Computer repair McDonough Ga

McDonough computer repair experts in Henry County.

Masuran specializes in repairing computers . We work on residential. and commercial office computers.  Furthermore, we service and set up windows and linux systems.

Whether you have a small one man office or are looking for computer support for many offices Mauran can help. We have the experience and technical skills to help McDonough Businesses thrive on the web.

Unreliable Computers Cost You Money

Why do it yourself and waste hours or even days only to wind up calling us for help later. Save your time and money and let a computer repair expert handle any computer issues you have. This way you can focus on running your business.

Masuran support services include

  • Service calls to repair computers
  • Available on an as needed basis or monthly support retainers are available.
  • Computer Training

Reach out for a free quote.

COVID friendly computer repair in McDonough Georgia,

Ubuntu Support McDonough Ga Contract, Set Up, Service

McDonough Ubuntu support experts in Henry County.

Masuran specializes in supporting Ubuntu as well as all kinds on linux systems.

Whether you have a small one man office or are looking for computer support for many offices Mauran can help. We have the experience and technical skills to help McDonough Businesses thrive on the web.

Computer software can make or break your business

Sure you can try to do it yourself but time is money to the business in McDonough. You need an Ubuntu expert to handle the computer software issues while you focus on running your business and making it profitable.

Ubunto support services include

  • Service calls
  • Monthly support retainers
  • Training

Reach out for a free quote.

COVID friendly protocols available

Ubunto for small businesses

Got a call from an ac repair company in McDonough Ga. They wanted to learn more about Ubunto and if it would work for their HVAC business. As you would expect they had questions about Ubunto since not many people ever heard about it before. Apparently, one of their commercial air conditioning clients used it and it peaked their curiosity.

We shared the following:

1- Ubunto is open source code. This means you don’t have to Microsoft for the privilege of using their Windows program every time a new version comes out. Remember that this gets very costly if your business has multiple computers.

2- Ubunto isn’t bloated like Windows. This means your computers run faster and smoother.

3- Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things.

What about business software?

So JSC Enterprises has certain software they use for their heating and air business. Software for accounting, purchasing, maintenance contracts and estimates. They were concerned about not being able to use these programs on Ubunto.

Here is the good news…

First of all, several of these programs are available online. For instance Evernote has a web portal you can access the software without downloading it.

What about unique windows software for their industry?

Here is where wine comes in handy….

Not the wine that comes in a bottle, but the program that allows you to run windows based software on your ubunto server. This means you can have the best of both worlds.

Lessons learned

Most small business owners have never heard of Ubunto or Linux for that matter. This means as computer geeks we have to educate them on the differences and the benefits to the business owner.

It also means we will have to provide training and support. In the end it means happy customers for many years to come.

UBUNTO SYSTEM FOR A NEW PRESSURE WASHING CONTRACTOR

It was a good week.

I closed a computer installation and maintenance program with a local pressure washing contractor in Mcdonough Ga.

It was a win-win.

First i was able to use an older computer that a client traded in on a recent install.

I cleaned it up and it works awesome now.

I set up Ubunto and quick books so he can bill his customers.

PLUS we did a little barter in the deal.

He got the used computer and i got my house power washed.

I still get a small monthly contract fee for maintenance and virus protection.

By the way i am open to barter for computer maintenance if anyone is interested 🙂

I read about barter on a website and it opened my eyes to the value of trading to get your foot in the door with a local business.

I picked up a client I never would have gotten before.

By the way if anyone wants their home pressure washed give Jeremy a call and tell him I sent you 🙂

JSC Pressure Washing

957 Hway 42 N

McDonough, GA 30253

678-632-4317

Update: I did some more bartering and got my moms house pressure washed in Gwinnett county also. I love this bartering thing! If anyone wants any computer work done and have something worth bartering then please contact me. I may be interested in working a deal with you.

UBUNTU 14.04 REVIEW

Released on April 17, 2014, Ubuntu 14.04 is the latest Long Term Support release of the world’s most popular open-source operating system.

Did you know that Ubuntu OpenStack sits at the heart of cloud infrastructure at some of the world’s largest and most innovative companies?

#1: Smaller Unity Launcher
#2: Raise Volume Past 100%
#3: Locally Integrated Menus
#4: Full Menus
#5: Antialiased Windows
#6: Faster Lock Screen Shortcut
#7: Live Window Resizing

Recently upgraded my client that sells home insurance in Atlanta.

So far they love it and commented on how easy it is to use.

I also picked up a new client this week that does AC repair in McDonough.

They are a small mom and pop shop and need help with their computers.

Anyway back to Ubuntu 14.04.
But what’s new in the latest ubunto release? If you can spare two minutes, you’ll soon find out as you watch the video above.

Enjoy!

TOP THINGS TO DO AFTER INSTALLING UBUNTU

Helping a friend out that gives free home insurance quotes Atlanta Ga. Helping him test ubuntu out on an old machine so he can see what it is like. Anyway here are 5 tips i will share with you since i just helped him with these. 1- Enable ctrl-alt-backspace to kill xserver sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool to launch type: gnome-tweak-tool 2- Install pipelight so silverlight works sudo apt-add-repository ppa:pipelight/stable sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install pipelight-multi 3- Enable silverlight plugin sudo pipelight-plugin –enable silverlight 4- Enable widevine plugin sudo pipelight-plugin –enable widevine 5- To get flash woking in chromium (chrome pepperflash) sudo apt-get install pepperflashplugin-nonfree sudo update-pepperflashplugin-nonfree –install 6- Install restricted extras sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras 7- Install unrestricted version of libavcodec for encoding and decoding sudo apt-get install libavcodec-extra 8- Install Java runtime env and web plugin sudo apt-get install icedtea-7-plugin openjdk-7-jre 9- Java developement kit sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk Will they use ubunto for their Atlanta home insurance agency? Only time will tell. Either way this gave me a chance to share these points i found on youtube with you 🙂

HOW TO NAVIGATE IN UBUNTU

ok so you have installed ubutu on your desktop and laptop via usb  flashdrive like we talked about yesterday.

Now in this video we will learn how to navigate in ubuntu.

  1.  learn about the launcher.
  2. Click on USER: See your folders for documents, pictures, videos etc. It is similiar to windows! This is the way for you to reach your files.
  3. You can download applications like google chrome!
  4. Learn how to search, download, install and remove applications in the dash.
  5. Learn how to move icons around on your launcher bar.
  6. Learn how to search for files.
  7. Learn how to find music

HOW TO INSTALL UBUNTU ON YOUR COMPUTER

This video gives a step by step tutorial on how to install ubuntu onto any computer just simply using a usb flash drive.

go to ubuntu website and download the IOS image. Don’t worry i know it sounds scary just watch the video and see for yourself that it isn’t hard at all.
Burn the IOS drive to your USB flash drive.
take the flash drive and plug it into your computer
download it into your computer or laptop
Install it on your computer
Ask any questions that you may have. Or please tell us about your experience downloading and installing ubuntu on your business computer.

Ever hear of Ubunto?

If you are thinking about an os for your office computers than why not seriously think about linux ubuntu?
Ubunto? Never heard of it!

Don’t worry we will show you how to get it for free.

Notice what wikipedia says about this free open source operating system.

Ubuntu (/uːˈbuːntuː/ oo-boon-too) is a Debian-based Linux operating system, with Unity as its default desktop environment (GNOME was the previous desktop environment). It is based on free software and named after the Southern African philosophy of ubuntu (literally, “human-ness”), which often is translated as “humanity towards others” or “the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity”.

According to some metrics, Ubuntu is the most popular desktop Linux distribution to date.

Development of Ubuntu is led by Canonical Ltd., a company owned by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth. Canonical generates revenue through the sale of technical support and other services related to Ubuntu. The Ubuntu project is publicly committed to the principles of open source development; people are encouraged to use free software, study how it works, improve upon it, and distribute it.”

What does this mean for you and I?

Simply this that you don’t have to pay for expensive microsoft bloated operating systems that crash over and over again.

Ubuntu is light, easy to use and VERY stable!

But what about all of my favorite windows programs and applications?
That is the best part!

Microsoft Office and other Microsoft Windows applications can be operated via the Wine compatibility package or by using a virtual machine such as VirtualBox or VMware Workstation.

This mans you get the best of both worlds!

This sounds so complicated!

No trust me.

Ubuntu is easy to use with a small learning curve. (Don’t forget you have to relearn microsoft every time a new edition of the OS comes out!)

This is another advantage…

While those microsoft os upgrades will cost you hundreds of dollars for each computer you have , (Just times that by the number of machines you have. YIKES!) Ubuntu on the other hand has FREE updates. 🙂

You can download ubuntu here to try it yourself for free!