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.

Hindrance Desk

  • Measure your cerebral activity

    With new gadgetry shown off at CeBit in Germany recently. LOTSA gadgetry here. Worth a quick squiz.
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010

  • Skin as keyboard

    Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon Uni in the states have prototyped 'skinput', which lets you tap on your body instead of clicking a key. You can also project buttons on to yourself so you can like, interface and interarm. The video on this page is pretty exciting but it finishes abruptly - maybe someone put on a coat during the filming.
    Wed, 03 Mar 2010

  • Schools using monitoring software to spy on students

    An American doco raises privacy issues about what surveillance teachers are entitled to use to monitor student computer activity. The video starts getting spooky about 4 minutes 30 in... Question for your school: do they use such software? If so, who on staff is watching your kid?
    Sat, 27 Feb 2010

  • Who stole my free wifi?

    So this American lady has been using someone else's unsecured wireless Internet connection but it stops working. What to do? Phone up leading tech support guy Leo Laporte. Or in French, Mr Door. Here's the video of him taking the call, it has to be said, quite good naturedly. Have you secured your wi-fi? If you don't know how, ask someone who does or even call 9325 1196 for a Computer Mechanic.
    Wed, 24 Feb 2010

  • 3D Desktop

    Bumptop is an attempt to improve how your Desktop works. Bloody GOOD attempt. Check out the video. Note that you will need a good, fast video card to run this program. Your basic old PC  might not cut it.
    Sat, 20 Feb 2010

  • Zooks!

    It's the TIME COMPUTER.

    Source.

    Fri, 19 Feb 2010

  • Next time you have nothing to do

    Track down the Google Maps car and see if you can get yourself photographed. You'll need to dress up.
    Thu, 11 Feb 2010

  • Just what you were looking for!

    Another social networking product. Google Buzz does the social thing for anyone with a Gmail address. It's nicely simple but it won't challenge Facebook anytime soon. You don't need to configure anything, it just works. Here's the pretty video.
    Thu, 11 Feb 2010

  • What typeface are you?

    What font matches your personality? I answered the questions and was told I am a font called Universal. Interesting the way it's done. Because there's a human telling you, it's somehow more believable than if you just ticked boxes.
    Tue, 02 Feb 2010

  • Cubism

    OK it's Art Installation with Spooky Music time. A one minute video for modern art lovers.
    Sun, 31 Jan 2010

  • Keylogger vs Candid Camera

    South Australian Police are after a man who broke into a recruitment firm and installed remote monitoring software on a computer. It was captured on closed circuit TV. Candidate for a Darwin Award.
    Thu, 21 Jan 2010

  • Games for kids

    The Age recently asked readers to nominate best games for kids under 10. Some names that came up: Aquaria and World of Goo. They're both around $20 and they work extremely well for kids over 10 too.
    Wed, 20 Jan 2010

  • Crayon Physics

    As a birthday promotion (turns out companies have birthdays too) Crayon Physics is offering itself at Pay What You Want rates. So be as generous or stingy as you like. Crayon Physics is a favourite game of Computer Mechanics staff because it doesn't have any guns in it and we are all pacifists. The offer is valid til January 15th. Company birthdays run for more than just one day you see.
    Sun, 10 Jan 2010

  • And you thought the Pop-up Pub was big...

    Here's a video about big.
    Sun, 03 Jan 2010

  • Cheese or font?

    When I look back at the year that was, I sometimes think I don't know the difference between a type of cheese and the name of a font. Computers do that to you.
    Mon, 28 Dec 2009

  • Very cool game with steampunk graphics and sophisticated soundtrack

    Bound to fail. Anyway, it's our US$10 Christmas gift suggestion. Here's the video, Here's the demo and download page.
    Tue, 22 Dec 2009

  • Botnets

    Ever wondered how criminals run the bad stuff on the net? Kaspersky spells it out in an article on Botnets. Here is the short version and here is the long version so you can ramp up your geek credentials.
    Sat, 19 Dec 2009

  • Christmas lights for the laptop

    A photo of a laptop with Christmas lights. Yes, they plug into your USB port. Replacing your USB mouse.
    Wed, 16 Dec 2009

  • Office work getting you down?

    The USB Chainsaw is the solution.
    Mon, 14 Dec 2009

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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

Wed, 10 Mar 2010

Pretty loaded

OK, you know those annoying web pages done with Flash so that you have to wait for them to load? Here's a compilation of all the cutest "waiting animations". The game is, how many do you watch before you get bored? We got to three.
Wed, 03 Mar 2010

The washable keyboard

Coming to a store near you. The HP washable keyboard. Can see this being very useful in a laptop but keyboards for PCs are pretty cheap... Not in market yet but close.
Sat, 27 Feb 2010

Test for astuteness

Is your employer IT challenged? Here's a test: open your Internet Explorer browser at work and look under the Help menu for About Internet Explorer. If it says Version 6 your employer needs help. There is no good reason for still running this version; it is substantially less secure than Version 8. For corporate advice on security, give us a call on 9325 1196. More.
Sat, 27 Feb 2010

Please rob me

Pleaserobme.com is a satirical site pointing out the dangers of using location-based services like Yelp and FourSquare on your Twitter account. Services like these let your contacts know where you are when you send status updates.

The information is searchable and therefore findable by potential thieves. However, these applications DO give you some control over who sees what and the same issue occurred when people started using phone answering machines. So let's not freak out too badly. Just be discreet. Fri, 19 Feb 2010

Zero Day Firefox

The Register reports on a Zero Day Exploit for Firefox circulating in the wild. Translation: some programming code is available on the Net that allows people to hide software on a web site that infects your PC without you or Firefox knowing anything about it. MORE>>
Fri, 19 Feb 2010

Bluescreen?

Got a bluescreen problem? If your PC is running Windows XP and starts crashing with the ol' big blue screen with nuthin' on it - time to check it for rootkits. Microsoft confirms that unexpected re-booting may result from the Aulureon Rootkit. Get thee to a Computer Mechanic promptly or call 9325 1196 to arrange a visit. More info.
Fri, 19 Feb 2010

Microsoft Team

And Facebook Team. Both spam email messages have links which carry  a trojan virus payload. The Microsoft one warns you about the Conficker Virus. Though it actually delivers the Bredolab trojan virus. Obviously some administrative error...  Source.
Fri, 19 Feb 2010

Profile will be locked

Spam email advises: "Your profile will be locked in response to a complaint received by the Administration". The email offers a link by which you can refute the complaint. And compromise your computer security.
Thu, 18 Feb 2010

Laptop cooler

The reason the industry stopped calling their products laptops was the realisation that putting the things on your laps was potentially harmful. Belkin have just launched a laptop cooler - no, not just a cushion - it has a fan in it. Also it has an 'AirFlow Wing'. Buzzwords aside, it's probably a sensible thing if you actually use one on your lap.
Thu, 18 Feb 2010

Win 7 laptop batteries

Windows 7 has battery performance monitoring software that has been alarming laptop users who thought the messages about their batteries being flat/dying were a bug. Not the case, says Microsoft. If you get the warning message MS says your battery is indeed a dud and the software is working fine. Source.
Thu, 11 Feb 2010

Google Buzz

Well that didn't take long. A privacy concern about Google Buzz, which allows people to see who you chat/email the most. Frankly, we don't regard that as the Da Vinci code but some people get excited about that sort of thing.
Thu, 11 Feb 2010

New box: good reasons

Increasing evidence that newer Windows machines - those running 64 bit processors - are more secure than older systems. Far less rootkit intrusions on the newer hardware.

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Thu, 11 Feb 2010

Designer netbook

The Seashell - the ASUS EeePC 1008P - reviewed here by engadget. It's cheap and it looks really pretty but "like the HP Envy and Dell Adamo it suffers from performance issues at the expense of better design". For battery life and performance reasons, engadget prefer the EeePC 1201N.
Thu, 11 Feb 2010

Laptop cases

Recycle your fave old tee shirt into a laptop sleeve. Hello Rewind does this for US$49 + postage and proceeds go to victims of sex trafficking. Source.
Thu, 11 Feb 2010

Sharing iPhone photos

If you're uploading photos, iPhone photos in particular, be aware that information about where you were when you took that photo may be discoverable. This applies especially if you are uploading photos to a Twitter service like Twitpic. In some cases, GPS information (including which direction the phone was facing) may be encoded in the photo itself. More info here.