Retired electronic waste (e-waste) is one of the fastest growing environmental and human health threats we face today.
In 2019, the world generated 53.6 million metric tonnes of e-waste, a record high and an increase of more than 20% compared to five years prior, according to the Global E-Waste Monitor.
Improperly discarded e-waste is at a crisis […]
By Marisa Head, Contributing Writer at Cobalt
When I was around 12 years old, I figured out how to take apart computer towers and see what’s going on inside. I’ve always been curious about the inner workings of things, and had access to PCs at school and at home to tinker with. Granted, there’s not much […]
Every electronic device in your business has batteries, chargers or other cables and cords, from laptops to desktop computers, networking equipment to docking stations and power tools to task-specific handheld devices.
What’s more, they tend to wear out faster than the devices they support. Replacing them can become more of a regular chore for your IT […]
We love a spot of fishing when we can get away for one. But “phishing”? That’s a different matter entirely.
Not that you’d ever confuse the two. One is a relaxing, intermittently exciting and always enjoyable pastime. The other is the work of criminals trying to trick you into voluntarily giving up sensitive data and information […]
Network equipment is vital to keeping businesses, organizations and families online.
Given how important it is to our everyday lives, it’s useful to have a baseline understanding of what some of the terms mean, the hardware they refer to, their functions and what to do with them when they’re outdated or no longer function properly.
The most […]
Every convenience comes at a cost, and in the case of an Internet-connected and data-dependent business world, one significant cost is the risk of a major data breach.
Recent data breaches have come from many directions and sources. A data breach can be as subtle as hacking into a database to steal a list of email […]
The electronics recycling and IT asset disposition (ITAD) industry has unfortunately suffered from a few black eyes since its inception. At fault have been a small number of businesses that sought to generate profit from electronics recycling without due diligence as to the environmental, health, safety, and liability risks incurred when processing this material. A […]
There comes a point in every car owner’s life when they must decide whether the costs of repairing and replacing parts on their old car outweigh the benefits of selling it on to a new owner and upgrading to something newer. But would you guess that the same applies to your company’s IT equipment?
Much like […]
The pace of advancement in IT can sometimes surge ahead of the pace of business. As a result, companies may find themselves using and relying on equipment – computers, laptops, network switches, and servers, for example – that’s become outdated, practically overnight.
So what? You might ask. Does “latest” always mean “greatest”? Besides, didn’t we just […]
