Direct MP3 Download: Podnutz Daily #215 – 123 Computer Repair
Steve is joined by Jorge Hernandez of123computerrepair.com
Topics discussed:
- Building you business from part-time
- Why you should be charging people accordingly
- shopping local competition to compare pricing
- Using Paypal to accept credit cards
- Using Technibble as a resource
- Distributing your own newsletter
- AC outlet ethernet adapters
- Finding sample Forms and business templates
- Hidden costs on running your business
- Symantic Ghost vs. Acronis as an image backup tool
- Easeus Disk copy also for backup
- Symantic PCanywhere, GoToMeeting and Logmein for remote compute access
- Getting referral commissions for referring business
- Google adwords for advertising
- Putting Labels on computers that you’ve repaired, Jorge uses Vistaprint
- Treesize utility for analyzing hard drive space
- SyncToy is a free application that synchronizes files and folders between locations
- NT BackUP Utility for restoring backups made on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 to computers running Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows Server 2008
- Symantic Backup Exec
- AutoSizer automatically resizes programs
- Xmarks for synchronizing bookmarks
- Web Of Trust Use their warnings to protect yourself from online scams, sites with adult content and spam.
- SnagIt screen capture
- Jorge talks about his experiences with Carbonite
- BackBlaze is another online backup service
- Folder Size Shell Extension adds a new tab to the Properties dialog that displays a folder’s or drive’s size
- Using a GPS or googleMaps to find a clients house
- Apple vs. Google Android
- The Apple business philosophy in general
Voicemails/Emails:
- Vauhn says you can extend the trial period on Windows 7 for up to 120 day based on this article at Windowssecrets.com
- Phillip asks if you can succeed using Steve’s Laptop Repair Videos with no experience,Steve recommends starting with desktops
- Mike has an Acer 5570Z Laptop with a broken DC power jack and usedSteve’s video’s to help the repair. He Talks about using a pillbox to separate the screws removed from the laptop during disassembly.
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Music provided by Evan King
Notes by Mike Evans at datamike.net
