John Clark

Computer Help and Support
IT Consultancy

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PC Repairs

John Clark continues to provide a personal, reliable, professional service at very reasonable rates and prides itself on high levels of customer satisfaction.
He has over forty years experience in many areas of computing.
Initial consultation Free
Advice and IT services are given without acceptance of liability.
The adoption of that advice and IT services are a matter for the client’s own commercial judgement.

PC running slow? – remove unnecessary programs and check program settings
Spyware, Virus, Trojan, Worm, Rootkit removal
Internet connection – fault finding and repair
Network configuration problems
Replace faulty power supply on a desktop computer
Check hard disk and provide data recovery if possible and replacement
Check Random Access Memory (RAM) and replace or upgrade RAM
Laptop screen replacement
Laptop battery replacement
Laptop mains adaptor / charger replacement
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Computing Hardware and Software

Hardware is the term that is used to describe the physical components of a computing system. such as hard disks, motherboards, memory, screens, DVDs, printers, networking equipment etc.
Software describes the programs or application programs used to operate computers and related devices. Some software is available for free personal use but check if the licence covers business use.
The main program used on a computer is the Operating System – Microsoft Windows 11 is the current version available on most new computers (Microsoft Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista and XP are no longer supported), Android on Tablet PCs, Apple IOS (commercial products) and Linux (freeware). The Linux operating system is available as various distributions. Popular distributions are: Zorin (Windows-like interface and popular with new users), Ubuntu (Very popular, user-friendly, offers Long-Term Support (LTS) versions with great documentation) and Linux Mint (based on Ubuntu/Debian, designed to be familiar for Windows users).
Application programs such as a text editor, word processor, file manager, web browser and email program may be included with the operating system.

Other categories of software (with some examples but many other similar programs are available) include:

Word processing, spreadsheet, presentation graphics, database – Libreoffice (Free), Microsoft 365 (annual subscription), Microsoft Office 2024 (one time purchase)
Web browsing – Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Duck Duck Go
Email – Outlook, Thunderbird
Security – Anti-virus, Anti-spyware – Microsoft Defender (included in Windows), Avast (freeware or commercial), Norton Internet Security (commercial), McAfee (commercial)


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