Providing Onsite Mac and PC Repair throughout the Front Range
One of the services we provide is to build custom computers from scratch. (Gaming machines are almost, by design, custom computers.) Chris is building one now for a long-time customer. In fact, this is the second machine we’ve built for this particular customer! Process for building Custom Computers: First, Chris talks with the customer about … Continue reading Custom Computers & Gaming Machines
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I can’t believe how expensive everything is getting! When I look at the prices for different software, I am astounded! So, with that in mind, here are some Office Suite products you can download for free instead of buying the latest version of Microsoft Office. (All of these … Continue reading Free Substitutes
How-To Books: Like a lot of our customers, I try to figure things out for myself before I call in outside support and training. That is doubly true for learning new software and applications. If my friends can’t help, I type my request into Google. If that doesn’t work, I head to the bookstore. With … Continue reading How do I … (fill-in-the-blank)…?
Upgrading to Windows 10? We continue to see machines that have upgraded to Windows 10 with serious problems. And, I continue to get asked if machines should be upgraded. Here’s the scoop: If you have a Windows 7 machine, don’t upgrade unless you have a serious business need. If you have a Windows 8 machine, … Continue reading Windows 10 Update
Heads Up folks! I’ve gotten three calls this week from people who have fallen victim to the phone calls from “Microsoft”. The person on the other end of the phone is very convincing. Within the first minute or two, you just know that they are right. You do have spyware or viruses on your computer … Continue reading Heads UP!
With the beautiful weather outside, it’s hard to concentrate on getting any work done. The view from the deck outside of my home office is breathtaking – see for yourself: A day like today might be a good day to clean up your computer files! Organize your photos: I don’t know about you, but I … Continue reading Snow Day – perfect time to organize your computer files!
I am of two minds when it comes to an online password manager. On the one hand, I think it would be a great way to keep multiple passwords secure. On the other hand, I worry about hackers gaining control of my data. That being said, if your keyboard (or monitor) looks like this, it’s … Continue reading Are You Thinking of Using a Password Manager?
Computer and phone scams are rampant if my voice mail is any judge. For the last few weeks I’ve been getting a voice mail message with the following recording: “This call is in regards to the security software we installed on your computer last year. Now we see a red flag on our end stating … Continue reading Computer and Phone Scams to watch for
I hope everyone is enjoying their holidays. With New Years Eve just around the corner, I’m giving this post another go! Happy New Year everyone! I’ve had a number of friends tell me recently that Siri is worthless and never gets anything right. “And besides,” they say, “I can just do it faster myself than … Continue reading Top 10 Ways to Use Siri
Every year there are new developments in the Technology world, and 2015 was no exception. Here are just a few: VR Headset – At the CES 2015 show in January, no one expected Virtual Reality for the masses to be available this year. They were wrong! Announced in time for Black Friday, Oculus as released a headset that … Continue reading A Look Back at 2015 in Technology