Jul 15, 2016
It’s hard to understand if you even know what it is. For those of you who do not watch the news or read much on the Internet, ransomware is coming to your local computer. Ransomware goes by many names like Cyrptolocker and info-vault. It basically encrypts all of your files. Yes your files are there […]
Read more >May 20, 2016
I thought that I had seen everything that Microsoft can do but yesterday I was blown away. My wife asked me to look at her computer because she said it was installing something. Sure enough it was installing windows 10 and removing windows 7. My first thought was that she did click on it without […]
Read more >Apr 27, 2016
There seems to be some controversy over buying a computer with a dual core processor or a quad core processor. Usually more is always better when talking about computer components. This is one area that does not follow the normal pattern. First let’s define what level of processors we are talking about. If money was […]
Read more >Apr 3, 2016
Either on the spur of the moment or over time your windows 7 operating system starts acting funny! It may just be running slow or you may be getting messages that tell you that you have malware or virus problems. The first thing most people do is run a virus scan using whatever anti-malware program […]
Read more >Mar 3, 2016
Lately I have been getting calls from people who are getting a message on their computer supposedly from Microsoft. It states that the computer is infected and provides an 800 number to call for service. First of all it is next to impossible to contact Microsoft to get any help. They are not going to […]
Read more >Mar 3, 2016
I don’t know about you but few things test my patience like a computer that takes forever to boot up and shut down. I am going to show you how to adjust your start up programs. Not all programs need to start up when you boot up your computer. In fact most programs are on […]
Read more >Mar 2, 2016
There are a lot of tempting ads for used computers out there on the internet. The vast majority of these used computers are being advertised by private individuals who do only what is necessary to get it sold and out the door. If you have a problem a few days or weeks down the road […]
Read more >Mar 1, 2016
For most of us a computer is a necessity that is difficult to be without. Sometimes costly things happen at the worst times. In an effort to support our community we offer a payment plan to cover some of the labor cost. We cannot supply parts that we would need to buy but we can […]
Read more >Feb 26, 2016
How do most clients look for a computer repair company when they need one? The two choices are an Internet search or the yellow pages. Today advertising has become very expensive and the cost is passed on to the customer. When you do an Internet search using “computer repair” you will find that the businesses […]
Read more >Feb 25, 2016
At the computer doctor Boise we are currently spending 20 plus hours a week repairing donated computers for struggling seniors. I spent several years delivering food through meals on wheels to people of all ages who were shut in. Many of these people have no other connection with the outside world other than a computer. […]
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