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Have you scrapped your old computer but forgotten to uninstall Microsoft Office? Here's how to remove it afterwards.

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If your PC struggles to handle modern software, you'll fare much better with these lighterweight alternatives.

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ChromeOS Flex lets businesses (or anyone) turn aged PCs and Macs into ChromeOS machines for free. I toured a Google QA lab to learn more about the effort's successes and challenges. I’ve been a ...

The traditional last resting place for a discarded computer is anywhere it won't be in the way -- in a closet, under a lamp, in the attic, anywhere. But there are a growing number of ...

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, ...

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