You're Windows based PC is a target!

The facts are simple. If you are running a Windows-powered computer, you are running the operating system which has the biggest bulls eye painted right on it. See, Windows is used by around 90% of the marketplace. And that makes it target #1 for hackers.

Experiencing slow PCs and Servers?
At Hamilton Office & Home PC Care we have seen time and time again, customers computers or servers which are performing poorly, and much slower than they used to be when they were new. Often we have been asked by these customers if they need to buy new, faster, more expensive equipment. In 95% of the cases, the answer is a resounding NO!

It is a little known fact that, over time, especially with prolonged use of the Internet, computers get cluttered by applications, spyware, unnecessary background services, out of date hardware drivers, fragmented disk drives, corrupted or bloated windows registry, low swap disk space, and if you are really unfortunate, viruses. A worst case example was a customer's Pentium 3 computer with 256MB RAM that ran so slowly he was thinking of giving it away and buying another. This computer was brought back to life after an Hamilton Office & Home PC Care warrant of fitness (wof) and tune-up, the machine ran like new again.

This particular customer was using a well known, respected Anti-Virus product, which unfortunately was out of date because the annual subscription fee was too expensive, the customer was also using one of the better known Anti-Spyware products!
The Hamilton Office & Home PC Care answer!

We do not believe that expensive software is the best solution, we firmly believe in utilising the best open-source and freeware solutions that do not require ongoing financial commitments to get the latest protections. After tuning up your machines we will leave you with a free suite of applications to better protect you in future, including anti-virus, anti-spyware and automatic system maintenance regimes.

We utilise a multitude of tools, found and tested over many years experience, to clean up, tweak and protect your IT investments. In addition to software tools, often we need to draw upon our network of support experts with 25 years experience in IT to solve some issues that software alone cannot assist. The difference between Hamilton Office & Home PC Care and other computer services companies is that we do not aim to make any profit on software or hardware solutions, our IT expertise is our service, your satisfaction and referrals are our bread and butter. This way we can offer a highly competitive service and bring you better solutions that cost less.

Tips for avoiding scams & staying safe online:
Email Scanning: Ensure your e-mail scanning feature is ON by default, this ensures that all emails received with attachments are scanned for malware as soon as they hit your inbox.

Update: Always keep your security software up to date. Smart Update (and other similar automatic updating software): is an automatic and silent self-updating feature found in Spyware Doctor, PC Tools AntiVirus and PC Tools Internet Security, and many other useful free security products, that keeps your protection up to date at all times.

Quality Software: Install only trusted software from known and reputable vendors such as those recommended on this site.

Passwords: Use different passwords, particularly when transacting online. Ensure your password includes a combination of letters, numbers and upper/lower case.
Use a separate credit card for online transactions that has a low credit limit.

Finally, you say, something about PCs!
Have fun,
John

Contact Hamilton Office & Home PC Care and secure your IT & PC investment now!