March 31, 2013
If you haven’t heard, we are hiring again. In fact we are pretty much are always hiring because it’s so hard to find the right mix of technical skills and customer service. As a potential employer, I’m always reading stories about what applicants should do and I’m apparently a top search results for “awesome cover […]
Tags: computer repair, hiring, job references
Posted in Business, Tips
March 24, 2013
“You may be paying too much for your internet service” seems like a marketing ploy for the latest offering from Knology, Time-Warner, Cox or AT&T but for many of us it’s really true. Here are the most common problems we see in the field. First, if you are renting your cable modem, it’s time to […]
Tags: aol, AT&T, computer repair, cox, internet, ISP, Knology, time warner
Posted in Commentary, Tips
March 18, 2013
A few weeks ago, I received the following invitation: On behalf of the City of Lawrence, I wish to invite you to an important meeting to be held on Thursday concerning current technology infrastructure in Lawrence and your current and future technology needs related to broadband access. The City of Lawrence has engaged CTC Technology […]
Tags: city commission, franchise authority, internet, Knology, KUSBDC, lawrence, municipal broadband, small business, sunflower, wicked broadband, WOW!
Posted in Business, Commentary
March 10, 2013
In 1996, I responded to an ad in Computer User magazine for a new company in Lawrence, Kansas called Geeks on Wheels that was being formed. I liked the concept of going onsite and helping people with computers. I had been doing it on my own as a side business and now was the time […]
Tags: cable modems, computer repair, datavision, Geeks on Wheels, Knology, lawrence, sunflower
Posted in Business, Commentary
March 3, 2013
Infographics are always fun as they easily tell a statistical story visually and these two infographics from iPhone repair company Squaretrade say quite a bit. The key points of the study are that the most dangerous place to use an iPhone is in the kitchen. Ouch. And if you’ve left your phone on the top […]
Tags: accidents, cracked screen, home, iphone
Posted in Business