Sometimes computers get weak, or viruses get strong. If your computer becomes weak then it’s prone to attach from viruses. Or if a virus is particularly strong then it can cripple even the safest of computers. Either of these scenarios mean that your computer is now acting up and it’s probably got a virus. Some viruses can eat up your …
The Magic of Making Missing Files Appear Again With Data Recovery
So you’ve lost your data on your computer and you’re freaking out. This is where most of our customers come to us asking for help. It’s very common for data to be overwritten by accident or lost entirely. If it’s physical damage to the actual hard drive then you might have a serious problem, however your data is usually salvageable. …
Own a Lenovo laptop or seen an suspicious adverts
Own a Lenovo laptop or seen an suspicious adverts relating to your online shopping habits? Maybe you have been stung by this. Over the long break Lenovo had a few problems with their new computers. They decided that they would help users by installing software called “SuperFish” that looks at what your purchase on that computer and tries to match …
Terry shows us why laptops don’t like guns.
Laptops are important tools for everyone and in our ever changing world people are becoming more and more reliant on their computers. But what happens to old computers that are no longer wanted? Well terry was nice enough to show us what he likes to do with his older computer. This also goes to prove that laptops don’t make good …
Spilling food or drink on your laptop is not good for it. It never gets hungry or thirsty. Don’t be like Mark from Victoria Park.
Laptop computers don’t get hungry and they don’t get thirsty but time after time we see people being in their well hydrated and well fed laptops. Just like Mark from Victoria Park managed to give a cup of coffee to his laptop yesterday afternoon and wondered why it stopped working a few minutes later. Liquids cause all kinds of damage …
Katrina from Nedlands managed to get her computer infected with the worst possible virus
In the past we have talked about the Cryptolocker virus and how nasty it can be. There have been a few different versions of Cryptolocker but there have also been a number of copy cats trying to cash in on the cash cow that is Ransom-ware. Sadly it has been proven to work but at a much higher price. Recently …
Allan from Hillarys needs to keep his computer clean. Even this much dust can cause problems.
Computers require large amounts of cooling as they produce a lot of heat. Fans and other parts inside the computer are there to keep it cool so you don’t run into problems. But what happens when you don’t keep it clean? An overheating laptop or desktop PC will start to slow down and may at times crash or just shut …
Tony from Mount Lawley finds out why second hand laptops can cost you more than a new one
Buying a second hand laptop can be a good deal. You get a 2-3 year old computer for $100 to $200 instead of $1200+ for a new one. The only problem is you don’t actually know what you are buying. So when Tony came in from Mount Lawley we discovered that his brand new (second hand) laptop was dead. The …
Karoline from Bull Creek May have just broken another record at Computer Mechanics
Karoline from Bull creek brought her computer in to our workshop yesterday and it was completely riddled with viruses. It was so badly infected that it took our technicians 2 full days to clean up the mess. How does it look now? It is completely clean and Karoline is extremely happy about that. She thought that she would lose all …
Pat from Carlisle managed to run over his laptop a few times… Check out the damage.
Ever get angry at your laptop or just wish it would work? Well as it turns out getting angry at it and driving over it a few times is not the best way to make it start again. Pat from Carlisle needed his computer repaired and decided to bring it in to us. As it turns out he managed to …