» by Randy Knowles January 20, 2014 at 11:41 am » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, The SSD (Solid State Drive) is the greatest invention since "sliced bread". Installing an SSD can cut boot times down to below ten seconds and open programs so fast ...more »

» by Randy Knowles July 25, 2013 at 3:15 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, The other day a client gave me her Windows Vista laptop that was in very bad shape. After a quick diagnosis it was apparent that the machine needed a ...more »

» by Randy Knowles July 21, 2013 at 11:58 am » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Note: In this previous post I wrote about proper driver sequence in a Dell machine. I got a home made computer from a client and the USB ports were not ...more »

» by Randy Knowles June 1, 2013 at 11:12 pm » Comments (0)

        Hello everyone, I actually really like the Microsoft Surface (I'm not the only one). It looks like the Surface 2 is on the way! This from Digitimes: Microsoft will reportedly unveil ...more »

» by Randy Knowles May 30, 2013 at 5:58 pm » Comments (201)

Hello everyone, I'm not one for crazy fixes, but this is what just happened to me: I picked up a Dell Inspiron M5030 laptop from a client a couple of days ago. ...more »

» by Randy Knowles May 19, 2013 at 1:33 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, I've been getting a lot of questions lately about poor wireless reception, so I've decided to share my thoughts: Poor wireless reception can be caused by a multitude of things. ...more »

» by Randy Knowles April 2, 2013 at 7:49 pm » Comments (2)

Hello everyone, In the past year and a half or so I’ve repaired over 350 computers. In this series I’m describing the very repair tools that I use daily. If you ...more »

» by Randy Knowles December 15, 2012 at 10:44 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Just about three years ago I wrote this post about Solid State Drives. I told you that even though I loved Solid State Drives, I advised you not to ...more »

» by Randy Knowles October 28, 2012 at 12:43 pm » Comments (1)

Hello everyone, I love to repair, service, and upgrade computers! It is so much fun investigating and replacing computer parts with new and better components, and then seeing the increased performance ...more »

» by Randy Knowles October 2, 2012 at 6:56 pm » Comments (5)

Hello everyone, I love to repair desktop computers and if it were up to me I'd just keep on doing that. But as in everything, an evolution in computer repair is ...more »