Laptop hinges are crap and that’s all there is to it. Some models are better than others but most aren’t fit for purpose. So called ‘High...

Just finished work on a 12 year old Acer Laptop that originally came packaged with Windows Vista. The laptop has been well kept and is in...

In my last Blog post, I talked about Boot Camp Assistant and the 2014 Mac Mini I bought second hand on eBay. Over the last couple of...

Up until about a month ago I never actually owned a Mac of my own. If I needed access to Mac OS, I would boot from an external drive on...

For businesses like mine, PC builds are becoming a thing of the past. There’s a big market for bespoke gaming systems but it’s hard to...

Someone asked me the other day why I chose to work for myself. I think they assumed I'm unemployable and they might be right! It's true I...

I’ve always found the whole Mac versus PC, Apple versus Microsoft, Windows versus OS thing a bit silly. Fanatically aligning yourself...

Snobbery often puts people off getting into electronics repair. There are far too many people who like to give the impression that they...

When it comes to de-soldering with wick, convention dictates using a soldering iron tip with a flat head. This seems to work for most...

Why is it every time I buy a new piece of equipment someone always feels a need to tell me I was wrong and I should have bought ‘this one...

Back in the day, when I was just a young whipper snapper of a computer repair monkey, I only repaired Windows based PC’s and Laptops. If...

Covid 19 has raised a number of questions about the way I work. Up until lock down, I would regularly spend time in peoples houses fixing...

I’m obsessed with screwdrivers, always have been. If you leave a screwdriver lying round, I’ll probably steal it and you’ve only got...

In a previous blog I explained how bad I was at marketing. I've been been on all the courses, know all the techniques and I understood...

If you're concerned about the safety and security of your webcam, rather than putting a piece of tape over it, why not disable it? It’s...

Einstein, a reasonably clever chap from the proper olden days times, once surmised, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and...

It's another rainy day here in Geeksville Avenue, Widnes. First order of business is sorting out this weeks advertising, social media...

During the course of the day when I'm working on ads and publicity for my Computer Repair business, I trawl through thousands of stock...

It's taken a while but I've finally created a Website I'm happy with. This is probably my fourth attempt and this time I've given in and...