Archive For: August, 2011

Do you want me to fix it for free?

I want to thank Wayne Small for this post on his blog. It says what I could never say before now. http://www.sbsfaq.com/?p=3015

Do you want your PC fixed for free?

Are you the person in this video ? Don’t be that guy. Yes we are good at fixing computers. But when you deny responsibility for the problems that are often caused by actions YOU take, you suck all the joy out of our work.

Apple offers Free Electronics Recycling

Forget hauling your old crusty computer to your local e-waste dropoff site. Apple now offers free recycling services and will even give you gift cards if the items have any value. While this is not a new practice, as other retailers such as Amazon offer similar services, it’s still convenient.

You won’t get a lot for your stuff as compared to selling it on eBay or Craigslist however you won’t have to deal with random strangers coming to your house to look at the computer.

Go to the site and select what kind of device you need to recycle (any desktop, notebook, iPad, or iPhone), and then fill in a few details.

http://www.apple.com/recycling/

Good move by Apple in my opinion.

LinkedIn Privacy Setting

Linked In (the social network) has made a change to their default settings which, if left unchanged, allows them to show your photo and name for advertising purposes. You can opt out of this.

1. Click your name on the homepage (upper right corner). On the drop-down menu, click “Settings”.

2. From the “Settings” page, select “Account*”.

3. In the column next to “Account”, click “Manage Social Advertising” .

4. De-select the box next to “LinkedIn may use my name, photo in social advertising” .