Category Archives for Manage Your Computer Business
3 Ways to Get Computer Repair Customers Serious About Data Backup
No matter what may happen to a customer’s computer, the one thing they always want to ensure is that their data is safe. A recent survey by cloud storage provider Carbonite solidified these beliefs
VIEW POSTBypass Windows Logons with the Utilman.exe Trick
Utilman.exe is a built in Windows application that is designed to allow the user to configure Accessibility options such as the Magnifier, High Contrast Theme, Narrator and On Screen Keyboard before they
VIEW POSTUsing an iPad in the Computer Repair Business
Guest post by Craig Lloyd: The iPad is a great device for computer technicians to carry around while out in the field. It’s a small and portable, yet powerful machine capable of assisting computer
VIEW POSTChuck Romanos Top 10 Business Books
If we want our business to grow, then we must grow with it. I don’t know of any successful people that don’t spend time to learn new things and gain knowledge. Here is my top 10 list of business
VIEW POSTTop 5 Myths Computer Repair Customers Believe About “Going Apple”
“If I got a Mac, I wouldn’t have these problems.” If I got a nickel for every time a customer told me that…. well, you get where I’m headed with this. There seems to be
VIEW POSTAccepting Credit Cards Onsite – PayPal Here vs. Square
Guest Post by Craig Lloyd: Not too long ago, going through the process of being able to accept credit card payments for small computer businesses was probably a daunting task for most. You would have to
VIEW POSTTen Ways to Help Your Customers Get Serious About Passwords
Practice what you preach. This is one mantra many computer repair technicians live by. Yet one area that we’re still pretty hypocritical about is passwords. Be honest with yourself: are all of your
VIEW POSTHow to Close the Computer Repair Technician Skills Gap
“Study Says Most IT Guys Are Ignorant.” That’s the title of a new post from the Wired Magazine website penned by Caleb Garling. It’s the first thing that caught my eye in my RSS
VIEW POSTHow To Manage Software & Hardware Lifecycles for Computer Repair Customers
A few months back my company FireLogic had to work on perhaps one of the oldest combinations of hardware and software in recent memory. And by “work on” I’m not referring to merely regular
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