Ridgerunner Consulting

I checked out Best Buy's Geek Squad service today for the first time. I just wanted to see what they offer for how much.

The diagnostic & repair service for a computer, something I do a lot of, costs $349.00. Oh my! I usually charge $80 for whatever diagnostic and repair services are needed. Diagnostic/evaluation alone is free - doesn't usually take very long, and that allows my client the option of figuring out if the price is worth it for them. Of course hardware (or software, rarely) is extra - about what it costs me - and hard drive replacements are $120+ hardware (they're a real pain in the butt). I had no idea Best Buy was charging that much! For $350, you can often buy a new (although outdated) computer at Tigerdirect.com.

I guess if I actually charged for the true amount of time that I spend fixing computers, I might be charging that much... but then no one could afford to have their computers fixed.

Blossburg Borough Council invited Blossburg V.I.B.E. to present at the Tioga County Association of Boroughs meeting tonight, March 27. Here's the presentation (.ppt, 29MB - very large!) for your review!

Presenters:
Tonya McNamara, president
Jill Nickerson, vice president
Heidi Jones, treasurer

Table Hosts:
Tonya - Main Street program
Jill - youth
Heidi - communications
Shane Nickerson - environmental awareness
Josh Jones - technology

My friend Chris McGann gave me a box of computer parts to use or give away. It included this:

Hmmm... interesting interpretation of "computer part"... or is this representative of Chris' level of technology?

(if you can't quite see it... it's a fossilized fish.)