Q. Would you please tell me in simple terms how to erase the hard drive on my HP computer? I would like to donate it or recycle it and do not want to leave any data on it. A. If you are planning to ...

Whether you repurpose it, rehome it, or recycle it, that dusty old computer in your closet may still be surprisingly valuable. Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural ...

Our basement bedroom has a huge desktop computer that we never, ever touch -- except to dust. Why are we keeping it? A recent CNET survey found that nearly a third of us are hoarding old electronics, ...