To Prevent Cyberbullying -

July 6th, 2010

Stop and think before you click “Send”

By Elena Murphy

Would you consider critical comments posted on your Facebook page the same as “trash-talking” your opponent before a basketball game? You know, nothing personal. That’s how one first-year male college student explained the practice of electronically posting or texting disparaging comments about other people, says Dr. Elizabeth Englander, professor of psychology at Bridgewater State College, who gave a presentation on cyberbullying to a full house of parents and school administrators earlier this month at Cary Hall. Read the rest of this entry »

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New England Summer is Thunderstorm Season… Protect Your Expensive Electronics From Damage!

May 27th, 2010

There’s nothing like the thrill of lightning and thunder after a scorching summer day.  Storm clouds gather, you feel the tension in the air and zzzzap! Kaboom!  There goes your computer! ZZZAPPPO! So much for that expensive flatscreen TV… Read the rest of this entry »

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What it is to be “Not just ANY geek!”

May 19th, 2010

When talking to friends, the subject of  geeky competition often comes up and I invariably get asked  “How do you succeed against all those other geeks?” Read the rest of this entry »

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More Good Weather Advice: Don’t Leave Home Without Your Digital Camera!

May 6th, 2010
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Awesome double rainbow in the back yard 5/4/2010 - Photo by Andy Trask

Going somewhere? Take your digital camera with you, you never know what you could end up capturing - the awesome beauty of a spring rainbow, a cozy clutch of baby birds, the marvelous detail of a brilliant red mushroom. These are all things I’ve shot just by having my camera with me at the right moment. Read the rest of this entry »

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y aren’t u txtg ur kids?

May 1st, 2010

A word of advice to parents of kids with mobile phones: Text!

This is probably old news to a lot of you, but if I can connect one text-shy parent with their kid, I’ll consider this post worthwile…  Read the rest of this entry »

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“Get out and play!” – Mom’s Warm Weather Advice Has Never Been More Timely.

April 21st, 2010

PB060005When I was a kid (during the last century), the sun would shine and my Mom would admonish all seven of us kids to “get out while the sun is shining,”  and she wouldn’t tolerate “no” for an answer.  She knew that climbing trees and playing baseball and even wading through the muddy shallows of the Ash Street Pond was better for us than sitting in front of the TV.  And she was right.  There wasn’t a one of us that ever had more than an ounce of unburned fat when we fell into bed at the end of the day. Read the rest of this entry »

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“Warning! Your Computer May Be Infected!” Spyware? Malware? This can’t be good…

April 12th, 2010

geekablog-logoMalicious software (Malware) is the #1 cause of computer trouble for home PC users. Here’s a brief tutorial on the subject… Read the rest of this entry »

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Geek Computer Service Center Extends 50% Off Recycling Offer Through Earth Day 2010

April 5th, 2010

ghctreeAfter the success of our February recycling program discounts, we are extending the 50% savings offer through Earth Day, April 22nd.  During February, the Geek Housecalls local computer service center in Burlington Massachusetts (www.geekservicecenter.com) announced a special offer that ran through Saint Patrick’s Day where computer equipment brought to the service center for recycling was discounted to 50% off of our regular recycling rates. Read the rest of this entry »

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Geek Housecalls Computer Service Center raffle: Red Sox vs. Yankees opening day tickets – All proceeds go to Haitian Relief Fund

March 8th, 2010

The Geek Housecalls Carry-In Computer Service Center has teamed up with other local vendors in selling raffle tickets to benefit the Haitian Relief Effort.

Three drawing winners will each win a pair of tickets to opening day, Sunday April 4 at 8PM, when the Boston Red Sox will play the New York Yankees. Read the rest of this entry »

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MacBook Flashing Questionmark-Over-Folder Icon May Indicate Failed Hard Drive

February 20th, 2010

geekablog-logoSome folks are waking up their MacBooks only to find an ominous grey screen with a flashing questionmark icon instead of their usual friendly desktop.

According to Mac expert Joe Riess from the Geek Housecalls Computer Service Center, this flashing questionmark-on-folder icon may indicate that the hard disk drive in your MacBook has failed.  Read the rest of this entry »

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