into with skateboards, smashed by baseball bats and hurled through the air by catapults. And even then, they weren’t so much harmed as altered.
Regardless, the makers of this video shall not be liable for any damages, injury, or regret arising from any attempts you make to get rid of your old PC in a similar fashion. Please dispose of your old PC responsibly, and please recycle.
