Re: What about OLD computers??

Subject: Re: What about OLD computers??
From: voxwoman <voxwoman -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: "Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:05:49 -0500

You can also purchase a refurbished 40GB hard drive for 20 dollars online.
That won't have any of your data on it.
-Wendy

On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 10:50 AM, Dan Goldstein <
DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> wrote:

> I usually follow this procedure:
>
> 1. Make sure that hard drive has been fully backed up.
> 2. Remove hard drive from PC.
> 3. Put on a pair of safety goggles.
> 4. Drill several large holes through hard drive.
> 5. Bring the whole mess to the recycling center.
>
> It's not that I don't care about local charities (I do!), or that I just
> enjoy using the power drill (well, OK, that, too). The hard drive might
> contain confidential information about other people and companies, and I
> see this as my obligation to them (as well as to myself).
>
>
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References:
What about OLD computers??: From: Christine Sigman
Re: What about OLD computers??: From: Geoff Lane
RE: What about OLD computers??: From: Dan Goldstein

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