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Computer Service Technician: Jobs, Career Path and Training

by Rod Dunne December 16, 2010

Life as a computer service technician can be a fulfilling, flexible and profitable career if you enjoy fixing computers. Here, we’ll look at what the job entails, finding the right job and the career path options. Job Description This role is a hands-on job that requires the individual to be able to do PC repairs, (more)

How To Fix Slow Computer Problems – Windows 7

by Rod Dunne July 31, 2010

Windows 7 pulled together a number of tools and diagnostics to help fix slow computer issues. Here, we’ll look at some of these tools and suggest some ways of making the best use from them. Windows XP/Vista/2000 Users: The Windows 7 tools listed in this post are found in different locations in earlier operating systems (more)

RegCure Review 2010

by Rod Dunne July 18, 2010

RegCure by Pareto Logic has, for the past decade, been at the forefront of software utilities that repair, optimize and clean registry files. As the product’s popularity and user base has grown, so too has the volume of features it adds yearly. This RegCure review looks at how the latest version performs, to check if (more)

How To Fix A Slow Computer

by Rod Dunne July 17, 2010

Understanding how to fix a slow computer can sometimes appear like a game of trial and error. In reality though, achieving a faster PC boils down to understanding what programs/services are putting undue demands on your slow PC. Here, we’ll look at some of the common reasons why a computer runs slow and propose some (more)

PC Technician – Job Options, Training And Finding Roles

by Rod Dunne July 9, 2010

Anybody who works in IT has at some point or time tried fixing computers for themselves. This doesn’t necessarily mean that each of us could walk into a job as a PC Technician. Here we’ll look at what PC technicians actually do, the training requirements and how to find suitable jobs in PC repair services. (more)

PC Service | How To Service Your Computer

by Rod Dunne July 6, 2010

In order to run an effective home PC service and give your computer a good overhaul on a regular basis, I have compiled the following checklist of generic tasks that are worth completing every 2 to 4 weeks. These actions shouldn’t take long to run and can reduce the amount of time you spend fixing (more)

Error Fix Review

by Rod Dunne July 5, 2010

Error Fix is one of the latest tools to have successfully entered the registry repair software market and has already got 5 out of 5 from Tucows.com. This Error Fix review checks out how the software shapes up to its competition for ease-of-use, product feature set and effectiveness at fixing computers registry problems. Usability Registry (more)

How To Fix Computers

by Rod Dunne June 8, 2010

Understanding how to fix computers requires a standard approach to PC repairs. This article steps through the three stages that are most commonly used with suggestions on possible solutions for each. Step 1: Repair The PC Manually To fix computer issues by yourself the key thing to do is to research the root cause of (more)