Mar 15, 2018
On occasion I wonder into Best Buy or Staples and see these customers, computers in hand standing in line waiting to pay three times the price for a repair. Right now Best Buy and Staples charge about $189 to do a general inspection and minor repair on a computer. If the problem is at all […]
Read more >Feb 27, 2018
Windows 7 support will be extended at least until January 1 2020. Windows 10 has been around two years now but some issues continue to make the operating system unreliable. Most of the problems seem to be connected to windows 10 updates. Not every computer has the same problems; making a fix more difficult. If […]
Read more >Jan 15, 2018
With windows 7 going away soon most of us are going to end up using windows 10, if you already haven’t. In my computer repair service business I have seen quite a few things that should worry windows 10 users. Windows 10 seems to have a mind of it’s own. As I mentioned in a […]
Read more >Jan 11, 2018
It is amazing how long it takes Microsoft to tweak, update and patch their way to an operating system that will remain stable for more than a month at a time. Windows 10 is no exception! Windows 10 updates are causing a lot of problems for quite a few users. Not every problem affects everyone, […]
Read more >Nov 28, 2017
The one good thing about building or having someone build you a custom computer is you get exactly what you want. Unfortunately it may not be your dream machine in six months when the newest wave of products hit the marketplace. Even so it is nice to be able to design your own computer. There […]
Read more >Nov 22, 2017
PC matic- The good: Made in America The bad: Everything Else. This product is nothing more than a group of freeware programs loaded on a flash drive. The majority of infected computers that I am called out to fix have PC- matic installed. I really don’t know what more there is to say about this […]
Read more >Nov 16, 2017
Virus and malware infections are only going to increase over the months and years to come. Companies who sell anti-virus programs cannot keep up with the new generation of Black Hat hackers. When James Clapper “head of NSA gets hacked” everyone is a target. I get questions all the time like ” what do they […]
Read more >Nov 11, 2017
Lately many of my service calls have been centered around fake links and messages popping up on computer desktops. Some of these messages say things like “This is a message from Microsoft, your computer is in danger, please call the 800 number on your screen.” These messages vary, but the intent is to have you […]
Read more >Nov 9, 2017
It’s possible to save a lot of money, while at the same time getting a better quality product when you buy used. There are always those concerns about buying a used computer that may have some hidden problems. Here at the Computer Doctor Boise we look at things a little differently. We start by taking […]
Read more >Oct 5, 2017
Moving to a new operating system may not be something that you have been looking forward to doing. Windows 7 has been a very stable and reliable operating system for almost a decade. Windows 7 is in what Microsoft calls “Extended support”. When Microsoft rolls out a new operating system they agree to support that […]
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