Heller Computer Repair

08/30/2022

I am seeing a problem with Mac. If in fact you own a perfectly good one but haven’t updated the Operating System in years, you may be stuck with a computer that cannot readily do the menial task of surfing the web.

There are legacy browsers that are hit or miss but Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, etc will not work on OS X versions 10.6, 10.7, or 10.8. (Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion)

Depending on the year and model of your computer
you may not be able to upgrade past a certain OS X (now called MacOS) version. We are now ten operating system versions removed from Mountain Lion. Imagine being on Windows XP still, while Windows 11 is now the Microsoft standard OS. That is only a six version difference. Apple and Microsoft do not support updating these old versions readily anymore.

If you have important documents, pictures, videos, music, etc. the time to backup, upgrade and buy newer equipment is now. Backing up remains the most important.

04/08/2022

Experiencing problems with your Facebook account? Here is how to find the support you need using the Facebook Help Center.

09/23/2021

Windows users-Get ITunes while Apple still offers it. It can read messed up old cds flawlessly.

06/15/2021

I know I haven't posted in awhile. Part of the reason is because I was busy for the last two years building a website dedicated to sharing the life and works of my great-grandfather, Austrian Expressionist painter, Felix Albrecht Harta (1884- 1967). Enjoy the paintings, drawings, watercolors, and other graphical artwork of a man that painted before, during, and after both World Wars.

Comprehensive site devoted to the life and work of the Austrian Expressionist artist, Felix Albrecht Harta.

05/24/2020

There is a difference between 5G wifi and 5G data networks and it's a big one. Those networks you see in your wifi network list with a "5G" attached at the end are 5Ghz frequency networks. 5Ghz networks *can* be faster than normal 2.4ghz networks but are more prone to interference from walls, appliances, and other devices. On the other hand the 5G (Fifth Generation) cellular data network is relatively new and is on cell towers and new 5G capable phones and not only is it faster than wifi, it's 10-20 times faster than 4G! Sadly it's not yet that widely available and gets a bad rap due to silliness.

In conclusion your laptop, desktop, or phone may be capable of 5Ghz wifi but in all likelihood it's not 5G capable unless you have one of these phones.

5G is the future of mobile internet, but not every smartphone will be capable of accessing 5G. Here's every phone from every manufacturer that supports 5G.

04/25/2018

https://www.facebook.com/chanelisit/posts/10211217454295382

01/24/2018

I can't say this enough: DO NOT CALL ANY PHONE NUMBER PURPORTING TO BE "Customer Service or Support" for GOOGLE, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, ETC.!!!

These companies do not have customer support call centers! Any and all numbers associated with customer support for these companies is a scam!!!

06/23/2017

Useful tip: If your taskbar and start menu in Windows 10 stops working, get into msconfig(control panel/administrative tools/system configuration) and safe boot with network once. Go back into msconfig and change to back to normal boot. Doing this little thing can save you alot of money and head banging frustration and save your pc from the dumpster. Credit and thanks to the guy in an online forum.

05/04/2017

Lady walks into 7-11 and wants her Lightning car charger to cost the same $7.99 that the Micro-USB costs. I try to helpfully explain why one is more expensive ($17.99) than the other. She calmly accepted my explanation and after nodding her agreement several times, goes back to the counter and continues arguing the price with the cashier. I guess that the lesson here is when people buy Apple-based products in 7-11, they expect to pay Android prices.🙂🙂

06/17/2014

A customer told me "Windows is not an operating system. Any operating system that lets the programs it's supposed to run bring down and crash the entire computer, is not an 'operating' system. "

I think I agree.