Top network security tips for home users

Oct 27, 2016

Dave’s Computer Repair Blog – Top network security tips for home users If you read yesterday’s post ‘Top computer security tips for home users’ you will already have an idea of how to protect your computer while connected to the internet. If you have a wireless or wired network in your home, you need to […]

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How to change a PC power supply

Oct 26, 2016

Dave’s Computer Repair Blog – How to change a PC power supply Today’s blog post centers around one of the most important yet underrated PC components, the power supply. It doesn’t grab the headlines like a processor or graphics card and doesn’t have big numbers like RAM or an SSD, yet no computer can survive […]

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How to quieten a noisy hard drive

Oct 17, 2016

If you work in a quiet room, hearing the rattle and whirr of a hard drive (HDD) can quickly become an annoyance. As the inside of a PC case can act as an echo chamber, the smallest noise can be amplified exponentially until all you can hear is that mechanical noise as your computer […]

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Computer repair tips: Five types of malware you need protection from

Oct 14, 2016

Dave’s Computer Repair Blog – Five types of malware you need protection from One of the most numerous computer repairs we get in our Hillsborough store is to rebuild a device after a malware or virus attack. Often the damage done is so severe that we have no option but to wipe the computer clean […]

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How to fix Windows 10 black screen issues

Sep 28, 2016

Windows 10 Black Screen Issues can be a real pain. Even a Blue Screen of Death is more informative than your monitor turning black and giving you nothing. Typically, these black screens happen just after a Windows update or as you log in. It seems no amount of key pressing or mouse clicking can fix […]

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How to fix Windows 10 ‘Inaccessible Boot Device’ errors

Sep 26, 2016

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The Tools and Resources You Need for Conducting Laptop Repair

Jul 11, 2016

Unless you are a professional laptop technician, laptop repair might not be something you are familiar with. But that does not mean you should not try to repair your own laptop when the performance slows down or when the whole thing bogs down. Whether you have disassembled a laptop before or will be doing so […]

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I cannot see the internet icon in the notification tray in Windows 10. Help!

Jul 10, 2016

Disappearing notification icons are actually a common occurrence in Windows 10, with the internet and Wi-Fi icons being primary among them. For some reason, what should be a very simple element of Windows 10 is more problematic than it should be. If your internet or Wi-Fi icon has disappeared from the notification tray, here’s how […]

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4 Early Warning Signs That You May Need to Have a Computer Repair Tech Examine Your Machine

Jun 21, 2016

Whenever certain things begin to happen, they are often harbingers of bad things to come. This is often the case with computers. This is why it is important to be able to identify potential problems before they get out of hand. Fortunately, there are certain things you can look for in order to see if […]

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Microsoft Phone Support Scam

Jun 1, 2016

Microsoft won’t call you about problems with your computer! Hang-up! Getting a random call, alerting you about issues with your computer. The caller will guide you to certain log menus in Windows to show errors that normally exist to convince you that problems exist on your computer that need to be corrected right away. Once […]

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