Category Archives for "Repair"

Byte Me Article 444 – Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office Following on from last weeks’ article where we opened a can of worms, we had better continue here today to talk about all the different versions of Microsoft Office.  There have been so many different versions of Office and different license structures that a dedicated article is needed to help dispel myths and […]

Byte Me Article 443 – Current Myths, Busted

Current Myths, Busted Windows 7 PC’s have been flooding in over the last week which has prompted me to look back over the figures for the last month.  Around 65% of Windows 7 PC’s brought in have been upgraded to windows 10 as opposed to only 35% that have been replaced.  We are seeing a […]

Byte Me Article 442 – Windows 7 Upgrades

Windows 7 UpgradesFresh Life to Even Old Devices Three weeks ago before the Yeppoon bushfires and the resulting devastation we wrote about the demise of support for the Windows 7 operating system.  The January 14 deadline is fast approaching whereby Windows 7 based computers will become less and less secure from hackers and web borne […]

Byte Me Article 435 – Purchase not activated

The Trouble With Store Cards Purchase not activated This week we look at a slightly off beat topic, but one that several customers have had problems with in the last month.  We are going to look at some of the purchases, including gift cards and more often now – software titles that are made from […]

Byte Me Article 434 – Dust and your PC

Dust and Your PC Proving Knowledge is Power – Cheap is Definitely Not Cheerful When It Comes To PC’s So KNow Your Specs Today we have 2 quick topics to cover.  A quick follow up from last weeks’ article on craptops, from which we received a huge response and an important note about PC’s and […]

Byte Me Article 433 – Expensive Toys

Craptops Creating ConcernsComputer-Manufacturing Industry Needs Standards This week we were again brought a myriad of devices that needed speeding up.  Out of approximately 10 devices we were able to significantly speed up 5 of them with the fitting of solid-state drives (SSD’s) – but the rest were no go.  So why were they no go?  […]

Byte Me Article 432 – Your Relationship Status

Are You the Master or the Slave? Master or slave, which would you prefer to be?  Before I get myself into too much trouble here, I need to explain that I am talking about the computer / user relationship that we all have with our PC devices.  We get people coming through the door every […]

Byte Me Article 430 – Computer Maintenance

Keep Your IT Heart Healthy Many of my recent articles have focused on computer upgrades or computer replacement, so today we will place a focus on computer maintenance.  It is all well and good to purchase a reliable and robust PC – but here we are talking about the quality of components like motherboard, CPU, […]

Byte Me Article 428 – IT Myths Updated #2

Busting Some More Myths To complete last weeks’ Byte Me article on IT Myths, please read on to see more myths that need to be busted!   A new PC will always be quicker than your old PC.  This is not always true if the previous PC was a middle of the range item and the […]

Byte Me Article 427 – IT Myths Updated

Fixing A Slow PC is Worth It Welcome back to another Byte Me instalment and can someone please tell me where the last week has gone?  This year is marching to a close faster than any I can remember so there is no better time than right now to make every day count.  So where […]