by admin | Mar 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
A customer brought in a Toshiba Satellite Laptop saying that the microphone did not work on Skype. She went on to say that she was not sure when it stopped working but she had the screen replace a few months ago. The microphone on most laptops is part of the webcam....
by admin | Mar 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
I buy a lot of laptops, some for spares and others to resell. Here are my top tips when buying a used laptop that you want to use for office work or for your children. Appearance when closed Scratches and stickers are not deal breakers but they give you an idea of how...
by admin | Mar 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
A customer came in with a laptop running Windows 7. He thought he was not connected to the internet as there was a red cross through the icon at the bottom right of the screen that suggests no internet connection.When I clicked on the icon it showed that it was...
by admin | Mar 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
An Acer Aspire 5536 came into the shop today that had cut out whilst performing a Windows update. The laptop was running Windows 7 Ultimate with 4gb of memory. Although the laptop had been carried to the shop the case was very warm. When a processor gets too hot it...
by admin | Mar 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Thinking of selling your laptop or desktop PC? Then make sure that you do not leave any personal information on it. This article details a few ways to make sure your personal information does not fall into the wrong hands. This article refers to a...
by admin | Mar 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
This Fujitsu Lifebook AH531 came into the shop. The customer used to have to wiggle the charger plug in the laptop to get it to work. The problem got worse and now the laptop is dead as it has no charge left in the battery. In the photo above you can see the power...
