[FOSS] Holiday Shopping, Computer Recycling

[Billy Davies]

Holiday shopping

Some Black Friday ads are available online at -  http://bfads.net/  -  taking a sneak peek is an individual decision.  I couldn't help myself!  Staples and BestBuy do both have laptops available for $350/400 (no rebate required) and Circuit City counters with mail-in rebates.  All stores have some great desktop deals (starting around $200 with monitor).  USB drives and MP3 Players abound.  Radio Shack has a 4GB USB drive and a 1GB MP3 player at attractive pricing. 

A 2 or 4 gig USB drive with portableapps installed -  http://portableapps.com/  - would make a great stocking stuffer and would be a gift that keeps on giving.   All portableapps are Free/Libre Open Source Software. 

Recycling older computers

Anyone with older computers can contact me for disposal/recycling.  I will try to do something like freegeek,org.  I will charge about the same as the recycling center for disposal (currently $8 or $10 dollars for crt monitors, check -   http://www.susquehannarecycle.com/  -).  I do have some storage space for the next six months but do not have office/workspace yet.   Anything that is not usable for a basic computer will be turned over to the county program as electronic scrap.  The Susquehanna Community Information Network has several posts on computer recycling ideas -  http://www.susquehannacin.net/index.php?option=com_joomlaboard&Itemid=51&func=showcat&catid=15  -

And remember,  FLOSS Today!


Billy
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