The PC Guy - Al Lustie
Need or Want PC Support?
Someone who will come to your home or place of business? Who is reliable, prompt and helpful?
Install a wireless network in your home or office. If spam and computer virii have slowed your PC down to a crawl, call me -- Al Lustie.
Wireless and Networking
As new, faster wireless standards are being implemented by manufacturers and included in new laptops, more people want this convenience in their homes. Comments made include:
- "I don't want the wires to trip over."
- "I don't like the looks of all those wires."
- "I want to be able to work in the TV room."
- "My (husband, wife) is recovering from an injury and would like to be able to use the computer on the couch."
Why not? Wireless routers or Access Points are not expensive, and the PC Guy can get you set up in an hour or two. Call for this service.
The Computer Has Gotten Really Slow
There are several possibilities but three seem to be common.
- Windows needs to be rebuilt. To do this requires backing up ALL the data, including email and contact lists, all of My Documents and whatever else it important to you, and then scouring the disk electronically, reformatting it and reinstalling Windows and all your programs. The PC Guy will do this for $285.00.
- Spam and Viruses also cause significant sludge in your computer. Either the above solution or using several anti-virus and anti-spam programs on your computer will usually nearly double your speed.
- The computer doesn't have enough memory. 256MB is barely enough for Windows XP these days if you are doing much more than surfing the Web or using Email. Boosting your computer's memory to 1 GB for Windows XP and 2 GB for Windows Vista usually makes your machine seem brand new.
Example 2008 Pricing
Home or Business Calls:
$85.00 / hour, minimum $45.00
Rebuild Windows,
including backing up all data, scouring the hard disk and reinstalling Windows and Programs:
$285.00
$285.00
HTMLColdFusion, PHP or JavaScript programming for Web pages:
$125/hour, minimum $500.
