posted on July 14, 2005 12:19:37 PM new
you may want to seach on ebay how auction goes with PC of your kind,it may be better to donate to charity and get a tax deduction.
The shipping may be more than the bid price.
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posted on July 14, 2005 12:29:12 PM new
"wiped clean" is a common misperception. it's not that hard to locate old data on hard drives...most worn-out american computers end up in junkyards in china...with all kinds of personal info on them.
how to "wipe it clean?" smash the hard drive up with a hammer and set it on fire.
posted on July 14, 2005 04:44:03 PM new
stopwhining,
A charitable deduction for most people in high tax states (e.g., NJ, NY, CA, etc), is a thing of the past, and especially so if they have a mortgage. Many of us are subject to the alternative minimum tax, and what tax saves you get on Schedule A come back, to the penny, on the AMT calculation. My accountant said to donate if your heart tells you to, but don't think of it as a tax deduction.
I was considering a particular deduction that wasn't clearly a deduction (it was gray, rather than black or white). So, I ran software with the deduction and without it. Itemized deductions increased a lot with it. Final tax amount: UNCHANGED.
The great tax cut scam of the decade. Bogus for most of the middle class, at least in high tax states (because state and local tax deductions use up much of the allowed deductions before AMT kicks in).
posted on July 14, 2005 05:43:52 PM new
I ran fdisk before installing win 2000 . Then I checked ebay's closed auctions for this model laptop. I found a few with win XP that sold for $100 more, so I installed a legit copy of win XP on it. It's safe to say that all of the personal info is wiped clean.
[ edited by paloma91 on Jul 14, 2005 05:54 PM ]
posted on July 14, 2005 07:56:15 PM new
The military has a way of securely erasing a hard drive before it's released to the surplus market. It's very similar to the only method I trust 100%. Obtain a Dos copy of Norton Utilities ver 5.0 or 6.0. Copy the utility called secure erase or something very similar to a floppy. Boot your computer with a floppy containing DOS 6.22. Once booted, use the Norton program to securely erase the hard drive. It overwrites every track and sector with X's and 0's and then erases them. You can then Fdisk and reformat the hard drive and safely install a new O/S. A copy of the Michaelangelo virus will accomplish the exact same result, but the cleanup afterwords is a little messy.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on July 14, 2005 07:58:48 PM new
hahahahah, these computers that come from Non paid storage units and end up at the swapmeet,,,,,I just picked up yet another one Cheap, $20.00,,,,,, turned it on and guess what? even their e mails are STILL there!!!!!!!!!! whatever they were LAST doing, there it is,,,,,,,If I was a Computer info theif,,,,I just delete it all,,,,and get back to work on e bay.... until it takes a DUMP and go get another one.....But,,,YIKES the info these people leave behind,,,,,,
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