Computer Wiz

11/10/2012

Here's and app tip: download ColorNote to your smart phone. I use it mostly for my grocery list. As I get the item I just check it off. Love it!

05/29/2012

03/09/2012

WOO HOO!!! I am now facebook.com/CorvallisComputerWiz on FaceBook!

Computer Repair and Upgrades

01/07/2012

Word must be getting out. I received a phone call yesterday asking if I would go to Senator Ron Wyden's office to repair a printer.

11/24/2011

http://nerdtrek.com/computer-usb-stick/

David Braben has created a computer that fits on a tiny USB stick that can fit in your pocket! David Braeben is a well known game developer who runs Studio Frontier Developments and is co-developer of Elite. David has brought us such games as Rollercoaster Tycoon, Thrillville, Lost Winds, and mos...

11/24/2011

http://blog.laptopmag.com/usb-stick-contains-dual-core-computer-turns-any-screen-into-an-android-station

Codenamed Cotton Candy because its 21 gram weight is the same as a bag of the confection, this tiny PC enables what its inventor calls "Any Screen Computing," the ability to turn any TV, laptop, phone, tablet, or set-top box into a dumb terminal for its Android operating system.

11/13/2011

Here is some free software that every computer should have. These are for Windows based PCs
CCleaner: http://tinyurl.com/7lxawz8
Malwarebytes: http://tinyurl.com/8ypooht

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11/02/2011

You learn something new everyday. Today I learned that wasps nests interfere with wireless routers. The Econo Lodge in Albany called me today and said they were having issues with the wi-fi. I went over and spent 2 hours trying to figure it out. Turns out that the wi-fi located on the outside of the building had 4 or 5 wasps nets on it and once I cleared them out, everything was back to normal.

10/10/2011

I'm in the Phone book now!!

10/08/2011

Replaced a hard drive today and the client did not have their system restore disks. She had to go out and by new Operating System disks. Please make sure you create those so that it doesn't cost you more money.

09/12/2011

Busy day today. Going to Albany to work on three printers at one office complex, then off to a residence to replace a motherboard, then to Lebanon to replace another motherboard. :)

06/14/2011

Felt bad for Daniel today. He is a 12 year old boy who was trying to build a computer from scratch. He had a class on how to do it and the teacher didn't teach them properly. He knew nothing about anti static straps. Anyways, he screwed the mother board to the metal plate in the desktop and fried it when he applied the power. One dead mobo.