Anush Yegyazarian

My dad has two old computers, a 21-inch CRT and a 15-inch LCD, a handful of old cell phones, and a few ancient digital cameras sitting around his office, taking up space and gathering dust. This year's holiday haul will eventually join the heap. He doesn't use these things anymore, but he's not quite sure what to do with them. Sound familiar? n

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