DEC-Tech Computer

12/31/2023

Thanks for all the birthday well wishes. Although all I did was keep breathing… mom did all the hard work!

01/11/2021

Technology and Life tips: When diagnosing a sick computer, look FIRST and FOREMOST to your observed experiences. Look to obvious evidence. Use your common senses. Like smell, sight, touch, and sound. Consider the more likely motives.
Real-life Example: The non-booting MacBook is in front of you. Yes, you COULD choose to blame the most recent Internet conspiracy theory, that Lenovo’s published. You know the one. With 1.7 million views: “About the money-hungry Apple computer company, who planted special software that killed your laptop.” .. This idea is SLIGHTLY possible. But don’t stop there! Push the power button. Wiggle the power button! Any sound or lights coming on? Check the power source. Pull the back cover off. Notice the dime-size stain, now dry, in the upper corner, by the DC power board. Smell it. It smells like Vanilla creamer! Does the evidence indicate malicious software from the Apple Company? Or is it more likely that your damn cat bummed your coffee cup, while you were on your phone playing “Angry birds”?
Fictional Example: You hear a thud from the other room! You run, and see there on the floor a lifeless Cinderella! An apple, with a bite out of it, lays slightly to the right of her left turned head. Should you base your next action on Disney stories? You might think, those damn left or right-wing Elves have done this! Or you could check the airway of your non-breathing sister, who was dressed up for a costume party. And find the piece of apple she choked on! Thank God .. you reacted correctly .. and just in time to save her.
Here’s the rub: Some of you might have assumed this was a fairytale story. And even if it was a fairytale, Did you notice? It was not Cinderella who ate a poisoned apple. IT WAS “SNOW WHITE”! Let's choose carefully! Kind, obvious, and caring discernment must be first. Please let far fetched stories stay in fairytale land. Still don’t get it? It wasn’t Elves in Snow white. IT WAS DWARFS! Let’s do our best to get the obvious facts. Peace to all, Dan

12/31/2020

Happy 2021 to you and yours. Today Dan is finishing up his 61st time around the Sun. Here are a few birthday gift suggestions.
1. More personalized FaceBook posts (like this one) .. and less forwarded MEME’s with non-confirmed (so-called) facts, from the ghost of Elvis.
2. More people willing to model generous sportsmanship .. Win or Lose! In the category of Sports, Politics, and the temptation to scarf the last chocolate chip cookie.
3. For Dan (and anyone else) to more easily admit: “I don’t have all the answers” .. Or the copyright for “ULTIMATE TRUTH”.
4. More sacrificial, wash the other fellow's feet type of kindness.
5. A quick and well-distributed cure for the “C words”. Like Cancer and Covid.
6. The ability to see “THE OTHER” from their side of the eyeballs. In other words, the ability to see a Lobster the same way I see a Puppy or a Kitten.
If you can offer any of these gifts for my birthday, please give them to the next person you meet. Cheers, Dan

12/06/2020

Dan here: My 4 cents worth. We as American's need to heal! Heck, we as Humans need to heal! Much like the Nixon/Ford time, or the Cuban missile crisis time in history. No matter who is in office now or in a few months. I think we need to fess-up to some cheap shots at each other. I confess I am guilty as well! The countless late-night comedian cheap joke shots have not been helpful. The unfair inaccurate MEME's. The disrespectful Tweets. These tools have been more like media grenades being lobbed at our fellow humans. I will try in the time I have left on this earth, to be more sensitive to what THE-OTHER PERSON is feeling and hearing. More questions and better listening is what I am trying to offer. To All .. Cheers, Peace and Health! :)

08/24/2020

With all the ZOOM, Google, FaceBook, and FaceTime video streaming meetings, here is a tip to make sure your WiFi is offering decent bandwidth. Go to speedtest.net .. click "Go" .. it will test download speed .. you want about 5.0 or more .. then it tests upload for things like iCloud, and Google Drive storage .. 5.0 or more would be decent

06/04/2020

Something for your natural entertainment
WHAT IS THE CREATURE?
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SONG?
WHERE DID THE BANDS NAME COME FROM?

04/22/2020

DEC-Tech Computer is open for Remote software support and repairs .. and also have a safe drop off/pickup disinfection table. Free diagnostics .. We work on most anything technical.
Cheers and be well

02/21/2020

Danger please be aware: As a repair service I change out Lithium batteries in tablets, iPhone, and laptops. Every so often battery cells will fail and cause the battery cell pouch to swell up/bloat. You can see a bad example of it when your Trackpad or back case of unit is distorted. There is a very dangerous flammable gas in there .. and if it vents or sees a spark, you could have a very likely house fire. Water can make it worse. Shut your devices off when not used for long times. Note any excessive heat when in use or charging. Note any device thickness change. Do not try to fix unless you know what your doing. See this video:

PC Pitstop intentionally created conditions in which the Li Ion battery pack would explode inside a generic portable. The results are dramatic. There are num...

02/14/2020

Today's computer TIP: If you don't know where something is .. Let the computer do the hard work of finding your Documents, Folders and Apps. On a Windows computer, use the Search bar/field in the Taskbar (usually in lower left corner).
On a Mac computer, the search is in upper right. On either platform computer its the icon that looks like a magnifying glass .. Just start typing part of the name that you can remember. Want to open Chrome .. just start typing chro .. and before you finish typing, WHAM it found it! :)

02/07/2020

Hostageware is increasing folk! It is a hack that takes control of the stuff that matters most to you. Meaning your Photos, Videos, Docs, Bookmarks etc. A good Tech can get rid of the Hostageware .. but NOT the payload (the lost/locked files). The only solution is a RELIABLE FREQUENT COMPLETE BACKUP. Let me know if you need help. I can setup a Mac or PC backup plan. Just in case something hits the fan.
CALL Dan at 802-886-2142