[conspire] linux computer repair in san francisco?

[jim]

Thanks, Tony, I'll add techcollective to my 
list. And thanks for the reminder to replace 
and update the hard drive. For me, I'd say 
to do so should be automatic if the drive 
has seen a few year's use 
jim 



On Tue, 2013-07-02 at 09:23 -0700, Tony Godshall wrote:
> I've had good luck with Tech Collective in the Mission
> 
> http://www.yelp.com/biz/techcollective-san-francisco
> 
> Of course, I always remove the hard drive when I send a computer in
> for repairs, so the OS is never an issue
> 
> And, like Rick says, boot from a LiveCD (acutal CD or stick).  If it
> works fine after booting off the stick, it's not the main hardware.
> Might be a good time to upgrade the hard drive, give it a fresh OS
> install, and xfer the data files- see Rick's recently referenced
> excellent documentation the subject.
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 9:48 PM, jim <jim at systemateka.com> wrote:
> >
> >     Someone with a "Ubuntu laptop" has asked me to
> > point them to a shop in SF that can repair their
> > non-working machine.
> >     I like ActNet in SF for computer repairs, they're
> > great for hardware, but they're a Windows shop.
> >     But what if the problem's not with the hardware?
> > I'd like to know of someone in SF who's adept at
> > Linux and laptop goodness.
> >     Any suggestions?
> > Hopefully, with thanks,
> > jim
> >
> >
> >
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