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A few weeks ago I described how I purchased new computers for my wife and a friend. What I didn't do, however, was describe what I did with their old computers.

Regardless of how you get an "old" computer -- a hand-me-down, a garage sale, a gift, a second hand store, or something else -- it's important to take the right steps to protect the previous owner, as well as yourself, and perhaps even the environment.

I describe what I did in What to Do With an Old Computer You've Been Given - What I Did With Mine.

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What to Do With an Old Computer You've Been Given - What I Did With Mine

A couple of weeks ago, I described how I got my wife and a friend new computers.

Each got a Google Pixelbook Go, and so far, everything's been working well.

What I didn't tell you, however, is what happened to their old computers. I took them. I'll review what I did immediately, and what my plans are for these old computers.

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I get the “about:blank” page whenever I run my browser. What is a simple, fool-proof way to get rid of it?

About:blank is a blank page web browsers display when they have nothing else to display.

That's all.

It's not something you “get rid of.”

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I'm writing regarding career advice. I'm 55 and recently unemployed. We recently installed a fiber optics internet connection and a very helpful AT&T employee provided an online phone assistance in setting up our portable WiFi. My wife half jokingly said, “What don't you learn that?” I also have a friend who was a systems engineer who was re-employed after a layoff with generous severance package, and he has all kinds of career opportunities. I'm probably an above-average computer user, but by no means a computer jock. My question for you is that at my age, with no prior experience, do you think it would make sense for me to get some certification in some advanced IT discipline, or is it strictly a career with young people with long experience? Any information or guidance that you would provide would be greatly appreciated.

It may seem like IT — information technology — is a career only for the young, but I'm here to tell you it's not. Besides, almost by definition, “young people” don't have “long experience”.

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More specifically, we shouldn't count ourselves out.

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