Local businesses play an important role in our community. Unlike big-box retailers who often sacrifice their values to get a lower price, we care about more than the bottom line. The people living and working in our community as well as the environment are always a part of our decision-making processes.
Commitment to Sustainable Practices
We work to keep our environmental impact as low as possible. Computers are a dirty business from the materials they’re made of to what happens when they’re disposed of. We encourage our customers to buy used parts instead of new ones when it makes sense, and we run an almost entirely paperless office. We advocate within our industry for more responsible manufacturing and disposal practices.
Commitment to Open Source
We also contribute to free and open-source software projects that empower users to better use and repair their own devices. Past donations have gone to the following organizations and open-source/free software projects.
- ddrescue – open source data recovery tool
- testdisk – open source data recovery tool
- Mozilla Thunderbird – open source email client
- KeePassX – Open source and secure password manager
- VeraCrypt – open source disk encryption software