How to avoid a long wait… As the days and weeks of isolation go by it is likely that your computer is one of the most important devices you have at home. It makes sense, therefore, to look after it…

Self- isolating? Required to work from home? Your PC or Laptop is likely to be your lifeline to the outside world, so If you have any computer problems give us a call. While PC-FIXED normally operates a mobile service, we…

Today, Internet Safety is paramount.  If you use your PC or Laptop to connect to the internet you need to be aware that you are potentially a target for all sorts of scammers and unwanted connections. From harmless targeted advertisements…

Let’s be honest – You are probably running your company on a zero budget for IT - i.e. you are not anticipating having to spend anything on computers unless you have to. If this is the case, sooner or later,…

Portable hard drive failing?

A: There’s no right or wrong answer and, in truth, it may be that, for you, it is somewhere in between - but there is a way to better focus your thinking: Could you do your job / provide your…

Business IT maintenance Most businesses owners protect themselves from obvious risks with insurance, working policies, and good practice. Items they depend on are usually covered by service contracts such as phones and cars. When it comes to IT, bigger companies…

Click the button below to get started.    You will be able to select from a huge range of components to make a custom PC exactly to your needs.  There's a handy Video to help you and once you have…

Watch out for website keying errors!

Have you noticed how your computer seems to take ages to boot up (especially since Windows 10)? Well here’s a simple solution to speed up your PC that will get you going much faster and transform your computer or laptop…

Sadly, these are becoming all too common at the moment.  The best advice I can give to all computer users is to be on their guard whenever they receive unsolicited phone, email or text messages. Last week I attended three…

There are quite a few possibilities as to why won't a PC or Laptop start up but 9 times out of 10 it’s the hard drive not being able to start Windows. This could be after a failed update (Windows…

Bad things happen. Some come out of the blue and some can be anticipated. When you are running a small business and depend on a Laptop or PC for customer records and day-to-day processes you must mitigate the risk of…

Nearly half of all crime committed in the UK this year is Cyber Crime. Ranging from inconvenient to catastrophic and devastating, up to 80% can be prevented by simple good practice. Even targeted attacks can be mitigated with a few…

One of the biggest threats to safe and successful PC or Laptop computing is SPAM. Most unsolicited and unwanted emails are pretty easy to spot and are best ignored and deleted, the danger comes from those that are a bit…

Many of us take the easy option after suffering a PC or Laptop failure and just replace it with a new one – this usually makes sense when the replacement comes with all the latest updates and is probably faster…

Here are a few simple tips to keep you and your computer out of trouble! Keep your PC / Laptop properly backed up Keep a recovery file (copies of all your settings and installed application) and keep it up-to-date Keep…