Tag: computer repair
Save on your next virus removal!
Boy oh boy is this getting more and more common. We used to take calls from our clients who told us that they had pop ups and weird notifications, or even a huge flashing graphic, “You’ve been infected”. Seems lately, the viruses are doing more damage underneath, and not showing the usual suspects. And no…your AV program may not be catching these buggers either. Call us if you think you may be infected, 612-865-4475.
Here are a few ways to figure out if you may have a virus. 
- Your computer is acting up
- Websites aren’t loading right
- You try to Google something, and it takes you to a whole different page
- You see a “web certificate” page on a website you’re trying to get to
- Occasional blue screen of death
- Internet goes in and out
- Internet just completely goes out
- Mouse and keyboard aren’t working as they should
- There is a new icon in your system tray you’ve never seen before
- You cannot log into your online banking
While most people just blow these off as glitches, you may have a virus and if let go long enough, could result in a computer crash, loss of data and spendy repairs. If you think you may have a virus, let the experienced techs at Call That Girl check it out. We are offering a $69 virus removal sale (30% savings!) until the end of February, so don’t pass up this opportunity! Give us a call or schedule an appointment with the form below.
6 months no interest, no payments computer support financing available
Hello to all of our clients, potential new clients and social media followers. If you are working in a business that is looking to get new IT support in place and would like some help on the financing side, our credit card processor Paypal is offering a 6 months, no payments, no interest financing special for our clients. All you need to do is work out a new IT support purchase plan with us and we will send you the link to apply and see if you qualify. If you qualify, we can offer the following products and services!
- 11 hour support package for $1000
- 5.5 hour support package for $500
- Move your company off old servers and to the cloud
- Update your technology for your company so it works smoother
- Get your company files shared and backed up daily with our online back up products
- Protect all of your computers with our antivirus protection plan
- Buy helpdesk time for those quick problems!
- Buy a package and save on onsite time with our technicians
- Need a package built? We can do that too!
Fill out this form to have us contact you and get started! Or call us at 612-865-4475
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9 Great Tech Tips from Call That Girl
Here’s a list of some good tips I’ve come up with over the years that everyone should know!
9 Great Tech Tips from Call That Girl
- Test different laptops in the store before buying one online
- Updates can be found in the lower right corner of your screen in the system tray
- If your phone gets wet, turn it off and pull the battery out immediately! Turn it upside-down and place in rice to absorb the moisture.
- More often than not, Googling and doing a repair on your electronics yourself only costs more in the end.
- Your Outlook email files are saved in a hidden PST file on your computer that CAN be recovered, transferred and backed up.
- Most people keep very important and private information on their computers, so put a password on your computer for a little extra protection!
- Macs can in fact get viruses, so use caution on certain sites and links.
- Do the updates on your computer regularly, and not just your anti-virus! Viruses can sneak through outdated programs such as Java.
- If your cursor seems to jump around the screen a lot and messes up the document you are working on while typing on your laptop, your wrist may be bumping the mouse pad. Turn it off if you don’t use it.
Tweet That Girl!
You may have noticed an addition to the sidebar of our website recently. The pink box under the blog sign-up is another 
way for me to share computer tips with my social media followers. I’ve had a Twitter account for some time now, but finally decided to vamp up the usage of it. You can now “Tweet That Girl” your computer problems with the hash tag #tweetthatgirl. If the advice fits in 140 characters or less, I’ll give you the best support that I can for free! Check out what advice I’m giving to others in the “Look Who’s Tweeting That Girl” box on the sidebar of our website daily to get some extra tips, too. Click on the image to follow Call That Girl on Twitter and get your own personal advice, along with regular tech tips! And as always, if a simple answer in a tweet can’t fix it give us a call, 612-865-4475, or fill out the form below to set up an appointment.
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A blog-a-thon is about to begin!
To all my blog subscribers/readers, please excuse the crazy amount of blogging you’re about to see for the next 4-6 weeks. I don’t mean to fill your inbox with heaps of blogs you don’t necessarily care to read, nor drive you crazy! I am going to be teaching a class this summer and am increasing SEO through my blogs to show others how to do this as well. I will warn you now that not every blog will be as fabulous as some of my others, but do check in to make sure you don’t miss anything important! And as always, Call That Girl if you need any tech help!
Don’t forget, 50% off of labor when you drop off your computer repairs at our new St. Louis Park location! Call and schedule an appointment today for side-by-side support: 612-865-4475.
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2316 Louisiana Ave. St. Louis Park, MN 55426I defragged my computer and it’s still slow…
Guest Posting by Liam Tidwell of LiamTek.com another computer repair owner from my social networking circles. Enjoy his post today folks!
I hear the above often, very often.
So in this post, we will answer the following questions:
1 What is defragging?
2 Does it really make a difference?
3 Can it hurt my computer?
First things first what is fragmentation? Think of a hard drive as an empty book. You then fill it with programs which we will call chapters. Front to back of course. Now a “chapter” gets longer but it is in the middle of the book, so you just put a note on the last page of that chapter that says see page X for the rest of this chapter. Now after enough revisions of the chapter it becomes pretty hard to read. Think of defragging like taking the book apart and putting it in a 3 ring binder so each chapter can be put in order from first to last page. That is defragmentation in a nutshell.
Does it make a difference? Yes. Does it make a noticeable difference? Maybe… That depends on how you use a computer. The performance difference really is dependent on how old the hardware is and how fragmented the drive is versus how often the drive is accessed for what you do. I’ll just say that defragmenting won’t slow you down any. Most people won’t notice a speed difference on their computer until it is in the 9-11% range and a defragmentation is capable of doing that.
Can it hurt my computer? Yes, absolutely. Will it? Probably not. Running a defragmentation is very demanding on a hard drive and can kill one that is on the verge of failing anyway. But this is why we do regular backups. For most people defragging your computer every 3-4 months will do just fine.
So there you have it, the basics of defragging. Why do people defrag? Simple, they want to speed up their computer. If your PC is slow enough that it is bothering you, chances are you will need more than a simple defrag. There are two main ways to get that new PC speed back. Hardware upgrade & software tune up and defragmentation is a small part of that process.
If you are looking to speed up your laptop or desktop PC, Call That Girl can of course help.
Click here to book an appointment or call us to get some help if you’re scared to defrag yourself! 612-865-4475