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Make Your Tech Last

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Get years more from your devices: the e-waste problem, why most of a phone's footprint comes first, buying for support and repairability, battery heat, cycles and storage, security updates, smart-device passwords, wiping before resale, your rights on faults, repair-or-replace math, right-to-repair rules, and where devices and batteries go when you're done.

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AT THE SUMMIT, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO

01Buy devices for support, repairability and value: refurbished included

02Look after batteries: heat, charge cycles and storage

03Keep old devices secure and wipe them before passing them on

04Use your rights, compare repair with replacement, and recycle properly

Every lesson of Make Your Tech Last

15 lessons in 5 levels, about 3 hours. Level 1 is free.

Level 1Why It MattersFree · 3 lessons
  1. The e-waste mountainSee how much electronics the world throws away, and how little is properly recycled.11 min
  2. Most of the footprint comes firstSee why keeping a device longer cuts its yearly cost and carbon.12 min
  3. Buy it to lastCheck support periods, repairability and refurbished options before you buy.12 min
Level 2Batteries That LastMembership · 3 lessons
  1. Heat is the battery killerProtect battery capacity by keeping devices (especially while charging) out of the heat.11 min
  2. Charge cycles and the 80% lineUnderstand charge cycles and estimate when your battery will reach 80% capacity.12 min
  3. Storing and reviving devicesStore spare devices so their batteries survive, and know the myths to ignore.11 min
Level 3Keep It SafeMembership · 3 lessons
  1. Updates keep old devices safeKeep an older device secure, and know when its support has run out.11 min
  2. Smart devices: passwords and support periodsUse US password rules and the Cyber Trust Mark when buying and setting up smart devices.12 min
  3. Wipe it before you pass it onRemove your data and accounts properly before selling, giving away or recycling a device.12 min
Level 4Fix ItMembership · 3 lessons
  1. When it breaks: your rights firstUse your warranty rights before paying for a repair on a faulty device.12 min
  2. Repair or replace?Compare the yearly cost of a repair with a replacement, and resist the upgrade pitch.13 min
  3. Parts, scores and repair rulesKnow what US right-to-repair rules promise, and how to use them when you buy.11 min
Level 5Pass It OnMembership · 3 lessons
  1. Recycle it properlyGet devices and batteries to the right drop-off, never the trash.11 min
  2. Sell, donate, pass it onGive working devices a second life, safely and for the most good.11 min
  3. Capstone: your device planPut buying, caring, securing, repairing and passing on into one plan.12 min
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Level 1 is open.

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AFTER THE CORE

Keep going where this path leads.

Stay Safe OnlineSecurity beyond your devices · 3h 23m
Know Your Consumer RightsFaulty goods, refunds and complaints · 3h 04m