Computer Mechanics, Computer Repairs Perth Western Australia

Computer Mechanics are computer, laptop and notebook repair specialists based in Perth, Western Australia.

Services: Our mobile technicians do on-site support and repairs for businesses, home offices and households from $99. We also do workshop repairs, saving you a call-out fee. Our range of services includes virus and spyware removal, networking, internet connections, wireless and data recovery. If you call before 10AM we can almost always do same day service. We pride ourselves on rapid turnaround and advanced problem solving. Suburbs serviced More about us.

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  • How to turn a boring computer security paper into a Must See presentation

    Alex Sotirov and Mark Dowd presented at the recent BlackHat USA (Hackers' Conference). They called their presentation How to Impress Girls With Browser Memory Protection Bypasses. Strange, hasn't worked for me so far.
    Wed, 13 Aug 2008

  • Blue Screen of Death at the Opening Ceremony

    It's picky I know, but the Windows Blue Screen of Death was an unexpected image projected on the roof of the National Stadium during the Opening Ceremony. Windows XP was the Operating System used for the event which seemed to go off quite well we thought. Fake fireworks notwithstanding.
    Wed, 13 Aug 2008

  • Google Street View - getting to Computer Mechanics

    When you get to here, travelling North East on Stirling Street, (click on the orange man to see the street view), turn right into Edwards Street. We're about 100m up on the left.

    Here is the video run down on Google Street View.

    Tue, 05 Aug 2008

  • Bush or Batman

    Riddle me this! Was it said by George Bush or by Batman in the 1960s TV show? Holy Conundrum.
    Mon, 04 Aug 2008

  • My computer is a sphere

    Microsoft's sphere. Not a product yet but a damn fine start. (Thanks Frans for the pointer).
    Mon, 04 Aug 2008

  • Not only are they good at football

    In Melbourne, even the car parks win design awards.
    Sat, 02 Aug 2008

  • Your computer knows what sex you are

    Visit Mike on Ads and click the button. The program will look at your browser history and, analysing the pages you've visited, predict your gender. It said there was a 99% chance I was male. I think celebrity-babies.com cost me the other percent.
    Thu, 31 Jul 2008

  • Magnetic field

    This award-winning animated documentary shows visual depictions of magnetic fields. Highly recommended; runs for about 5 mins. 
    Mon, 28 Jul 2008

  • Left field

    Okay, we might have been taken in by this one. Here is the catch of the century. Outed by David Emery; it's doctored footage created by a Chicago ad agency for their client Gatorade. Gatorade don't appear in the ad; we would have called that a major oversight.
    Sat, 26 Jul 2008

  • Home Office Blogs

    Courtesy of Martin Neumann, five of the best home business bloggers. Hope you get something useful from them...
    Sun, 20 Jul 2008

  • Do not hire your family to do the voice overs

    Especially if there are some translation issues also. 'You swine. What do you think you're doing?' The video game is called Chaos Wars; you'll want to pick up a copy for the PS2.
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008

  • This is the sound of jelly wobbling

    Recorded as part of the 'Architectural Jelly Banquet'. What do you mean it doesn't sound like a real event? Here is the video, which is work-place friendly. Proof that it's a real event. Via.
    Fri, 11 Jul 2008

  • Tour de France via Google Maps

    Internet excellentness: this YouTube video explains how to check out the Tour de France route. Go to Google Maps and type in France. It's all downhill from there.
    Thu, 10 Jul 2008

  • No encyclopedia would be complete without...

    A list of problems solved by MacGyver.
    Mon, 07 Jul 2008

  • Neave

    One of the prettiest graphics things we've ever seen on the Internets: Neave Imagination. The TV channel is good too if you like kooky old science fiction movies and who doesn't? [You'll need a fast internet connection for this one].
    Mon, 30 Jun 2008

  • World Blog Awards

    Yes, we were totally nominated. Visit the site to nominate your favourite blog for an award. The presentations take place in Perth on August 31st.
    Tue, 24 Jun 2008

  • Where is Matt?

    Somehow this idiot has produced a charming video.
    Sun, 22 Jun 2008

  • The Apple Store

    Always surprised me they never called them Apple Trees. Anyway, here's the Lifehacker slice on the new Sydney store. Second Australian store opens in Bunbury next January.
    Sun, 22 Jun 2008

  • Waiter! This coffee is cold!

    Service here is shocking. Never coming back.
    Sun, 15 Jun 2008

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Computer Mechanics: computer repairs, laptop repairs and notebook repairs. Servicing Perth, Western Australia; all suburbs.

Computer Mechanics: We answer the phone in person and our technicians exceed the speed limit to get to your place pronto. Then they do their damnedest to fix your computer problem (or problems) cheaply and quickly. If you're a small business, a home office or a normal household, call 041COMPUTE for a quick fix. By the way, if your PC is acting strange, you should act promptly. Many virus and spyware problems get worse and take longer to fix if you leave them. More about us.

Help Desk

Thu, 21 Aug 2008

Word to PDF

Microsoft Word (Office 2007 version) has a free add-on which lets you convert documents to PDF format. Useful if you have lots of images in there and want to reduce the file size. Also useful where you don't want the recipient to be able to alter the document. If you don't have Office 2007 you can get the same result using PrimoPDF.
Wed, 13 Aug 2008

Microsoft Office

August critical updates. Plenty of them. Make sure you're getting MS Office security updates automatically. Instructions here. Visit the Microsoft Skip the Details link to download straight away.
Sat, 09 Aug 2008

CNN Alert

That's spam too. And dangerous if you click the links. Delete on arrival.
Thu, 07 Aug 2008

Instant Purchase?

Here's a good one. First an email telling you you've sold something on eBay for $256, then a later email naming the sender and telling you they've cancelled the payment. Mind you it would be more convincing if they arrived in the right order.

The cancellation email asks you to 'click here' to sign up to PayPal to claim future payments. That would be a mistake...
Tue, 05 Aug 2008

Browser 4 Kids

If you've got a 3 to 10 year old and you want to ensure 'safe' web browsing you might like to check out Kidzui. Approved sites and easy navigation.
Tue, 05 Aug 2008

CNN Daily Top 10

Email with that subject line is spam. A reminder not to download the pictures on any email that looks suspicious.
Sun, 03 Aug 2008

Tuning Vista

Here's the official Microsoft advice on tweaking Vista. Vista is quite tweakable. 
Sun, 03 Aug 2008

Vista trickiness

The Mojave Experiment is a Microsoft website which shows what happens when a bunch of XP users are shown Vista but not told that it's Vista. Not exactly objective research but interesting.
Sun, 03 Aug 2008

Better Gmail security

Google have just introduced improved security into Gmail. Go to Settings, and choose 'Always use https'. This way you are on an encrypted server the whole time you are using Gmail, not just when you log in. Source.
Sun, 03 Aug 2008

MySpace, Facebook

Kaspersky has identified a new worm virus that targets MySpace and Facebook users. Worm = turns your PC into a source of infections. The worms begin with comments on a friend's account containing a link.

The link typically directs you to a supposed YouTube video then asks you to update your Flash Player. Except it's not Flash you're getting. It's the virus. If a link is out of character, don't click on it. Source.
Sat, 02 Aug 2008

Email reminders

Here's ReSnooze, a service that sets up email reminders, even embedding them in your web page.
Sun, 27 Jul 2008

Spyware review

PC Mag has just reviewed Spyware Doctor and rated it an Editor's Choice. It also rated the new VIPRE anti-spy/anti-virus quite highly.
Sun, 27 Jul 2008

PC Auto-cleaning

You can schedule a free program like CCleaner to eliminate your temporary files and perform other cleansing tasks. How To Geek covers how to do this in Vista and XP. MORE>>