Is it true that computers are made to last only a year? That’s what a friend of mine was told when she called about her computer that suddenly stopped working. No help at that number. She kept calling, kept asking. Finally someone to her rescue. Your IBM computer will reload when you press F11. She did and it did. Simple bit of information. Important bit of information.
But could it be true? Computers are made to last only a year? In the Yoga+ November, December issue, page 34, did you see the picture of the sea of dead cell phones? The picture was called, “Cell Phones #2, Atlanta 2005: From Intolerable Beauty, by Chris Jordan” What a photo! What a sight! Elizabeth Royte’s article on page 32, You and Your Garbage (And Me and Mine), gives us suggestions on ways to discard things we no longer want, how to get our names off junk mailings, etc. What’s happening?