Tag: Macbook Repair Blackheath

  • I do not offer web hosting

    The other day someone asked me if I could maintain their website. While as much as I would love the money the biggest problem is that my skill sets are more towards python, Linux and Mac Repairs. While yes I do have the skills needed to do the job I would not feel comfortable about…

  • Is your Macbook overheating?

    My Macbook is overheating what can I do about it? This is a common question I get with customers about their Macbooks. This post will help you decide if your Macbook needs to be fixed or you just need to change some settings. What do you mean overheating? I hear the word overheating. but is…

  • Mac Backup … is it important?

    “There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who back up and those who wish they did…. “ ~Unknown Tech support guy That phrase has been a mantra of mine for years. Every year around HSCs we would have devastated teens bring in their liquid damaged laptops praying that we would be able…

  • All hard drives are Mac hard drives

    When I was working in a computer retail shop in Katoomba, we would often get people coming into find external hard drives for their Apple Computer. They would walk to the section with the drives and be confused when all the products on display were for PC. Or they would see Mac labelled drives but…

  • Cookies on a Mac

    Everyone is always asking about cookies. Are Cookies Malware? Nope! You have cookies on your mac right now! However, they are not harmful … mostly. What are cookies? Why do you care? And how do you get rid of them? It is bad to have targeted ads? I can tell when my wife has been…

  • Keynote tips before a presentation

    In a previous post about Keynote, I had mentioned that this is one of the software packages I used to support while working at Applecare in California. In the five years of answering panicked calls from customers who had problems with Keynote, I have a few tips. That will not only reduce your stress but…

  • We have moved!!!!!

    Good business is not about how many of your competitors you remove from the market but the great “win-win” deals you make along the way. Yesterday we made one of those “Win-Win” situations thanks to Lithgow Tech Services. We are now moving our Phone Repair Service into Lithgow Tech Services and are working towards the…

  • Mac Experts have problems with computers too

    There is this myth that Mac Experts never have problems with their computers. I can tell you this is a total myth because I’m currently reloading the OS on my Macbook Pro. So why do computer techs never seen to have problems with their computers. I’m going to talk about a few of those reasons…

  • The case of the Time Machine backup that was out of time.

    Now and then a customer will bring me an interesting case. Something that I have to actually think about instead of knowing the solution off the top of my head. This is where having an understanding of how OSX operates and a good sense of logic comes in. The case of the Time Machine backup…

  • Lithgow Needs business blogs

    When I decided to start my own Mac repair business in a small town I overlooked one small detail. Macs do not break on a regular basis. While the PC folks would say that is not true and I should have plenty to do …. my lack of a current model mac or a sports…