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Fix Me Computer Repair Service

If your computer regularly crashes, is slow and unreliable, our Fix Me service can give it a fresh lease on life. We will troubleshoot your computer to find out what is going wrong and then perform any necessary fixes required.

Upgrade Me to Windows 7 (Windows 7 Upgrade Service)

Upgrade your operating system with Windows 7 and get more from your PC.

Cure Me (Virus and Spyware Removal Service)

Book Local Geeks’s Cure Me service and we'll clean out any nasties on your computer. We’ll also update your existing anti-virus and anti-spyware software to keep your system secure.

Optimise Me (Computer Maintenance and Optimisation Service)

Our system optimisation service includes running a series of utilities to clean your machine, delete unwanted files, remove unnecessary programs, and if required, defrag your hard drive.

Install Me (Hardware or software set up service) Have you got a new video card or device of some sort or perhaps its software (eg Microsoft Office, windows xp etc) that you need help installing; our Geeks can get it up and running and make sure they are working as they should be. Back Me Up We'll get your hard drive connected and automated to backup the files and folders you want. Erase Me (Secure data removal service) Planning on selling or donating your computer? We'll destroy absolutely all data on your computer hard drive, and ensure its squeaky clean! Migrate Me (Data transfer service) When you buy a new computer you still want access to your old files.bring in your old computer and we will trasfer all of your data

Network Me (Wireless network set up service)

Our Network Me service lets you use your laptop in the garden, share a single internet connection, swap music, share a printer, centralise information, hook up other devices and much more- all in a cable free freedom.

Connect Me (Add a device to your network)

Our Geeks will visit your place and connect any network enabled device such as a computer, gaming console, printer or storage device so that you can share files, print and stream media from any computer connected to your home.

Troubleshoot My Network (Troubleshooting service) Whether your iTunes isn't working or your printer isn't printing the way it should we can help.

Secure Me (Wireless network encryption and security service)

Our Geeks will make sure that your home network is secured and safe.

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	Ph: 1300 362 328 Acer Computer Australia is the number three PC vendor in Australia and by far the fastest growing vendor in the industry
	Ph: 02 8877 7222 AMD designs and produces innovative microprocessor and graphics and media solutions for the computer, communications, and consumer electronics industries.
	Ph: +1-800-222-6832 Antec, Inc., is the leading global brand of high-performance computer components and accessories for the gaming, PC upgrade and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) markets.
	Ph: 1300 278 788 Asus is a leading provider of 3C (computers, communications and consumer electronics) total solutions well known for high-quality and innovative technology.
	Ph: 1300 130 336 BenQ Corporation, a leading provider of networked digital lifestyle devices, is a multi-faceted company with strengths in mobile communications, visual display and network convergence technologies.
	Ph: 13 13 83 Canon Australia is a market leading supplier of consumer and business imaging solutions.
	Ph: + 1-800-205-7657 Corsair is not only a pioneer in high-speed module design but is also a trusted supplier to many computer manufacturers.
	Ph: 1300-766-868 D-Link is a qulaity brand that manufactures products for the networking industry.
	Ph: 1300 361 054 Epson Australia has emerged as a leading supplier of quality imaging products to the colour printing, imaging and photography markets.
	Ph: 13 10 47 HP provides strategic products, services or solutions for their customers.
	Ph: 13 30 70 Toshiba is involved in industries such as diverse as electronic imaging, consumer goods, notebooks, home entertainment, power generation, medical and audio visual equipment.
	Ph: 1800 620 569 Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world’s independent memory leader offering more than 2,000 memory products that support nearly every device that uses memory, from computers, servers and printers to MP3 players, digital cameras and cell phones.
	Ph: 1300 362 192 Lexmark develops simple-to-use laser and inkjet printers, supplies and services that work in the office and home.
	Ph: 1800 208 229 Linksys is recognized as a global leader in VoIP, Wireless and Ethernet networking for home, SOHO (Small Office, Home Office) and small business users.
	Ph: 1800 643 156 LG Electronics pursues its 21st century vision of becoming a true global digital leader who can make its customers worldwide happy through its innovative digital products and services.

	The award-winning, free Web browser is better than ever. Browse the Web with confidence - Firefox protects you from viruses, spyware and pop-ups. Enjoy improvements to performance, ease of use and privacy. It's easy to import your favourites and settings and get started. Download Firefox now and get the most out of the Web.
	When it comes to video files, nothing is ever as easy as it should be. Thankfully, VLC Media Player offers a one-stop solution for the file-format problem. The program supports playback of OGG, MP2, MP3, MP4, DivX, DVD, and a whole slew of other file types. In addition, it also can function as a streaming media server. Because of its open-source foundation, VLC Media Player evolves quickly, with new features and fixes released frequently.
	Avast! Antivirus is an anti-virus program developed by ALWIL Software based in Prague, Czech Republic, first released in 1988. avast! is used worldwide and is available in 27 different languages. It is loosely based on stereotypical pirates (the name "avast!", and the fact that it has a virus chest instead of a vault). Since its release, avast! 4 Home has become one of the most popular full-featured freeware anti-virus applications for Microsoft Windows users,reaching 7,868,532 downloads on Download.com by 23 June, 2007.
	Spybot - Search & Destroy (often Spybot-S&D) is a popular malware, spyware and adware removal program which works on Microsoft Windows 95 and later. Like most malware scanners, Spybot-S&D scans the computer hard disk and/or RAM for malicious software.
	The CCCP (Combined Community Codec Pack) is a DirectShow filter pack specifically built for playing anime. It has been assembled by some of the most knowledgeable people in online anime distribution, and one of the primary design goals is to play as much as possible with as little as possible. The CCCP attempts to be as unintrusive on your system as possible.
	WinRAR is a shareware file archiver and data compression utility by Eugene Roshal. It is arguably one of the two main file archive programs for Windows, along with WinZip. It is one of the few applications that is able to create RAR archives natively, as the encoding method is held to be proprietary.
	Ad-Aware is an anti-spyware program from Lavasoft that detects and removes software on a user's computer that is determined to be spyware or adware. It also detects dialers, trojans, malware, data-mining, aggressive advertising, parasites, browser hijackers, and tracking components.
	Adobe Acrobat is a family of application software by Adobe Systems. These applications use Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) as their native file format. Some software in the family is commercial, and some free of charge. Adobe Reader (formerly called Acrobat Reader) is available as a no-charge download from Adobe's web site, and allows the viewing and printing of PDF files. Acrobat and Reader are major components of the Adobe Engagement Platform, and are widely used as a way to present information with a fixed layout similar to a paper publication.
	Picasa is a computer application for organizing and editing digital photos. In July 2004, Google acquired Picasa from Idealab and began offering Picasa for free download. There is native support for Windows XP and Windows Vista, as well as a beta Linux version, available through Google Labs. There is also a Mac iPhoto plugin or a standalone program for uploading photos available for OS X 10.4 and later.
	OpenOffice.org is a free software office suite available for many different operating systems including Linux, Microsoft Windows, MacOS X, Solaris, FreeBSD, OpenVMS and IRIX. It supports the OpenDocument standard for data interchange and long term document availability.
	Wavosaur is a Free audio editor, it’s ASIO and VST compatible. You can perform audio editing in a fast and efficient way, record from your soundcard inputs, edit and process your audio files. Wavosaur can import wav, mp3, aiff, 8svx and raw binary files. Basic features: cut, copy, paste, mix, trim/crop, normalize, fade in/out, mute, change volume, invert, vocal remover, channel convert, resample, pitch shift. Advanced features: loop points support, markers, analysis tools : 2D & 3D frequency spectrum, statistics, sonogram, synthesis generators.
	AM-DeadLink detects dead links and duplicates in browser bookmarks and text files. If a bookmark has become unavailable you can verify and delete it permanently. Additionally you can download FavIcons for all your Favorites and Bookmarks. AM-DeadLink can check the following resources: Internet Explorer Favorites, Firefox bookmarks, Opera bookmarks, Mozilla and Netscape bookmarks.
	GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages.
	Advanced SystemCare Free (formerly Advanced WindowsCare Personal) has a one-click approach to help protect, repair, clean, and optimize your PC. With over 35 MILLION downloads since 2006, this fantastic, award-winning free registry cleaner and system optimizer is a "must-have" tool to speed up your slow computer. 100% safe with no adware, spyware, or viruses; a PC maintenance program that’s incredibly easy to use.
	If you love technology but are tired of wrestling with the tricky bits, don't miss Call for Help with Leo Laporte. Available in Canada on G4 Tech TV. Leo and his team look at all the latest gadgets and answer your computer related questions. Technology and be complicated, but it doesn't have to complicate your life.
	Tom's Hardware Guide is the Internet's premiere resource for hardware news and reviews.
	Whirlpool.net.au is a fully independent, non-commercial, community website, run by a team of unpaid volunteers, which is devoted to keeping the public informed about the state of broadband in Australia.
	PortForward.com is proud to offer help setting up port forwarding on your router or firewall. Many Internet users are not aware of how to configure their router or firewall in order to use applications like Peer-to-Peer file sharing (PtoP), Internet Games, Web serving, FTP serving, WebCams, IRC DDC, and Instant Messaging such as AIM, ICQ, Yahoo and MS Messenger.