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Computer
Grave Yards
We often get asked, “What can I
do with my old computer?” Almost always, the short answer is,
“No, we do not have a need for it.” The longer answer follows:
If you don’t have a friend who could use an old computer to
learn on, then recycling is the best answer. Computers contain
high quantities of toxic metals (like lead, mercury, and cadmium)
and should not be discarded in landfills. In Indianapolis, we
recommend The Goldsmith Group (contact information listed below).
Goldsmith Group, Inc.
2107 Adams Street
Indianapolis, IN 46218
Phone: (317) 545-4747
(800) 929-7295
Fax: 545-4883
E-mail: eric.goldsmith@goldsmithgroup.com
If you are located outside Indy, please refer to this website:
http://www.nsc.org/ehc/epr2/cntctlst.htm.
If your machine has any resale value, they may pay you for it.
You should at least be able to get scrap value (about $.02/lb.)
for it. If you have a large number of old computers scattered
around your office, they may even come pick them up.
Services to look for:
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On-site pickup
of computers from your office.
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Provide you with
a certificate of data destruction (hard drives should be
shredded).
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Provide assurance
that computers and monitors will not be dumped in a landfill.
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Definitions of
the Month
Courtesy
of Webopedia...
EPS
- Abbreviation
of Encapsulated PostScript. Pronounced as separate letters,
EPS is the graphics file format used by the PostScript language.
EPS files can be either binary or ASCII. The term EPS usually
implies that the file contains a bit-mapped representation of
the graphics for display purposes. In contrast, PostScript files
include only the PostScript commands for printing the graphic.
TIFF
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Acronym for tagged image file format, one of the
most widely supported file formats for storing bit-mapped images
on personal computers (both PCs and Macintosh computers). Other
popular formats are BMP and PCX.
TIFF graphics can be any resolution, and they can be black and
white, gray-scaled, or color. Files in TIFF format often end
with a .tif extension.
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Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
As our customers are
preparing 2003 budgets, we thought it might be helpful if we
provided some insight into Windows XP Home Edition. In the past,
Microsoft has allowed, but discouraged, the use of its home
versions of the Windows operating system (Windows 98, Windows
ME) in the workplace.
Microsoft’s latest home operating system, Windows XP Home Edition,
is absolutely not supported in a business environment. If your
computers are networked using a domain*, you must be
aware that an XP Home machine cannot share that domain’s resources.
While XP Home Edition is less expensive than the professional
version, Windows XP Professional, it is not strong enough to
handle many databases and programs that will be utilized in
an office setting.
As always, research all of your programs to make sure that they
are compatible with a new software package before you commit
to an upgrade. It is almost never a good idea to do a true upgrade
of an operating system. We strongly recommend a clean install.
With a clean install, all data files (e.g. e-mail, word-processing
documents, …etc.) must be backed up, the hard drives are reformatted,
the new operating system is loaded, the programs are reloaded
and finally, the data files are replaced.
If you are planning software upgrades in the coming year, please
contact Promethius at 317/733-2388 to discuss your options and
to work on your strategy.
* Domain - A group
of computers and devices on a network that are administered
as a unit with common rules and procedures.
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Consulting, LLC
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