Tech Repair & Tips Blog
Tech, Repairs & Tips
We like documenting some of our previous computer related and electronics work (especially if it’s something different) in this section so you can get an idea of what we do, how we work and how we approach challenges in our repair shop. Computer and electronics repair can be equally rewarding and frustrating! :)
Do you want us to service your computer? Back when I worked at the computer shop on the Sittingbourne High Street (Computers Plus), a young man brought in his gaming PC and asked me to install a new DVD writer that he had purchased from the shop. I had a bit of time so [...]
Microsoft 365 Outlook Client Issues This Dell desktop computer came in with issues after a partially successful Microsoft Office 365 upgrade. The client was trying to upgrade to Outlook 365 because they needed a more up-to-date Office version for compatibility with Act! CRM. This is quite an old computer - before Windows 10 it [...]
Phone Support & Refund Scams Have you had the misfortune to encounter scammers who convinced you to let them take control of your computer? If you have, you're not alone. You are not the first, and you definitely won't be the last to get caught up in the cunning scams of the criminally [...]
"I need my gaming laptop cleaned because it's getting very hot and shutting off randomly. Could you do it today for me?" asked the voice over the phone. I looked over at the work on the bench, did some quick time-frame estimates in my head and said "Sure, I can fit you in." Being [...]
We have done quite a few SSD upgrades on older iMacs since SSDs became 'mainstream' - gradually taking over from a long era of slow mechanical hard disk drives, dreadful SSHD 'Hybrid' drives and Mac 'Fusion' drives. This desktop Mac had the classic symptoms of a failing hard drive; very slow to start-up; taking almost [...]
Something quite different in the workshop! A client brought in an ArScilicii caravan (motorhome) electrical control board (control panel) with a broken off RJ45 (ethernet) socket, hoping that we could repair it.We took a look and found the through-hole connection pins had completely broken off the ethernet socket, but remained soldered to the board. [...]
