The 6 Most Common Student Computer Repairs
This is officially the time of year we service the most student owned machines. Yup, all the kids are home from college so they can afford to be without them…
“OMG! Your Mac is so thick.” Why the newest technology isn’t necessary.
Why would anyone put money into a Windows 98 computer? Well, I had a customer spend $150.00 into an old beige desktop computer last week so he could play Microsoft…
8 Computer Repair Scams You Need To Know
Scams abound in my industry so I figured I'd talk about some of the more common ones. Like anything used every day, when a computer repair is needed customers tend…
Solid State Drives Are Ridiculous
My favorite demo, when asked if solid state (SSD) makes a difference, is to whip open my 2010 MacBook Pro and turn it on. Having a second one with a…
5 Things That Shouldn’t Be Stored On Your Devices
Technology can be scary at times. In fact, I simply don't trust it with anything. I'm not into conspiracy theories and don't think the world's going to end. I simply…
Remote Service Keeps Your Personal Data Safe
One of our larger customers in western Massachusetts runs a very large income tax preparation business and wanted us to start servicing his computers remotely. At first I thought it…
Cloud Collaboration: How To Get More Work Done By Avoiding People
Longtime readers of my articles may know I've never been a huge fan of the cloud. After years of rebelling against files being out of my control, my opinion has…
Technology Repair: 6 Reasons You Should Avoid Getting a Computer Repaired by A Large Chain Store
Last week I received a call from a corporate recruiter looking to fill a position in a major retail organization's repair business sector. In the process of vetting my options…
Technology’s Impact: We don’t think about how technology impacts our lives until history repeats itself.
Technology impacts our lives in ways we don't often think about, stuff happens and technology is there to remedy the situation. Years later similar stuff happens and there's a completely…
Overpriced Extras: Fancy options like touchscreens serve no purpose and cost big money to repair.
For the first time in my history of repairing computers I've noticed a trend of disabling useless features on laptops and computers. Removing functionality, rather than repair, has been the…
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