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Make your Mac move! Speed up your slow device with help from ACL

It’s not okay for your Mac to lock up when you’re trying to download or watch rich files. Advanced Computers – experts in both PC and Mac – has lots of ideas to make everything move with more momentum, saving you time, which for many of us is the same as saving money. Here are […]

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Back Up Options – Choose HD, Cloud or Software

Back Up Options – Choose HD, Cloud or Software Tips on backing up your files As we become more dependent on technology to help accomplish our everyday tasks, we tend to forget how easily the information stored on our computers can be lost. Imagine what would happen if your computer was misplaced, damaged, or even […]

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Winter Has Arrived… Here’s How To Keep Your Computer Clean

Computers have to be kept in a specific environment to function efficiently. Cold, dust and excessive humidity all can damage and lessen the performance of a computer. External and internal temperatures especially cause fluctuations of performance. Here are three major winter factors on your computer maintenance. We recommend your computer should be cleaned every three months, including […]

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What To Do About the WannaCry Virus

In this month’s newsletter (click to read), we reported on the origins of the WannaCry/Wcry virus spreading malware worldwide. This is a crypto virus, a malicious software which has hit Britain’s National Health Service, some of Spain’s largest companies including Telefónica, as well as computers across Russia, the Ukraine and Taiwan, leading to PCs and […]

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Be Kind To Your Keyboard – Clean It Up Nice and Extend Its Life

Tips to keep your keyboard clean The computer keyboard is usually the most germ-infected item in your home or office. A keyboard may even contain more bacteria than your toilet seat. Cleaning it helps remove any dangerous bacteria and keeps the keyboard working properly. Before cleaning the keyboard, first turn off the computer or if you […]

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From our March newsletter: protecting and replacing your iPhone screen

From our March newsletter… March news from Advanced Computers Announcing an amazing discount on iPhone repair for repeat customers! iPhones are the state of the art devices which Android imitators can’t quite keep up with. At Advanced Computers, we’re highly experienced in repairing both external and internal iPhone damage. What’s more, we value our return […]

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FREE Check of your Mac battery

With a Retina display, solid state hard drive, improved speakers, microphones and fan, MacBook Pro computers put plenty of strain on their batteries. The question is, How can we keep the battery healthy? “I’ve read in some places newer batteries don’t need to be periodically discharged to zero, I’ve heard that you shouldn’t have the power […]

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How to treat your batteries better

Our first Advanced Computers newsletter for this year looks at the batteries in our cellphones and laptops and includes 6 tips to keep your battery healthy. Our latest newsletter can be enjoyed via the following link: http://eepurl.com/cx1vOr There are some myths out there about how to treat the batteries in our cellphones and laptops. Many […]