Been getting some e-mails lately asking for link exchanges not only to this site but to our business sites as well. What is wierd is most of the time when these comes they are from outside the U.S. and wanting to do impression links etc. But, lately they have been from businesses within the U.S. wanting to do an exchange. Now for the purposes of SEO I fully understand the importance of link exchanges, keywords, meta tags, etc. But, if you are in business and decide to go thru the Internet to find people to do exchanges with here are some pointers. 1. Do not send the same e-mail to every business. I'm sure that is the easy way to do it but the problem is if a person has more then one site and get's your e-mail at both sites it [+]

Read a post about this and thought it was pretty interesting.  Here you have a business that maps out wi-fi spots in an area and calls it "Wi-Fi Mapper". Now the owner Tim Groninga of Cedar Valley Tech actually refers to it as "raising awareness of wireless network security and for research puposes" and then continues to say "information is processed and turned into this fun map". Now when I look at the map what I see are wireless networks that are secure and some that are not. I also see some that it's possible refer to the person's last name as their SSID on the router. On top of that I see locations on a map i.e. street where these networks are. Now I am wondering where exactly is the "fun" part of this? Is the "fun" part when a home [+]

If some of you remember from a previous post I said about how much I liked this station WJFK and the format they had with different radio host. Well low and behold that is all going to change now and they are going to become 106.7 The Fan....Nice name but don't like the concept. First and foremost Big O & Dukes are gone. Apparently Chad is staying to do a show with LaVar Arrington but Oscar is leaving. Now not being a Redskins fan or a Nat's fan I really don't see the reason to listen anymore. I can imagine during the season to hear all about Jason Campbell and the Redskins report and who really cares. Can only take so much talk about a few teams in the area. I guess if you are a Redskins, Nat's, Cap's, etc fan then this will [+]

Just installed this software from BlancheSoft called TS Man 2009. It's a Computer Service Software program for use in your computer business. Pretty nice software that is full of features to utilize. I really like the layout, easy to understand, easy to add items, easy to grasp. Too many of these programs take a degree to figure out how to use them and set them up. Download the demo and give it a try. If you decide to purchase it's reasonably prices and you get a discount if you belong to the NACRBO. [+]

Browsing the intenet and I ran across one of those new "hidden video" setups. This time they went to local computer shops with a PC that had that hard drive disconnected. Pretty amusing stuff (maybe not if it's your shop). But, as i'm reading I realize the one shop is an owner that I have actually talked to in the past and his name is Charles McLeod and is out of Portland Oregon. His business is PC Paramedix, Inc. Check out the site, and also check out the video on the main page.  Super job by Charles and his staff for doing the right thing. Dan Computer Repair Business Lessons Learned [+]

I have pretty much has all the high-tech phones that have every come out. The problem with that is i've never used half of the functions that are available on any phone. Well now that I have the iPhone I decided to change that. Have a good friend who kept telling me to download podcast on my iPhone and listen while i'm driving (spend alot of time on the road). So I finally did it and went to a site called Podnutz . Now apparently the owner has been podcasting for sometime and then took a break but now he is back. It's actually pretty enjoyable driving and listening to the podast at the same time as compared to a sports station (my favorite) or someting else. And who knows maybe just maybe i'll learn something while i'm doing it. Well thks iPhone [+]

Well I waited and waited and finally got the Dell Mini. Having looked at all the different versions of Mini's out there it was not that easy of a decision. But, for the purposes I will be using it the Dell fits the bill. It has the 160 gig hd and also 1 gig of memory, with xp home pre-installed. So far only thing I have done is add a folder with some tech tools and also installed Ubuntu on it. So now it will dual-boot to either XP or Ubuntu. I really like being able to take it to a customers especially a business when I go to do maintenance as compared to the laptop I use to carry with me. This makes it so much easier. Hopefully down the road I will find more things to add to the Mini along [+]

I enjoy browsing around Craigslist not only to post our services which i've covered in another post but also to read the ads about "services" wanted. What amazes me is when I see things like this: "This position is non-paying from the start with the opportunity to grow and gain experience" So non-paying and???? I get to learn while I grow....Hmmm not very enticing.. "A Web Design firm needs to outsource several graphic design projects.  Looking to pay between 50 and 100 for each" So you are an actual "Web Design" firm that probably charges $500-$1,000 for a design and you are willing to pay me $50-$100...hmmm don't see this happening. "Easy fix needed - Autofeeder top is slightly dislodged and looks like it needs to be slid into the hinge. I'm not willing to pay $125 for this easy repair. Should be an easy $50" Well [+]

National Association of Computer Repair Business Owners

The National Association of Computer Repair Business Owners is a trade association of Computer Repair Business owners, dedicated to the advancement of the Computer Repair Business through the building of trust and professionalism of its members. Every association member pledges to adhere to the Code's standards as a condition of admission and continuing membership in the Association.

Membership benefits include partnerned vendors with discounts for their services/products and more. If you own a computer repair business then you owe it to yourself to join the National Association of Computer Repair Business Owners.

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I was recently in the Best Buy in Fredericskburg, VA. What a treat it was seeing the young man in the computer department sell a computer and monitor to an older lady. I would title it "the ultimate upsell"...This guy did not just have one upsell but he had 4 in all. I found the best one was this: Best Buy Employee: "Do you know how when you get a new computer it has all those program on it you don't want?" Customer: "Yes, I know what you mean" Best Buy Employee: "Well, we have a service and we will remove all those programs from the computer" Customer:  "Can't I just remove them myself?" Best Buy Employee: "No, that is where people get confused. If you try to go in and just "remove" the program it really is still there and it will come back" Customer: "Wow, I [+]