Comments on: Is Windows Vista Making Geek Squad Rich?

By: The VAR Guy

The VAR Guy — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:35:52 +0000

Karen: Alas, for many US consumers the Geek Squad is the only on-site support brand they know.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:21:15 +0000

I think the biggest problem with Geek Squad is the technicians try to sell you products rather than fix your issue(s). My computer had a bad sector so my computer crashes often. But the Geek Squad came four times and spent countless hours. Guess what, they can’t fix it.

In brief, I went with this small local company in Toronto (http://computersquad.ca), they identified the problem and problem resolved.

By: John Bailey

John Bailey — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:12:40 +0000

Its international. I upgraded my web connection a few months ago, and along with the easy to use router, there was a note asking me if I wanted someone to come and set it up for me. For the low cost of about £70 ($140) I think. It took me about two minutes to get it set up on my network, and working with both a Linux box and a Windows HTPC. And I’ve since figured out all by my self how to set up a wireless connection to it for my N800, complete with WPA security.

Bear in mind, that this is a router that comes with a CD that includes an easy to use setup program and video tutorials, and all the user has to do is plug into the power socket, plug a phone line into a clearly market RJ11 socket, and plug an Ethernet cable which comes with it into a RJ45 socket, which is marked and colour coded. Then type in their user name and password. Money well unspent.

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By: Back to the Future With Ubuntu « All About Ubuntu

Back to the Future With Ubuntu « All About Ubuntu — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:54:10 +0000

[...] Now, it’s time to rediscover Ubuntu. As you’ll recall, I purchased an Ubuntu PC from Dell back in July 2007. It was a great investment. And a great alternative to having the Geek Squad teach me how to troubleshoot Windows Vista. [...]

By: amybkatz

amybkatz — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:26:42 +0000

Donovan, thanks for the note. Check out http://www.allaboutubuntu.com – another of Nine Live Media’s websites focused on the Ubuntu market.

By: Donovan

Donovan — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:45:09 +0000

My parents just bought a new Toshiba P200 laptop which came with Vista. Our first order of business was to “downgrade” it (and I question whether or not we’re actually “downgrading”) to Windows XP. Our second order of business was to install Ubuntu Linux 7.10 on it. They only run Windows XP at their computer class. The rest of the time, it’s Ubuntu.

I have run Linux on Dell laptop (work supplied) for about 2 or 3 years and have run Linux at home for about 5 or 6 years now.

For 99% of my uses, I can stay in Linux. I have some hardware configuration software that I run that is Win32, but it all runs under Crossover Office so I don’t even need to boot into Windows for that.

IMO, Windows is irrelevant.

By: Sart

Sart — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:05:45 +0000

“If you have Vista, you need help.” That’s nice.
I have shifted to Linux couple years ago. All what I need for now to keep my OS up-to-date, stable, secure and eyecandy is an Internet connection. When I first installed Linux, the only thing I needed was some time to get used to KDE desktop environment and a small manual or howto to refer to in situations, when I could not guess the correct actions myself.
BTW, I used the manual only twice

You have Vista – you need help (a head doctor, to say directly)
You have something of Unix family – you need 10 minutes of time to make the fine tunings and enjoy.

By: other options out there

other options out there — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:07:33 +0000

If you have Vista, you need help. Try OnForce and tell them how much you want to spend, or Geeks on Call – both provide the support, but are less expensive than Geek Squad.