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Hardware And Software Installation


Billed By: 
Hourly
Cost (On Site): 
$40.00
Systems Supported: 
Windows
MacOS X
Linux

I'll install any gadget or shiny new program you want on your computer, as long as it has been legally obtained (no pirated softwareSoftware is a set of instructions that is in a form that a computer can execute.), and is not an Operating SystemAn Operating System, or OS, is a piece of software that allows a computer how to interact with a person, and how to allow that person to use any devices (such as a keyboard or mouse) attached to the computer. If your computer was a car, you could think of your OS as being your brakes, steering wheel, turn signal, and other things that you use to control your car. There are a bunch of different OSes out there, just like there are different car manufacturers. Some OSes include: Microsoft Windows Apple MacOS X the many flavors of Linux, including: Ubuntu Fedora SuSE (see my computer setup service for that).

HardwareA physical device that is either attached to or part of your computer. In most cases, a driver is required to allow your computer's operating system to talk to the device. Examples include: monitor keyboard mouse motherboard video card I will install includes, but is not limited to:

  • mice
  • keyboards
  • CD/DVD/BluRay drives
  • hard drvies
  • monitors

SoftwareSoftware is a set of instructions that is in a form that a computer can execute. I will install includes, but is not limited to:

  • Microsoft Office
  • Corel WordPerfect Office
  • OpenOffice
  • anti-virus A virus, in the common misused meaning of the term, is one of the following: a worm
  • a trojan horse
  • a logic bomb
  • a virus
In the technical sense, a computer virus is a typically malicious computer program that can:
  • install itself without the computer's user knowledge
  • make copies of itself
  • can only get on another computer when it is physically taken there, possibly through:
    • the Internet
    • a network
    • a disk