Jun 26, 2026
When someone contacts me for advice on what computer is right for them they often say “I don’t need anything fancy.” Some people have a better idea of what they need, gaming, CAD, photo editing and so on. To start with I don’t know what fancy really means. I most cases they are just trying […]
Read more >Dec 10, 2025
After working on laptops for years I was recently surprised to find out that big names like HP, and Dell manufacture laptops specifically for Walmart as well as Costco. These laptops are similar but there are changes designed to save money. In many cases they use older less powerful processors as well as changing how […]
Read more >May 9, 2025
Why you can’t move a hard drive from one computer to another In the old days you could sometimes move a hard drive from one computer to another and have it work. Even then there were many things to change in the drive. If you moved a hard drive for, say a Dell to another […]
Read more >Jan 23, 2025
Windows 11 can be installed on computers that do not qualify for the upgrade. The problems come in after the upgrade. Microsoft requires that a computer meets certain hardware, like at least an 8TH generation processor as well as other requirements to work properly. There are many people advertising that they can upgrade your windows […]
Read more >Jul 11, 2021
For the convenience of my clients computer Doctor Boise is open 7 days a week. Just check computer repair near me open 7 days a week. “Emergency computer repair”
Read more >Mar 21, 2021
After 20 years working in the computer field I believe that it has reached the point where average users cannot keep up. Sure there has always been a certain amount of knowledge required, but not like today. Microsoft has been grooming the public to know some of the basics that an average user needs to […]
Read more >Feb 15, 2021
It may surprise you to know that as a computer technician I find that over 85 percent of my repairs are on laptops that are two years old and under. Today computers are no longer being put together with good materials by well paid workers. Laptop motherboards are only tested for basic continuity. After being […]
Read more >Dec 21, 2020
I have been surprised to find that over 80 percent of the repair work that I do on laptops is one to two year old models. The business class laptops are a little better but far from the quality of four to six year old models. My clients would say “it’s only a few years […]
Read more >Sep 11, 2020
Yesterday I went out on a service call to just setup a new HP laptop that was still in the box. In addition to the setup the client needed their old files moved from the old computer to the new one. This was a new laptop with the newest generation Intel processor “10th generation i5.” […]
Read more >Sep 5, 2020
For anyone who has not heard of or really don’t know much about solid state hard drives this is for you! First let me explain the differences between mechanical hard drives and solid state hard drives. One is really fast and rarely has a problem and the other is slow and can fail easier THAT’S […]
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