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Solid State Drive? The Time Is Now!

» by 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 »

Windows Programs Won’t Open? Do This!

» by December 13, 2012 at 9:27 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Guest post today by fellow computer repair tech and security guru Brian Meyer. Brian's Select Real Security website is full of Windows security information, as well as some awesome ...more »

How To Make A One Click Shut Down For Windows 8

» by December 11, 2012 at 6:33 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, I've been working with a lot of Windows 8 machines lately. Not only does Windows 8 not have the typical Windows start button, but shutting Windows 8 down is ...more »

Computer Repair & Upgrade: Give Me Standard Parts Or Give Me More Money!

» by 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 »

The Future As A Computer Repair Tech

» by 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 »

Computer Repair Tools That I Can’t Live Without (Part 10.6: Utilities On My USB Flash Drive)

» by September 21, 2012 at 10:01 pm » Comments (1)

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 »

Computer Repair Tools That I Can’t Live Without (Part 11: Zalman ZM-VE200 HDD Case)

» by September 10, 2012 at 2:27 pm » Comments (1)

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 »

How I Fixed A CD/DVD Drive That Had Disappeared From Windows OS

» by August 26, 2012 at 12:06 pm » Comments (1)

        Hello everyone, A lady called me last week and told me that her husband was unable to play his favorite game on CD. The CD/DVD player would ...more »

How I Teach Computer Basics (Part 5: Who Controls PC Software And Hardware?)

» by August 10, 2012 at 4:51 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Who is the king of PC software and hardware? It's all in the numbers: The King Of PC Software: Around 90% of all PCs run the Microsoft Windows OS (as ...more »

How I Teach Computer Basics (Part 4: The Motherboard Chipset)

» by August 8, 2012 at 3:28 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, In part 1 of this series I talked about the seven major hardware components of a computer and in part 2 I talked about software basics. In part 3 ...more »