There's a right way to wipe your Windows PC before getting rid of it - here's how I do it

There's a right way to wipe your Windows PC before getting rid of it - here's how I do it ...
CRN

Bush Official Allegedly Hired Geek To Wipe Computer

Scott Bloch heads the Office of Special Counsel, which is investigating possible Hatch Act violations by Karl Rove when the ex-deputy White House chief of staff served in the Bush administration.
PC Magazine

Before You Sell an Old Computer, Permanently Wipe It With This Handy and Affordable Tool

You plug the USB stick into your computer, open the app, and drag the files or folders you want gone into it. The software overwrites that data, so it can’t be pulled back using standard recovery ...
Ars Technica

Wipe new computer for XP?

My wife needs a new computer. She is, however, married to XP and doesn't want anything to do with Vista or 7. No need to try and convince me of the merits of the other OSes, she wants what she wants ...