Computer Tune-Up
A slow computer usually has one specific cause — a failing drive, a full disk, twenty things launching at boot, or dust cooking the processor. I find which one it is instead of running a cleaner and hoping.
No deposit. Pay when it's done. Or call John on (619) 928-6500.
What's included
- Boot and load times measured before anything is changed, so the improvement is a number
- Startup items reviewed and the unnecessary ones disabled
- Disk space recovered and the drive's health checked for early failure signs
- Operating system and drivers brought up to date
- Dust cleared from vents and fans where the machine can safely be opened
- Browser extensions and background apps pruned
- Re-measured at the end, and told plainly if the real answer is that it needs new hardware
What I'll need from you
- The computer and its login password
- A rough idea of when it got slow and what you were doing
- An hour where you don't need the machine
- How long it takes
- About 90 minutes.
John
Whoever did this last was in a hurry. I won't be.
What if it can't be fixed?
Then I tell you that, and what it would cost to fix in hardware. A ten-year-old machine with a dying drive is not a tune-up problem and I'd rather say so than take your money twice.
Will I lose anything?
No. I don't delete personal files. If disk space is the problem I show you what's using it and you decide.
Network & Computers
Often booked at the same visit
Adding a second job to the same trip is the cheapest way to buy my time — the drive only gets paid for once.
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Pop-ups, redirects and toolbars gone, and the way in closed behind them.
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Computer tune-up in San Diego
A slow computer almost always has one specific cause, and finding it is worth more than any cleanup app. In San Diego I see a lot of drives that are simply full, a lot of machines with twenty things launching at boot, and — genuinely a local factor — a lot of laptops choked with dust from a year of open windows and dry Santa Ana air. Fans clogged like that push the processor into throttling, and the symptom is a machine that feels fine cold and unusable by mid-afternoon.
I measure boot and load times before touching anything so the improvement is a number rather than an impression, then work through startup items, disk space, drivers and heat in that order. If the honest answer is that a ten-year-old machine with a failing drive needs replacing rather than tuning, you get told that at the start, not after you have paid for an hour of polishing something that is going to fail anyway.
Send a photo of the spot. I'll confirm $79.
If the photo shows something that changes the price, you'll know before I drive out — not after.
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