PC Problem Solving - P D Thompson
Looking for a solution to a PC or broadband problem ? You've come to
the right place.
Based near Peterborough I do home or office visits in the Peterborough
Stamford Uppingham Oundle area, or a bit further out if the job is
particularly interesting or lucrative !
I work from home, or as my wife
would say I live at work.
My fee for home
users is £36 per hour (inc VAT) with a minimum charge
of £24. If you're worried
about the cost we can agree a maximum in
advance.
Phone mobile 07768 796684 or landline 01780 783329.
Businesses usually demand a higher level of service and a faster
response for which I charge £40 per hour plus VAT.
Got a problem with spam ? I have some light
reading that may help you to restrict it and avoid getting it in the first place.
Broadband problems are a speciality of mine, but first I suggest you
work through my ADSL self help
page as quite often you can help yourself.
I often use free
security tools
rather than the paid for products from Symantec, McAfee etc. They come
out equally well in comparative tests and you obviously save money and
avoid annual renewals, recurring credit card charges and other hassle.
In my daily work I remove virus and trojan infections from PCs that in
most cases were "protected" by one or other security package - none are
100% effective and with a new virus it is more like 65%.
If you have a laptop with a damaged screen or a broken power socket
then I suggest you contact either ACR Computers
in Stamford or Cambridge Laptop Repair both of whom have done a
good job for my customers in the past. I will take on most repairs to
desktop computers but laptops are time consuming, fiddly and
consequently expensive - caveat emptor (buyer beware) !
I have experience with Windows XP, Vista (unfortunately) and Windows 7
on desktop, laptop and netbook PCs along with limited experience of Mac
OSX. My own desktop PC runs Ubuntu Linux and I have worked with other
versions of Linux on desktop, laptop and netbook PCs. My mobile phone runs
Android which is also an Open Source operating system based on Linux. I have also worked on VoIP systems using Trixbox / Asterisk IP telephony platforms.
Where possible I use Free / Open Source software as it's free which means no
purchase cost but also freedom to use it on multiple computers, to pass
it on to others or even to modify it. Obviously the Microsoft monopoly means I work daily with Microsoft
products, but it's always good to know there are alternatives out
there that aren't encumbered with restrictive licenses or long product keys that you can never find when you need them.