Comments on: 15 Ways to Mod and Upcycle Your Redundant PC http://greenprophet.com/2008/05/11/441/recycling-computer-reuse/ Cleantech and Green Living from the Land of the Prophets Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:12:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Karin Kloosterman http://greenprophet.com/2008/05/11/441/recycling-computer-reuse/#comment-699 Karin Kloosterman Mon, 12 May 2008 11:12:39 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=441#comment-699 Dear didumpty, It's possible. But I didn't see the story. Send the link if you have it. Maybe it will provide some more ideas... Karin Dear didumpty,
It’s possible. But I didn’t see the story. Send the link if you have it. Maybe it will provide some more ideas…
Karin

]]> By: didumpty http://greenprophet.com/2008/05/11/441/recycling-computer-reuse/#comment-698 didumpty Mon, 12 May 2008 09:42:02 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=441#comment-698 Didn't I just read this in the NY Times? Didn’t I just read this in the NY Times?

]]> By: ofer barsadeh http://greenprophet.com/2008/05/11/441/recycling-computer-reuse/#comment-697 ofer barsadeh Mon, 12 May 2008 09:25:54 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=441#comment-697 LIKE A BAROMETER, YOU CAN ALSO USE OLD COMPUTERS FOR MEASURING HEIGHTS OF BUILDINGS. 3 POSSIBILITIES: 1. (THE DRAG-& DROP TECHNIQUE) DRAG YOUR OLD COMPUTER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING AND DROP IT. EMASURE THE AMMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES TO HIT THE GROUND. MULTIPLY THE SECONDS-SQAURED BY 9.68 AND DIVIDE BY 2 FOR METERS. 2. (THE SHOE-STRING BUDGET TECHNIQUE - IF YOU CANT AFFORD TO DESTROY THE COMPUTER) TIE THE COMPUTER TO A STRING AND GENTLY LOWER IT. MEASURE THE STRING. STRING LENGTH = BUILDING HEIGHT. 3. (THE BLONDE SOLUTION) MEASURE THE HEIGHT OF THE COMPUTER AND SEE HOW MANY TIMES IT FITS INTO THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING. MULTIPLY... LIKE A BAROMETER, YOU CAN ALSO USE OLD COMPUTERS FOR MEASURING HEIGHTS OF BUILDINGS. 3 POSSIBILITIES:

1. (THE DRAG-& DROP TECHNIQUE) DRAG YOUR OLD COMPUTER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING AND DROP IT. EMASURE THE AMMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES TO HIT THE GROUND. MULTIPLY THE SECONDS-SQAURED BY 9.68 AND DIVIDE BY 2 FOR METERS.

2. (THE SHOE-STRING BUDGET TECHNIQUE - IF YOU CANT AFFORD TO DESTROY THE COMPUTER) TIE THE COMPUTER TO A STRING AND GENTLY LOWER IT. MEASURE THE STRING. STRING LENGTH = BUILDING HEIGHT.

3. (THE BLONDE SOLUTION) MEASURE THE HEIGHT OF THE COMPUTER AND SEE HOW MANY TIMES IT FITS INTO THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING. MULTIPLY…

]]> By: Pseudorant http://greenprophet.com/2008/05/11/441/recycling-computer-reuse/#comment-687 Pseudorant Mon, 12 May 2008 02:08:01 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=441#comment-687 Great list! I have always found that old computers tend to make great download / storage boxes for what I use them for. This doesn't require much power and can free up your main PC to do things that require more CPU power. Great suggestions. Great list! I have always found that old computers tend to make great download / storage boxes for what I use them for. This doesn’t require much power and can free up your main PC to do things that require more CPU power. Great suggestions.

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