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For as long as I’ve volunteered at Free I.T. Athens, all computers in the store came with GNU/Linux, 4GB of memory, and at least 160GB of storage space. I’m sorry to say that as of last week Free I.T. Athens’ new minimum for desktop storage is 80GB. Why did we make this change? It’s…

Free I.T. Athens will be closed on Sunday 5/13/18 so we can spend time with the people we love. Saturday hours (5/12), Tuesday New Volunteer Orientation (5/15), and Wednesday (5/16) hours will continue as normal.

$10 off all monitors 18” or smaller -or- Take home a free 18″ or smaller monitor with the purchase of a desktop We have more monitors than we know what to do with over at Free I.T. Athens, so it’s time for a monitor sale! 15″ monitors start at only $5. All monitors include a…

GREENLIFE EXPO Saturday, January 27th Athens Regional Library 10a-4p The 2018 GreenLife Expo is here and Free I.T. Athens is proud to be a part of the annual event once again! Athens-Clarke County Recycling Division and the Athens Clark-County Library, have teamed up to bring community organizations and members together for a fantastic time…

FRITA has a few unusual hours this month so that volunteers can spend time with loved ones. Please be aware that we’ll be closed for shopping, donating, tech support-ing, and volunteering on the following days: Christmas Eve: CLOSED December 26th: NO ORIENTATION Other than those two days, FRITA is open for the regular schedule.…

The volunteer manual was badly in need of an update, so volunteers dusted it off and fixed it up. We’re proud to say it’s finished! In the manual you’ll find all sorts of useful tid bits, such as: information about FRITA’s mission of bridging the digital divide, reducing the negative impact of ewaste, and…