Buy A RedHawk, Support A Scholar!

Did you know that we contribute a portion of the profit of every Plug-n-Play Hawk PC computer sold to the Waltham Centennial Scholarship Foundation. So the next time you are looking for a new computer , think Waltham Hawks and buy a Hawk PC !

Systems start at $499

Get Your PC In Shape For The New School Year

After a summer away from the books it is time to get back to work! It is important to make sure that your computer can keep up with the rigorous demands of todays students. Most of all they need more speed! Bring your computer in to our shop for a free upgrade analysis.

Why Nortons and McAfee Do Not Work

There is an interesting article on ZDNet explaining quite well why it is that the major antivirus programs fail in their attempts, valiant though they may be, to protect your computer from malware. It is something I have known for a long time, and it is why I steer my customers clear of them whenever possible.

I cringe when someone tells me that " so and so at (insert big computer retailer name here" told me to purchase this to solve my problems ...and sure enough they pull a big ol' Nortons or McAfee box out of their computer bag.

Adding to the consumer's confusion and lack of protection is the fact that the ISP companies are now bundling with their own software a variation of these ineffective, yet so popular antivirus titles( McAfee seems to be the most prevalent in this instance) and marketing it as an effective malware and virus protection package to their subscribers. I have serviced several machines recently that were running the AOL antispyware that you see so much about in the television ads, yet were infected beyond belief.

Now, don't get me wrong folks. I certainly applaud the efforts by Comcast, Earthlink, AOL, RCN and the like to protect their subscribers from the nefarious and pervasive bugs that are swarming the internet these days. However, in a lot of cases it seems that the public is being sold a bag of you know what by the ISP marketing machine.

Basically if you want good protection, this is an area where a "well known name" is actually working against you. You need to focus on antivirus protection that is "below the radar " so to speak.

Feel free to call us and discuss a more effective antivirus solution for your home or business.

Burn Baby Burn....Laptop Inferno?

Not if you have one of our awesome Antec Laptop Coolers!

This week we are knocking 20 bucks of the regular price . Regularly $49.99 ...this week they are just $29.99. Keep that lap cool and prolong the life of your laptop at the same time. How can you beat that?

Celebrate Our Independents!

There is a certain duality in that title I must admit. Of course we all celebrate the birth of our great nation. But secondly it is important to consider an independant computer shop (such as ours ;) ) the next time you need parts, service or even basic technology advice. Only in the smaller independents are you truly valued as a customer. Ask yourself this : why would you expect to get great technology service from an Office Supply Chain, or a National Appliance store? You may pay more up front at the smaller shops, but statistics show that over the long run you end up paying LESS, and having a much more enjoyable relationship with the technology in your life. Now that is something to celebrate !

A Clean PC Is A Cool PC

To get your computer ready for heat of summer
we are offering a free computer interior cleaning and upgrade evaluation for the month of July.
We will get rid of all those heat-trapping dust-bunnies and make sure the fans are working properly to keep your investment cool as we enter the dog-days.

Peoples Republic of Motherboards

There is a very interesting and enlightening article on Hardcoreware.net about the motherboard manufacturing process at an ECS plant in China. To the uninitiated , motherboards are basically the large pcb board in your case that makes your computer a computer. All your drives, memory and processor are attached to the motherboard. Nice pictures, but needless to say after reading the article you definitely realize you are not in Kansas anymore.

Which is a nice segue to this weeks special...drum roll please...10% off ECS Motherboards!!! (didn't see that one coming, now did we?)

Give Dad More Storage This Father's Day!

What better way to celebrate this Father's Day than upgrading that rapidly shrinking hard drive . Those aging 40 or 80 GB drives sure do fill up fast in today's digital home! We are happy to offer Seagate 200 GB hard drives for the low price of $99 this week. Seagate quality is backed by a 5 year warranty, the longest in the industry. We are also knocking off 20% from our Disk Clone service to make it more affordable to migrate that old drive to the new without losing a single byte!