There are so many different things that can go wrong when you are running a business. There are things like employees, to expenses, and even your computers. If your computers need repair you will probably want to get them repaired as quickly as possible because for the most part that is how most com...

Filed under: Computers, Advice, Laptops, desktops Computers are a lot like cars in that people everywhere rely on them for their day-to-day lives, and yet most of those people have no idea what goes on inside of them. If they start making funny noises or something stops working properly, it's often ...

[FixMyComputerFilter] What's causing my computer to slow down to a crawl? Details inside About a year ago, I purchased a used HP TC1100 tablet. The hard drive was wiped before I got it, and I installed Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon). Everything was great for about a month, then things started getting ug...

Whereas I usually only buy one computer every so many years, this year I bought myself not one but two laptops. When you hear about the first, you'll understand why I got the second. * My first laptop was love at first sight. Tiny and extra-light, comes with Linux built-in, will let me video-Skype m...

A couple of months back, a customer asked me for help with his desktop. I’d replaced the hard drive and re-loaded it for him over a year before, but he said it suddenly starting to freeze up randomly. He dropped off the machine, and I took a quick look. I plugged the machine into my KVM, power...

A Consumerist reader called HP to ask whether they could help him with a broken computer. They couldn't, of course, but that didn't stop the CSR from trying to ever-so-politely upsell a brand new HP computer at a low, low price. Thanks for calling HP Total Care for Desktops! What can we do to put yo...

There is no doubt that working with computers is one of the highest paying careers an individual can choose. Computers are an expensive, essential part of every home and office, and people are always looking for ways to extend the life of their computer and not have to buy a new one. Training One of...

In the field of computer repair there are some essential computer repair tools that every repair company, and every repair technician, should always have at their disposal.  Everything about computers is always changing and evolving and every technician and repair company needs to stay up with thes...

The question on the tip of every computer owner’s tongue when they need repair services for their PC is, how much is this going to cost? Depending on the age of the machine, some personal computers are not worth the investment of hundreds of dollars of labor charges to try to fix the machine. ...

CBC’s Marketplace did a segment last year about What you should know before you call a geek in to fix your computer: Their dorky company names and their cute little cars give off an air of friendly, helpful competence. But do the people who make computer house calls actually know what theyR...