HP Compaq NC6220

Pentium-M 2.0Mhz, DDR 1G , 60 Gb ,

DVD-CDRW combo,

WiFi Wireless,

14.1″ Lcd

Windows XP Pro english installed

Grade A condtion , 100% tested

$269.99

One of the first computers I had the pleasure to use

I am an old man.

I recently visited a client who was telling me about the first computer they got to use which was a TRS-80 (similar to the one above).  Coincidentally that was one of the first machines I got to use as well.  It made me think about my history with the PC and how I ended up with my own computer consulting firm 30 years later.

• 10 x=x+1
• 20 print x
• 30 goto 10

This simple program taught me the most important fact about computers:  dependency.

I taught the computer how to count in about 30 seconds and as my high school computer teacher said “It took Ernie and Bert 5 years to teach you how to count to 10 and it took you 30 seconds to teach a computer to count.”  In all fairness Ernie and Bert were great teachers but the computer was a better student.  Besides my computer teacher was a bit of an idiot (whenever he clicked on the backspace of the keyboard he would say “look pacman’s eating up all the letters…munch….munch…munch.”)  But I digress.

So here I am 30 years later with the conclusion of dependency.  I never realized how important dependency is.  In a computer, it could be argued, that the motherboard is the main piece that keeps the computer going.  Without the motherboard no power would be distributed; no peripherals could be connected.  But without the CPU the motherboard would be as useless as the cardboard box it came in.  The CPU and Motherboard are dependant on each other.

The same theory can be help true for the internet and the inter-dependency between sites.  I will talk more about this in the future.

We do repair laptops.  We can fix most laptop issues.  We repair DC jack power connectors, motherboards and LCD screen problems.  We have laptop accessories such as batteries, adapters and keyboards.  So why do people seem so surprised when I tell them I can repair their systems?  I am proud to report that HCS has been around since 1999 and I have stood behind my work for all these years.  I have a staff of 5 (including a web designer) and I still go out into the field repairing networks.  I live by my reputation and those who know my work will tell you that I will go that extra mile to keep my clients happy,  Give me a call at 514-836-7408 for your laptop issues or visit our laptop page of our website.

A laptop problem

Where to get a laptop fixed in Montreal is a question often asked by university students.  It is hard to find any qualified people who can fix a laptop.  McGill and Concordia students have often found themselves in need of someone to help them fix their laptop quickly and have learned to rely on our quick service.  We see hundreds of defective laptops and thousands of problems.

We service all makes and models of PC laptops, notebooks and most desktops: Dell, Sony, IBM, HP, Compaq, Toshiba, Gateway, Averatec, Fujitsu, Acer, Panasonic, and others.

Typical laptop, notebook and computer repairs include:
DC Power jack / plug replacement
Motherboard repair
LCD Screen replacement
Virus removal
Software installs
System recovery
Memory upgrades
Data Recovery
Hard drive replacements and upgrades
Wireless install and security
Blue screen repair
Broken USB repair

At Les Specialistes HCS we pride ourselves on our quick and reliable service.  We are experienced technicians and have been supporting Concordia and McGill students since 1999.  We accept Visa, Mastercard through our on-line payment system.  Whatever the emergency might be we can fix your laptop or desktop.

So in our previous Slow Laptop articles we went through hardware (Parts 1 and 2) as well as the joys of defragmentation and cleaning up your temporary files in Part 3. The final remedy is my personal favorite and it is the most common: the virus meets the virus hunter.

UNDERSTANDING Spyware and Malware

The difference between spyware and malware is the same difference as there is between telephone soliciting and telephone pranking: they are both annoying with one being used for commercial and the other being used for malicious intent. When I started seeing spyware, malware back in 2002, I began to see a something that I did not see before; I knew what viruses were but spyware acted the same way except I knew where they originated from. My tools in the past for removing spyware is to look in the registry, then it was Lavasoft’s adaware and Spybot Search and Destroy in conjunction with Hijackthis.

The removal of all these rogue software used to take me several hours manually by using all the software above. I was very successful at removing viruses and spyware with all those tools however it took a very long to remove all the files and if you missed one then the malware would pop up again. Now I have found the best piece of software for the removal of Spyware and malware and it is called Malwarebytes. I highly reommend it to those who are experiencing a slow machine due to viruses, spyware, malware or scareware.