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Remember Redbox? Those bright red DVD vending machines that dotted every strip mall and supermarket in America, offering cheap rentals when Netflix was still stuffing discs into paper envelopes? After …read more Continue reading The Great Redbox Cleanup: One Company is Hauling Away America’s Last DVD Kiosks
We want to dispose of an old notebook whose display frame is damaged. It’s a Windows device with a BitLocker (TPM+PIN) encrypted SSD.
I am trying to devise a strategy for protecting the data on the drive from recovery that is both simple (… Continue reading Prepare Bitlocker protected PC for disposal
SLA 3D printing with resin typically means rinsing parts with IPA (isopropyl alcohol). That process results in cloudy, used IPA containing a high concentration of dissolved resin. The dual goals …read more Continue reading Toilet Paper Tube Pulls Dissolved Resin From IPA, Cures It For Disposal
I bricked my iPod Touch years ago by mounting it on a ghetto blaster with an iPod port. It was probably power line noise when I cranked the volume. I cannot factory reset. For the longest time, I didn’t know how to erase my personal data i… Continue reading Apple recycling overseen by EPRA? [closed]
If an SSD uses TRIM such as a Mac with TRIM support when it deletes files, I’ve been told that it is completely unrecoverable. Therefore, is it ever really better protection to physically destroy the SSD to protect one’s data?
SLA printing in resin is great, but part washing can be a hassle. The best results come from a two-stage wash, but that also means more material and more processing steps. Fortunately, there are ways to make it easier and more effective. One such way is to use a part …read more
Continue reading 3D Printering: Wash Parts Better and Make Solvent Last Longer
SSDs seem to be notoriously tricky to properly erase (see for example this question and answers here). An easier and potentially safer solution could be to physically destroy the SSD device.
I am looking for a way to physically destroy an… Continue reading How to physically destroy an SSD at home?
I have a router (TP Link Archer C2) that I would like to pass on to a friend or give to a thriftstore. However, I noticed some logs via the admin tools. The router apparently logged some requests and associated IP adresses for debugging. L… Continue reading How to ensure that a router is fully reset to factory defaults
How to dispose of a smartphone (it’s an iPhone 5) at home? I was reading through this SE site questions and found this one which hardly applies here. Besides, I’d want to do it so that:
It’s not damaging the ecology (at least not too muc… Continue reading How to securely dispose of a smartphone?
Many vendors exist to pick up old (enterprise) Hardware for recycling and offer services including sanitization and destruction (shredding).
The concern is that media could potentially still contain sensitive information … Continue reading What Certification(s) to look for in Hard Drive destruction?