Is That Your Check Book Driving Away by Darren Miller
Is Your Check Book On The Curb --------------------- This is an article about people throwing away their home computers with all their financial and banking information on them and easily accessible. A very simple first step to financial and identity theft and it happens all the time. ... When he drove away, guess what I saw on top of the pile, three desktop computers, and one laptop. ... Some are looking for throwaways that can be refurbished and re-soled, while others work for charities that are looking to provide less fortunate people with items that are useful.

Build Your Own Computer by George W. Cannata
I’m eighty-one years old and I bought my first computer six years ago. When I bought it I hardly knew how to turn it on. I consider myself still a Newbie as I’ve barely scratched the surface of computer technology. I have successfully built about a dozen computers for family, friends and myself. ... Refurbished parts are a good option. ... Actually, it’s not free, they are toll numbers. ... People who don’t understand English very well write the manuals and the technical support is like most free things.

CTRL + ALT + DEL, The $100 Handcranked Computer by Shonika Proctor
U.S. + computers + helping developing nations + big opportunity = No Microsoft. Now how could that equation possibly be? Try Negroponte who is in the news again with his One Laptop Per Child Non-Profit that is going to help decrease the Digital Divide between first and third world nations. ... His One Laptop Per Child partners include Google, Advanced Micro Devices, News Corp., Red Hat and Brightstar? ... The remainder of the increase is compromised primarily of funding for the President’s HIV/AIDS initiative as well as emergency and post conflict assistance to Liberia and Sudan (The...