Tips, guides, and things I've learned fixing computers in St Helens since 2008.
Windows Defender, paid antivirus, or nothing at all? A repair tech's honest take on what you actually need to stay safe.
Analogue landlines switch off in January 2027. What's changing, a practical checklist to get ready, and what to do about alarms and telecare in St Helens.
Slow internet in St Helens? Router placement, crowded Wi-Fi, an old ISP router or the line itself. How to find the cause and when a new router helps.
Failed power supplies, dust-clogged heatsinks, clashing antivirus, Windows update nightmares: the real problems I see every week.
Back up your PC properly: what to save, OneDrive vs Google Drive vs iCloud compared, external drives and File History, and why sync isn't a backup.
Back up your files, sign out of everything, deauthorise software, and wipe it properly, so your data doesn't go with it.