By ToniCaserta July 02, 2012
My computer died when I was on a deadline a couple weeks back. One of my old friends from Cleveland told me to call Virtual-Teks. I live in Venice Beach, CA. Not only were they able to fix my computer remotely but the technican did it in 1/2 hour. I swear the guy is a miracle worker. Great customer serivce. I will definitely hire him again. ...read more
By mah3 May 14, 2012
I called Tom to help fix a problem where my computer was running slow and my webpages were re-directing. Tom was able to fix the re-directing problem remotely although the computer was still running slower than normal. Tom drove out in person to run diagnostics and do some repair work in safe mode. Within 20 minutes my computer was running the way I expected and Tom also gave me some advice as to how to keep it running quickly. I would recommend contacting Tom if you are having performance issues with your computer. ...read more
By dbednarski May 12, 2012
I'm completely satisfied with this company. My PC was running unbearably slow, Tom remotely logged on to my system, solved the problem and now my computer runs like new! Plus, the cost was very reasonable. Virtual Tek is great, I highly recommend Tom's services. ...read more
iPod Touch Repair As of July 4th, we are please to bring back our iPod Repair Services! Please note that we are only offering repairs to replace the glass, lcd,&battery; on the 4th gen iPod.The simplest way to identify your iPod touch between a 4th gen&a 3rd gen is by the model number printed in small type on the back of the device. The iPod touch 4th gen has a model number ofA1367. The iPod 3rd gen has a model number ofA1318. If you have any questions, feel free to call!Glass RepairBecause the Apple iPod touch is a portable media device, it has the tremendous ability to provide entertainment with everywhere you travel. All of this travel increases the chances for the device to take damage. The Apple iPod touch can be easily dropped, sat on, crushed, or knocked off a car or shelf without much effort. If this happens to your iPod, the entertainment doesn't have to end. Allow us to replace the damaged glass or LCD on your iPod quickly! Even if you don't live in the Akron, Canton, or even Columbus or Cleveland areas, you can mail your iPod to us for repairs.Don't risk cutting yourself on broken shards of glass, or waste hours of frustration to end up with a white screen with no display. Bring in your broken or damaged iPod Touch&allow our technicians to do the work for you. All prices include parts & labor!Battery ReplacementThe iPod touch is a multimedia powerhouse. Because of it's wonderful abilities to play full feature movies, your entire music collection, access the web, & play all kinds of games & Apple Apps, it can eat through battery life encredibly quickly! Apple has rated the iPod touch battery life to offer 40 hours of mucic, or 7 hours of video playback per a single charge. With time, the life of the battery in your Apple iPod touch will diminish.Unlike other portable devices, such as the Nintendo DS, the battery in the Apple iPod touch is not easily removed. Once the glass is removed, one still needs to remove the battery from the main board, as it is soldered in place. Rather than risk damaging your iPod touch, allow us to replace the battery for you at a flat rate. ...read more
By Computer Design & Repair August 13, 2012
Capacitor Failure Sympoms System Crash/Hang/BSODs Phantom Reboots Distorted Display Failed POST Bad Capacitors (or Capacitor Plague) is the failure of the capacitors on the system motherboard or other electronic components. The job of the capacitor is to filter out noise produced by the electricity supplied to the computer. When a capacitor is faulty or has failed, the noise from the electricity causes undesired effects to the way a computer opperates. Depending on where the failure occures there are different effects to the data&the; way it is stored, processed, or displayed. Capacitor failure occures on personal computer motherboards, video cards, power supplies,&inverter boards (for LCD monitors). An incorrect electrolyte formula within a faulty capacitor causes the production of hydrogen gas, leading to bulging&deformation of the capacitor's case,&can potentially pop or explode. This is a known fault with almost every manufacturer of computer compents. The problem with detecting or preventing capacitor plague is that the problem only occures after equipment usage over a period of time, most often years. If you are expericing abnormal behavior in your computer, like the sympoms listed above, spotting failed capacitors is not difficult. Simply remove the side of your PC case, & look for expanded capacitors. In the situation of phantom reboots, the failed capacitor could exist inside of the computers power supply, which we do not recommend that you remove or open for visual inspection. Should you discover that you have failed capacitors, or have a computer that is suspect to the effects of failed capacitors, please feel free to give us a call. We can replace the capacitors, usually same business day for the price of $65. There are multiple benefits to replacing capacitor rather than replacing entire components in your computer. For starters older equipment is more rare, so finding the exact replacment mother board could prove diffultcult, time consuming, & potentially could be very expensive. Throwing away working computer equipment is also bad for the environment, when just a couple of components on the system board can be replaced. -Jason- Computer Design & Repair ( http://akroncdnr.com ) ...read more
By Computer Design & Repair December 30, 2010
Looks as if this is the next spam email campaign, both because it appears to come from an authoritative source&our inbox has been noticably more & more populated with copies over the past couple days.It is important to always remember that goverment agenieces such as the IRS will never seek you out via email, if an individual were to be under any investigation they would be directly contacted.Here is an examply copy of the email :Taxpayer ID: sales-00000174073547USTax Type: INCOME TAXIssue: Unreported/Underreported Income (Fraud Application)Please review your tax statement on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website (click on the link below):review tax statement for taxpayer id: sales-00000174073547USThere are two give aways that this is spam related. The 1st being that the identification number has "sales" in it, which is part of our email address, & the rest of the number, if valid, would be a social security number or our business federal tax identification number. The 2nd being that the href (link) was to irs.gov.????.eu, so that it looks valid, but is obviouslynotthe irs or other goverment affilication website.If you receive or have received spam claiming to be from the IRS, please remember to take the following steps:1.) Never open any of the attachments or clink links in the email2.) File a complaint with the IC3 at www.ic3.gov/3.) You can contact the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 in order to determine if you really are applicable for a tax refund, or are under any investigationAgain, the IRS will not ask for your personal or financial information via email. ...read more
By Computer Design & Repair October 13, 2009
Computer repair technician training allows you to learn how to become a computer technician. The courses typically last for 2 years before you can receive you degree. The job field and pay rate varies depending on the area in which you are employed. ...read more
The cardinal rule of computing is all hard drives eventually fail. The causes include improper shut downs, power surges, power failures and simply the age of the drive itself. But not all hope is lost because some notebook hard drives can be repaired with a little work. ...read more