Windows password removal
Sometimes an employee is upset with his employer, a loved one dies, the information in an old computer with a forgotten password is needed, or a child is acting like a kid. All of these situations sometimes results in a computer that has been made “unaccessible” because it has an unknow Windows password . […]
Macbook Pro broken “glass”
The Apple Macbook Pro is unlike most Windows computers in that it has a piece of “glass” that covers the screen. This “glass” is really a tough piece of transparent plastic which is there to protect the LCD screen from being broken. Some times this glass sacrifices itself to protect the LCD. This is when […]
Broken hinges and sometimes the lid
We have been doing hinges repairs on laptops for a very long time. One of the local police departments uses are services when one of the laptops in the police cars gets the lid knocked off the laptop. So if it is just a simple hinge repair or the hinges plus the plastics associated with the […]
Asus tablet repair
We offer tablet repair. Most of the tablets we see are ipads with the front glass panel (digitizer) broken. However we do Android tablets also. This week, we had an Asus tablet that had been dropped and it would not turn on. The problem was the components internally had been jarred loose and the power […]
Power jack repairs Asus, HP, Toshiba, Lenovo Thinkpad
We have been doing power jack repairs on laptops for roughly a decade. Normally the has either been dropped when the power cord is still attached and it got pushed in when it hit the floor or the power cord was on the floor and someone tripped over it – causing it to pull out of the […]
Dell Power Jack Repairs
We have been seeing quite a few Dell laptops needing power jack repairs. Normally it has either been dropped when the power cord is still attached and it got pushed in when it hit the floor or the power cord was on the floor and someone tripped over it – causing it to pull out of […]
Used Laptops in Stock May 2014
May is here and as always we have LOTS of used laptop in stock and ready to go. Macintosh, Compaq, Dell, Toshiba, and of course several ThinkPad laptops. ThinkPad laptops have always been our top seller as they are very reliable laptops. We have been selling them since the 100Mhz machines were a big deal. […]
Asus Transformer TF300T broken or cracked screen?
We offer free diagnostics. After the diagnostics we can offer a firm quote. This model of tablet for reasons known only to ASUS come with four different types of digitizers. The digitizer is the glass on the front of the LCD that translates your touch into commands. Most “broken screens” are broken digitizers. The digitizer […]
Apple Mac doesn’t work anymore
People love their Apple Mac computers. Considering the purchase price, many hold on to them for many years of good and productive service. However lets say your Mac is starting run very slow or not at all. It could just be a bad hard drive. Apple purchases their hard drives from the same three manufacturers […]
I have an old computer
It is interesting how the age of one’s computer varies from person to person. In this age of throw away cell phones, some view a two year old computer as very old. Others will view their 1o year old computer as just getting started. Here are my thoughts. If you buy a high quality […]
Be careful with providing your information
Two instances happened recently to prompt me to ask you to be careful with your information. 1) There are reports of over one hundred bogus health insurance web sites that have been created recently. Many like healthcare.com (as opposed to .gov) or obamacare.com are sites to get you to provide personal information. They are not […]
Cary has a new award….
Google has named Cary as the 2013 eCity for the State of North Carolina. The eCity Awards recognize the strongest online business community in each state.
Another award :-)
CityOf.com/Raleigh has just awarded us as a Premier Service Company for the Raleigh area. Thanks !
What is a refurbished computer?
When we say that our computers are refurbished, this means that we start with a working computer that we have fully tested and repaired as needed. Then we completely sanitize and wipe the drive of all existing data. We install a new licensed copy of genuine Microsoft operating system software plus all the appropriate drivers. […]
Hard drive destruction – protect your data
Did you know that the hard drive on your computer can contain your passwords, your bank account information, your social security number? Do you have photos “on your computer” that you would not want shared with the general public? We destroy all hard drives given to us for recycling so that your data is […]