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  • Reducing E-Waste at Home

    • Date: October 24, 2024
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      Reducing e-waste helps protect the environment, saves money, and maximizes the life of electronics. Here are the give IT. get IT practical strategies for minimizing your household’s electronic waste.     1.) Reduce: Buy Smart and Use Less Invest in quality devices: Choose durable products that last longer.   Repair before replacing: Fix faulty electronics instead […]

  • E-Waste Recycling ~ A Round-up

    • Date: October 7, 2024
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    E-waste recycling, also known as electronic waste recycling, is the process of collecting and processing electronic waste (e-waste) for the purpose of recovering valuable materials and minimizing environmental impact. E-waste includes many electronic devices, such as computers, laptops, smartphones, televisions, printers, etc.   At give IT. get IT., we play a vital role in this […]

  • Learn IT | How to Avoid Laptop Overheating

    • Date: May 14, 2024
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    A laptop overheating is one of the most common reasons our clients have problems with their machines. Using your laptop on anything but a hard surface is a big culprit, but the fastest and most efficient way to break your laptop is to carry it around inside your laptop bag or sleeve while it’s turned […]

  • Learn IT | Why Using a Laptop in Your Lap is a Bad Idea

    • Date: April 4, 2024
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    Learn IT | Why you should never use a laptop in your lap Don’t use a laptop in your lap? Is this some kind of joke? What next? Playing basketball without a basket? Earbuds you don’t put in your ears? We’re not kidding. The last thing you ever want to do with a laptop is […]

  • Learn IT | How to Identify a Phishing Scam

    • Date: March 25, 2024
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    Learn IT | How to Identify a Phishing Scam Of all the ways cybercriminals can mess with you, phishing scams are the most preventable… in theory. Sometimes, a perfect storm arises in the form of an email from a trusted friend’s hacked account at a time when you’re distracted or vulnerable. That’s what happened to […]