I donated some things -- a flatbed scanner, laptop, printer -- to my local blindness agency. They have a computer access training department and give such items to clients who can't afford new. Like you, I just really wanted to see them be of use somewhere, somehow. Plus, you get a donation credit for your taxes, which is not a big deal but something, right? Deborah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Duane S. Farrar" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 11:32 AM Subject: [VICUG-L] Old equipment [was Re: [VICUG-L] What to do with old programs?] > Hi All, > > I have a related question. Can anyone suggest how I could find a good home > for such items as an old computer, flatbed scanner or CCTV, that I no > longer > have a use for, but that could conceivably still be helpful to somebody > somewhere? I have no interest in selling the items, but would like to > donate > them. > ----- Original Message ----- > > Thanks, > Duane > > From: "Mike Pietruk" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 10:49 AM > Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] What to do with old programs? > > > Deborah > > Throwing away software is no more criminal than tossing out a pair of > jeans that no longer fit you or an old 13-inch B&W tv that hasn't been > used in decades and is cluttering up the attic. > Legally, software purchased ususally is not actually purchased but rather > one is given a license to use. > Moreover, upgrades transfer a license to a newer version but doesn't allow > you to give away an older version unless you also transfer the current > license. > A lot of these programs such as K100 and Window-Eyes track serial numbers > so someone taking, as an example, your old K1000 ver 10 and then using it > might cause legal hassles for you, the new user or both. > So if you feel you no longer will need an older version of something, > garbage day is your solution for regaining storage space. > > > > As we search the Scriptures, we must allow them to search us, > to sit in judgment upon our character and conduct. > Jerry Bridges, author, speaker and staff member of The Navigators > http://www.navigators.org > > > VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List. > Archived on the World Wide Web at > http://listserv.icors.org/archives/vicug-l.html > Signoff: [log in to unmask] > Subscribe: [log in to unmask] > > > VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List. > Archived on the World Wide Web at > http://listserv.icors.org/archives/vicug-l.html > Signoff: [log in to unmask] > Subscribe: [log in to unmask] VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List. Archived on the World Wide Web at http://listserv.icors.org/archives/vicug-l.html Signoff: [log in to unmask] Subscribe: [log in to unmask]