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April 2014 Newsletter
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My Tech Bunnies!!!!
Talk to Your Favorite Geek Anytime

Camera Over the past 7 1/2 years My Tech Guys has grown to 14 employees and supports over 13,000 customers from Parksville to Campbell River, Tofino to Cortes Island.  One of the biggest challenges we face is being able to stay in communication with our customers.

 

That all ends now.  Some companies have a bell you can ring to alert staff in the back of theirs stores to customers waiting out front.  Using the latest technology we have tied into our security camera system allow customers to see if our employees are simply waiting in the back.  

 

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Spring Cleaning Special is Back

For the month of April My Tech Guys is

offering a Computer Spring Cleaning Special


1 1/2 hours in-home or in-office for only $129.99

Have our Friendly Apple and PC Geeks help you Spring into Suspringcleanmmer!!!
  • Backups
  • Dust Bunnies 
  • Security Audit
  • Software Updates
  • Lessons, Tips & Tricks
  • Check UPS and Surge Bars
The End of XP is April 8th
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On April 8th Microsoft will stop supporting Windows XP.

It is with a heavy heart and much gratitude that we must (begin to) say goodbye to Windows XP, arguably one of the best operating systems Microsoft ever created.  It has served us well for over a dozen years but due to Microsofts needing to have us buy a newer operating system they will not longer provide security updates, and those using Microsoft Security Essentials will not longer receive updates to the antivirus engine, only to the Anti-virus updates until July 2015.

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Tech Talks Session Overview
TechTalksThanks for making the first Tech Talks of 2014 a roaring success.

For those that have enjoyed the past 9 sessions and for those that missed out for various reasons we will have the Tech Talk Wrap Up on April 2 that will be an overview of all the sessions listed HERE.

 

For more information or for ideas for our next Tech Talks this year please call 250-338-4411. 

 

April 2nd.               Tech Talks Overview

A review of all the topics covered previous 9 sessions.

 

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Denman Island PC Cleaning Day April 12
Denman For years the staff of My Tech Guys have enjoyed supporting customers from Denman Island from the comfort of our Comox and Courtenay stores but have longed for the ability to reach out and help in their own community.  On April 12, My Tech Guys will be on Denman Island at the Denman Island Community School from 10am to 3pm to offer FREE cleaning of Killer Dust Bunnies.  We will also have two interactive workshops during the day, the first at 11am and the second at 1pm.
 
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Bob Wells Attends University for Peace
peace Some might find it strange that a life long dream for Bob Wells was to visit the University for Peace in Costa Rica.However, before becoming a computer geek Bob volunteered for many organizations in Salmon Arm including Cascadia Quest, Salmon River Watershed Roundtable, Community Alternative Measures Program (Restorative Justice), and Big Brothers just to name a few.

At the age of nineteen Bob met Dorothy Argent and Neils Christiansen who introduced him to many social and environmental organizations and encouraged him to attend workshops designed to change the world.   Dorothy and Neils were instrumental in getting Bob to run for City Council in 1993 at the ripe old age of 19, then helped with the formation of Bob's first real company the Silicon Garden Computer Co-op. After moving to the Comox Valley Bob would visit Dorothy and Neils every year or so in Salmon Arm, but with kids and work the visits became less frequent.   

 

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YANA Auction Raised $63,800
 
Just a reminder that April 26th will be the Kids Clutter Sale that helps support YANA at the Courtenay Legion.  For more info click here.

For more information about YANA and how you can help, head over to YANAComoxValley.com
Updates, Don't Forget

Most of us are familiar with the little pop-ups we get asking us to install updates.  While they only take a few minutes to complete, many of us are guilty of postponing them or just ignoring them completely. But keeping up with these computer updates is actually very important when it comes to having a healthy and secure computer. These updates are just as important as having an anti-virus program. Sometimes the automagic updates can fail so we suggest checking to make sure you have the latest versions of the following once a month. 


 Some of the most common updates are:

 

If you have any questions or feel its been awhile since you've done any updates, call us and book a in-home service call or remote service call 250-890-1065

Until Next Time...

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Thanks for taking the time to check out our newsletter.  Always feel free to call, pop by our Comox or Courtenay stores, or send us a message if you have any questions or need help.

Sincerely,

The Geeks
My Tech Guys Inc.

 

Comox Store                          Courtenay Store                    Campbell River
Tel: 250-890-1065                  Tel: 250-338-4411                 Tel: 250-914-4411
1812 Comox Ave                     5 - 2401 Cliffe Ave.
Comox, BC V9M 3M8             Courtenay, BC V9N 2L5 

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In This Issue
Jib Jab
Talk to Your Favorite Geek
Spring Cleaning is Back
The End of XP is April 8th
Tech Talks
Denman Island PC Day
Bob goes on a Trip
YANA
Updates
Quick Links

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