Los Angeles Computer News

What goals have you set for your business’s future? Would you like to broaden your customer base, boost your income,

You may have heard of Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley has long been known as the center of the tech world.

Getting a new Mac fills you with excitement. Whether you have just gotten your first MacBook, or you’re a long

You probably already know that your computer can talk to you.  Text to speech is fairly commonplace for listening to

Netflix has a problem. The video streaming service is required to license TV shows and movies for every country they

A common reason for home computer service is the installation of a new operating system. Computers last a very long

Do you think you've never used technology so advanced that it needed computer security like encryption? Think again! When you

Among the various types of computer repair Los Angeles consumers need help with the most are problems caused by malware infections.

Earlier this month,  Apple CEO Tim Cook rolled out the latest development in its MacBook lineup. The simply named New

One type of computer repair Los Angeles residents may be familiar with is that of fixing their computer keyboards. The

For many people in Los Angeles computer repairs often involve problems with their motherboard. The ordinary user who is not

Wherever we are in Los Angeles, most of us take for granted the workings of our computer monitors, trusting that

Touch screens have quickly become a key part of our daily experience with communication and internet activity. We use them

Most computer users understand consequential damage to computer hardware. Now, we can dive into the exponentially deeper realm of consequential

Recent news stories have brought the term “metadata” to general public awareness. These developments often mention the privacy issues and

The Apple App Store is currently the best one around. Of course you don't need an Apple device repair shop

Many people wonder how to recycle their old computer equipment when it becomes so much electronic waste (or e-waste). With

Nowadays just about all new computers, tablets, and smartphones come with a wireless technology built in called Bluetooth. Bluetooth allows

Computers and electronics repairs in general account for an incredibly wide range of businesses, production and day to day operations

Since their initial concept, development, and implementation, computers and computer services have come a long way in only 70 years.

Where is technology going? It’s as if new innovations are always bragging about getting smaller, faster, and smarter. Is that a

My favorite new app these days is called IFTTT, and one of the best things about it is… it’s free.

Have any of you noticed that going to the Apple store is a lot like going to the department of

December 15 2009, a picture was taken of Janis Sharp, Gary McKinnon's mother, along with the Liberal Democrat leader, Nick

Skinput is a system from Carnegie Mellon's Chris Harrison that monitors acoustic signals on your arm to translate gestures and

A federal judge on Monday ordered the Pennsylvania school district accused of spying on its students to stop activating the

The House passed a new cybersecurity bill with an overwhelming majority vote. The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, H.R. 4061 has a

After a devastating 7.0 earthquake earlier this week, the Embassy of the United States in Haiti today has made it

Three-dimensional televisions, Internet-enabled TVs, touch-screen "tablet" computers, e-book readers and other fun new gadgets were scattered all over the enormous

While the Kama Sutra and the Bollywood wet sari scene have been imported from the country, it seems that India

BEFORE finally settling on Seattle as the home of Amazon.com,  founder Jeff Bezos briefly considered placing it on an Indian

In retaliation against Microsoft's Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor (COFEE), which frequently helps law enforcement officials extract data from password-protected

This past year has been riddled with mistakes for Facebook, most of them having to do with policy changes the

IBM has just announced the expansion of its server lineup, with a new mainframe system designed specifically for Linux that

According the Google, the company removes from consideration one of its superhuman job candidates every now and then, in an

Today, Microsoft confirmed that it has been investigating a problem deemed the "black screen of death" by users, which affects

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has had it with BlueHippo, which offers computers on layaway to consumers too poor to

Reframe It, a new startup releasing a web application,  found itself in the position of having something strikingly similar coming

Electrical engineers at the University of California, San Diego have recently been pitting Apple's Genius music recommender program against their self-proclaimed,

White spaces, internet connectivity services that run in the unused portion of the television spectrum, have been called "WiFi on steroids" by

At the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University, a research group has developed a unique new way

IBM is reportedly facing an antitrust inquiry from the U.S. Department of Justice. Recent actions the company has taken in

An imprisoned hacker managed to shut down a prison's entire computer system - after wardens gave him the task of

The High Court in the UK has granted permission for an injunction to be served via the social-networking site Twitter.

Apparently the US, having not taken reasonable steps to protect its security, is now McKinnon, a hacker, to pick up

On Thursday, Google announced that it is opening up part of its index to the maker of a high-speed publishing machine

The Handelsblatt, a German economic newspaper, reported with an insider quote that the staff at IBM have been given ten

AOL Instant Messenger finally made the change this July with a new beta for both Windows and Macs that began a move beyond

YouTube, the net’s original house of viral videos, is looking to go pro with new major studio films, according to

In Japan, computer scientists say they have discovered a method of breaking the WPA encryption system used in wireless routers

At IBM, scientists have been experimenting with using DNA molecules as a way to create miniscule circuits that could then

The U.S. government has been covertly testing technology in both China and Iran which lets residents break through firewalls set up by their governments

In the recent flurry of YouTube and other sites letting it be known they will no longer support the outdated

Macbook users who prefer a Windows OS have been suffering for a long time due to how much their preferences

At the Georgia Institute for Technology, new software has been developed that can identify spam before it hits a mail

Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc have finally agreed to a partnership, a move both companies have been working on for

In the UK, Karoo serves as the only ISP in the area, and they have had a long held a

Adobe Systems has been called out by Secunia, a firm that exposes software vulnerabilies, for the outdated and unsafe software

Microsoft plans to launch a music streaming service similar to the massively popular British Spotify.  The company aims to have

Amazon has changed the terms of service. Again. This time, the rules surrounding its popular data APIs have made it

Officials at Microsoft have said that the company expects to begin manufacturing of Windows 7 t before the end of

The latest version of Microsoft's Silverlight player was supposed to be released this morning, but  the company's presentation technology for

After an excess of two dozen high-level websites in South Korea as well as the United States were hit by

Attention iPhone users: Push instant messaging is now available. This means you can now stay connected to your instant message

Your Facebook profile’s URL right now ends in a string of numbers that is not so easy for anyone to

Zune was down recently as Microsoft updated its site to debut its new content on the website, such as the

At the request of the CDC, Google took a look at its previous search data from Mexico. And it found

CompUSA Comes Back From the Dead with about thirty new stores that comes with aggressive prices, remodeled stores, and in-store

Back in the day, orchestras required instruments. Now, orchestras are playing iPhones. One such orchestra is The Stanford University ensemble

According to several reports, the merger of IBM and Sun Microsystems appears to be coming apart, after a chain of

Apple and Stanford University will begin offering free videos and course materials on iPhone application development this week. Stanford is

If you are ever caught on Facebook or Twittering while  at work,  just tell your boss that doing so  makes

These days, work can be defined as "that which is accomplished while not distracted by the Internet," Everyone who works

Google is forming a $100 million fund to invest in early-stage start-up firms. While fully owned by Google, Google Ventures

Google launched free downloads of licensed songs in China today, while sharing advertising revenues earned with major music labels. baidu.com

Consumer electronics startups are the new frontier for entrepreneurs. Once thought to be an expensive business skewed in favor of

"AT&T, one of the nation's largest Internet service providers, confirmed on Tuesday the company is working with the recording industry

A critical bug has been discovered that deletes all music from an iPod when it's connected to The songbird Media

IBM is in talks to buy Sun Microsystems Inc, sources with knowledge of the matter said, a move that could

Gmail overtakes YouTube as 10th most visited US site.  More interestingly, Google's Gmail passed YouTube in order to make the list.

Google Turns Voicemail Into E-mail with its latest service: Google Voice. The new service works with Google's Gmail, allowing a person to store  voicemail

"Ars Technica has a very thorough post of some of the technologies that Microsoft researchers showed off at TechFest last

"In the aftermath of disclosures that Belkin employees for good reviews on Amazon, David Pogue reports in the NYTimes that

Have you seen the Mac that fits in the envelope? Or the slick way more and more screens look like

In these tough economic times, replacing a notebook computer is not a desired expense.  Many people believe that when their

Yes, we are in the computer support business. And, yes, you would think we do get the customers that we

LittleBigPlanet is the latest customisable platform game to gain some attention.  It is designed especially for Sony's Play Station 3

... at PC Fixer Wishing you a healthy and prosperous 2009! Happy New Year!

Unlike many youth of previous generations who wondered which house Santa was at on Christmas Eve, or when he would

Did you get a flu shot this year? Are you downing the echinacea? Or are you more of a Vitamin

Well, you know someone out there is either a) bored, b) procrastinating or c) wishing they had gone to art

As with so many December traditions, the Top Ten List seems to dominate.  From Barbara Walters to Yahoo, everyone wants

Yes, it's true you can actually make some money posting videos on YouTube.  What's even more exciting, is that many

Today the White House has announced it's strong opposition to the FCC's recommended free wireless internet plan.  The current administration officials are

Have you ever heard of Techmeme.com?  It may not be a common site in most people's www lexicon, but for

¦lt;br /> According to analyst firm Nielsen Online, mobile internet use is growing while the number of people going online

Does the cost of a new console and the related games intimidate you? But what is more scary, an initial

Yes, you read that correctly.  A 1.4 billion pixel (or 1400 megapixel) camera will scan the night's sky looking for renegade near-Earth

Lately it seems that the videos of YouTube are less about the general public trying to find their 15 minutes of

Are you an avid gamer? Do you ever leave your machine on, even though the game is over?  More and

According to Mozilla and other sources, Firefox 2 and Gecko 1.8 will soon be left behind some time in mid-December.

Yesterday, November 12, 2008, MySpace COO Amit Kapur announced that his company is working on its own payments and virtual

Gmail's budding reputation as a communication hub for more than just e-mail received a major endorsement today with the addition

According to an article published Monday in the Sydney Morning Herald, Facebook has been infiltrated by Nigerian scammers and other

 According to the Verizon website, whether traveling to Europe for an international conference or to Asia for a business meeting,

Microsoft has launched a broad new effort, known as Microsoft BizSpark, to help entrepreneurs and startups get off the ground

The good folks at Mozilla are trumpeting a new report by global analytics service Net Applications that documented a 20%

News sites and political blogs are expecting extraordinary traffic tonight as Americans track results of the Presidential election, and are

Thursday AOL announced that social networks are front and center in the latest redesign of their homepage AOL.com.  The company announced it will

Twenty-five years ago, The Flaming Lips burst out of Oklahoma City with deafening noise and ambition to spare. Today, it

For those who no longer have a television or whose schedules don't coincide with the timing, watching live TV events can be

Through various sources, including a Fox News report, there have been large-scale and possibly ongoing security breaches at the World Bank.

Has gaming for "real dollars" left the internet and arrived on your favorite console?  If not now, apparently very soon.

I just returned home from a nice vacation in Kauai.  I was surprised at how few internet cafes there were. 

"According to an article in NewScientst Tech, there is now software that can identify the amount of spin in a

If we take the word of Citigroup analyst Richard Gardner, the much rumored new aluminum MacBooks are already winging their

MarketWatch reports that Best Buy has decided to spend 54 million dollars to purchase Napster. In total the deal amounts to approximately

"Scientists in Pisa, Italy claim to have set a new world record for the fastest wireless data transmission. They report

As part of Windows Vista's $300 million marketing rehabilitation, Microsoft will initially hire a wave of 'Windows Gurus to walk

"With costs related to a rogue network administrator's hijacking of the city's network now city officials say they are searching

Today  visited Eric at Hoverview Investigations.  He is an amazing private invesitgator and you can check out his website at

PC Fixer has invested somewhat in Search Engine Optimization and is somewhat happy with the results.  As we have learned,

So many of these are infecting Los Angeles computers lately.  It isnt that they are unremovable, it is just that

PC Fixer in Los Angeles has been perfecting the PC tuneup process for over 13 years.  Want to make your

PC Fixer sees quite a bit of malware infections in the Los Angeles Computer Repair business.  Recently Vista Antivirus has

I didnt have to fight one virus or spyware today! This is highly unusual. I think it is because I

Today I visited SignZone in Los Angeles.  They have so many different machines...expensive printing machines.  Roland Plotter Cutter Model # CX-500 is

As this is my second blog, I have to wonder what my angle is.  I realize that there are millions