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 […]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Kevin from North Perth finds out why Sony gets “Raided” again….
Certain Sony VIAO laptops use 2 MiniSATA (not to be confused with mSATA) drives in RAID(get the joke?) to act
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Caroline in Canningvale had her laptop broken by her automatic vacuum
Automatic vacuum cleaners have become more and more popular over the last few years, and with them come a few
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Kyle from Sorrento managed to cook his laptop. Literally….
This is a bit of a strange one and to be honest, a first for us. So in the door
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Water Damage is not the end. Just make sure you act quick like he did…
Water damaged laptops are one of the worst things that can happen to a laptop and when left unchecked cause
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So a broken hinge is an easy repair? Check this out first.
A broken hinge on a laptop is VERY common. These break easily when the laptop is used roughly or is
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3 tips for keeping your Gmail account safe
Last week I wrote about how to keep your email accounts safe and today I will be going in to more detail
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Lock down your webmail accounts
Everyone has a web mail account either through their ISP (iiNet, Telstra, Westnet etc.) or through a mail provider (GMail,
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Top 6 tips to keep your computer running
Computers, much like cars, need constant maintenance to help keep them running quickly, quietly and efficiently, and following consistent computer
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Customer Service Award 2014
Computer Mechanics has won the Customer Service Award for 2014. Only the top 5% of companies through out Australia are
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Hackers claim to have 7 million Dropbox usernames and password.
Is Dropbox the next big business to fall prey to online hackers? The short answer appears to be YES.
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Upgrading to Windows 8.1 from Windows 8
Before you start! Keeping Up-To-Date Most people don’t know what version of Windows 8 they are running, but as it
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How to Backup Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. Don’t risk all your files
Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 appear to be the point that Microsoft gave up getting people to backup their computers.
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Don’t lose all your data. How to back up Windows 7
Microsoft have many tools available for users to back up ALL their data from their computer without hassle. But the
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I don’t back up my data. How bad can that be?
Some food for thought for this upcoming long weekend. How many of you backup your data? Surprisingly enough, only about