PC Fixer has invested somewhat in Search Engine Optimization and is somewhat happy with the results. As we have learned, the whole process is part science and part art. That is because the algorhythm that Google and other search engines use is a closely held secret. For example, we have learned that there are hundreds [...]
Today we struggled with Verizon to support their Westel DSL modem router. It always amazes me how Internet Service Providers continually change their login and password schemes. This leaves the techie who is trying to set up their internet with little option but to call tech support and speak with somebody in India. If you [...]
So many of these are infecting Los Angeles computers lately. It isnt that they are unremovable, it is just that the troubleshooting process reaches a point where it no longer makes sense to fight infection. This is because one can reinstall the entire operating system in less time than it takes to completely eradicate the [...]
PC Fixer started it’s business building custom audio computers way back in 1995. Those were the days. Samplitude, Cakewalk, Wavelab, Waves Plugins, Sound Forge, Fruity Loops, Logic Audio and masses of audio plugins kept our home studio busy for quite some time. We had so much fun. I remember the days. You used to have [...]
PC Fixer in Los Angeles has been perfecting the PC tuneup process for over 13 years. Want to make your computer faster? Here are the top ten ways to do so:
Adjust your startup items with the msconfig command. Knowing what to turn off takes experience.
Adjust your startup services with the msconfig command. Knowing what you [...]
Being a computer consultant in Los Angeles can be a challenge. Having the correct software is crucial to our work. Here at PC Fixer we are often asked what the best programs are. And so, after 13 years of software collecting and testing, here are PC Fixer’s top ten most useful computer programs;
Spyware Doctor 4.0 [...]
PC Fixer sees quite a bit of malware infections in the Los Angeles Computer Repair business. Recently Vista Antivirus has been infecting machines and causing them to purchase this fake software which then renders the computer completely unusable.  Although the infection is easily removable with a free program like superantispyware, once somebody has fallen victim [...]
Eastern Car Care in East Los Angeles had a problem: Their gas station management software just stopped opening. Mysteriously they received a message that a file named NmMulti.inf was missing the same day. It didnt take long to figure out that their parallel port was to blame and sure enough the dreaded (sometimes) yellow exclamation [...]
I didnt have to fight one virus or spyware today! This is highly unusual. I think it is because I only worked on 6 computers today at 3 different clients. The first client has no qualms about admitting to downloading porn. In fact, PC Fixer showed him how to download it “safely”. We set him [...]
I opened the dead computer case today to find a motherboard heatsink clip had pulled loose from the motherboard. I pushed the clips back in very deep and applied some very thin liquid superglue and let it dry for 10 minutes. I then swabbed up the reminder of the glue to prevent any shorts since [...]
