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Ever wonder what life would be like without your computer. Just think, in the US there are still families without computers or cell phones. Then you have people like me. I have 5 or 6 running in my basement doing different tasks. This week I’m going to start playing with server virtualization again. What can you do with older machines? I say donate them to a needy friend that doesn’t have a computer. That’s right just give it to them. Here are some other ways to donate electronics to needy people.

1. Donate old cell phones to the Women’s Shelter: This is a great way instead of recycling them donate them. You should include your car charger and wall charger when donating.
2. Donate your computer to good will: This may not work anymore but in my town you used to be able to donate your old computer if it was working to the goodwill. This gives less fortunate families a chance to own one.
3. If you talk to someone and they don’t have money for a computer or money for software talk to them about all the free software. You could suggest an older computer with ubuntu installed on it. Guess what, after the first initial price of the computer its free from then on. Unless they want to get on the internet.
4. Here is a great place to find somewhere to donate your computers. It’s call Share the Technology.
5. Once you figure out where to donate here is a good article on how to do it.

If anyone else has ideas on where to donate computers too let me know. I will add them to this list.

Where to donate a computer to be continued . . . .