Computer Greeks

11/09/2026

♻️ Got an unused computer collecting dust?

We can help you safely and securely recycle your obsolete computer equipment, often at no cost to you. And if you have more recent equipment that might still be useful to someone, we can offer you a fair value for that as well.

Either way, you're helping protect the environment by safely recycling your old equipment — or adding some money to your holiday shopping budget.

Computer Greeks · 12222 S Harlem Ave, Palos Heights · (708) 636-3473 · Open Monday–Saturday, 10am–6pm

11/05/2026

Still the same shop on Harlem Avenue — just a cleaner look.

Computer Greeks has been fixing, setting up, and selling computers in Palos Heights since 1996. Drop a system off, or contact us to schedule remote service — whatever is most convenient for you.

12222 South Harlem Avenue, Palos Heights · (708) 636-3473
Open Monday–Saturday, 10am–6pm ·

Computer Greeks offers local computers sales and service for over 27 years. Personal and professional service from a family run business that can help you with all of your computer needs.

11/04/2026

🎁 Win a $50 Computer Greeks Gift Card!

We're giving away a $50 store gift card every month.

To enter:
1) Follow our Page
2) Comment on this post

Already follow us? Just comment — you're in.

Know someone whose computer could use some help? Send them our way.
When a new follower tells us you sent them, you get an extra entry.

First drawing is Dec 1 (entries close Nov 30) — after that, a new
winner on the 1st of every month, announced right here.
The gift card is good for anything in the store.

30 years in Palos Heights — thanks for helping us reach more neighbors!

11/03/2026

⚠️ That "family emergency" call might not be family

If a loved one's voice calls asking for money, hang up first.

Back in the day, a prank call was just annoying. Now a computer can copy someone's voice from a short clip online — and use it to call you sounding exactly like a grandchild, a child, or a friend in trouble.

If that call ever comes in, don't send money, gift cards, or codes, no matter how real it sounds. Hang up, then call that person back yourself on the number you already have for them. If it's real, they'll still be there. If it's a scam, you've just stopped it cold.

Better yet, pick a family code word now. If a "loved one" ever calls in a panic and can't say it, it isn't them.

A real emergency never needs you to act in secret, in a hurry, or in gift cards.

If you know someone who should hear this, please feel free to share this post.

Computer Greeks · 12222 S Harlem Ave, Palos Heights · (708) 636-3473
Open Monday–Saturday, 10am–6pm

10/31/2026

🎃 Happy Halloween from all of us at Computer Greeks!

Wishing everyone a happy and safe night — whether you're out trick-or-treating, handing out candy, or enjoying the costumes from the porch.

One friendly word for the drivers: please take it slow tonight. Little ghosts and superheroes will be everywhere, and they're much better at spotting candy than cars.

Have fun out there — and don't forget, the clocks go back tonight. Your phone will handle it on its own. The microwave, as always, is on its own too. 🍬

— Your neighbors at Computer Greeks
12222 S Harlem Ave, Palos Heights · (708) 636-3473

10/30/2026

🎃 What actually scares a computer shop

Halloween is Saturday, so forget ghosts and goblins for a minute. Here's what really makes our blood run cold:

- "I spilled coffee on it — but just a little."
- "I clicked the pop-up, and now everything looks different."
- "My password is on a sticky note… somewhere."
- "It was making a weird noise, so I kept using it for six more months."
- "All my photos are on this one flash drive. From 2011."

Back in the day, the scariest thing in the shop was a printer that jammed five minutes before you had to leave. Some things never change.

Got a scary computer story of your own? We fix those.
Computer Greeks · 12222 S Harlem Ave, Palos Heights · (708) 636-3473

10/29/2026

Clocks go back this weekend — and your computer won't blink an eye

Friendly reminder: we fall back an hour early Sunday morning. Your phone and computer will quietly fix themselves overnight.

It was not always that easy. Back in the day, a computer's clock was just a clock — when the time changed, you changed it by hand, same as the microwave. Forget, and you were an hour off until somebody noticed.

Then came 2007. Congress moved the dates — spring forward arrived three weeks earlier, fall back a week later — but every older computer still had the old dates built in. That March, machines all over the country changed their clocks on the wrong weekend, and appointments were off by an hour for weeks. We helped people change a lot of clocks back then.

These days it's all handled in the background. The only clocks left to chase are the microwave, the oven, the car — and the smoke detector batteries while you're at it.

Personally, I really hate Springing Forward. My knees just aren't what they used to be.

10/27/2026

You can still find us at the same shop on Harlem Avenue — 30 Years and Counting...

Computer Greeks has been fixing, setting up, and selling computers since 1996. Drop a system off, or contact us to schedule remote service — whatever is most convenient for you.

12222 South Harlem Avenue, Palos Heights · (708) 636-3473
Open Monday–Saturday, 10am–6pm ·

Computer Greeks offers local computers sales and service for over 27 years. Personal and professional service from a family run business that can help you with all of your computer needs.