[dc401-l] Freelance PC diagnosis and repair?

[M P]

Hey MO,
 
If your boss can't trust _you_then why should they  ....  :-)
 
Maybe he would trust the local CompUSA (oops, OOBusiness).
 
If you are local to Providence area, I found a shop in S. Attleboro area which does some repairs (on Washington Street 2 minutes from Memphis Road House heading to RI). 
 
I think it is this one:
 
Computer Exchange 

728 Washington Street (Rt 1)
 
I only visited *once* but the kid in there seemed decent (he was being eyed by the boss as he was talking to me, which made me think he was TOO decent).
 
Anyhow, there are definitely local places around.  HTH,
Mike



> Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 12:16:55 -0400> From: modus at as220.org> To: dc401-l at dc401.org> Subject: [dc401-l] Freelance PC diagnosis and repair?> > Hey list,> > When I started at this job, my boss thought he was being frugal by> buying refurbished hardware without a warranty. I warned him. :)> > Now that some of the hardware is crapping out, he wants me to send> it out to somebody who can tell us exactly what part is failing, how> much it would cost to fix, and whether or not it's worth fixing.> > We have somebody like this who does Mac repairs. Up until now, I> have performed all PC maintenance in-house, unless the system was> under manufacturer warranty. Trouble is, my boss does not like my> opinion about the refurbished systems. He wants a second opinion.> > I've stopped short of just opening the Yellow Pages and farming out> this work to a teenager making $7 an hour, because I'd rather give> the work to somebody cool who could use a little extra income in> exchange for giving some vintage-2005 systems the hairy eyeball.> > I understand that this sort of work is beneath your dignity (after> all, it is beneath mine!) Nonetheless, it would be really easy work.> Just tell us exactly what's broken, how much you would charge to fix> it, and whether in your opinion it is worth fixing. If the answer is> "no," then let us know whether it's worth cannibalizing for spare> parts. My boss will give you money -- admittedly not much, but some.> > Interested? Not interested, but know someone who would be?> Want to use my company's old hardware to jumpstart a class in> PC Hardware Repair for AS220's Broad Street Studio youth?> > Contact me offlist: modus at as220.org> > P.S. I'll try to make it to the Hackintosh presentation tonight.> > -- > /home/modus/.signature> Tue Apr 1 15:38:17 EDT 2008> The Moon is Waning Crescent (22% of Full)> _______________________________________________> dc401-l mailing list> dc401-l at dc401.org> http://dc401.org/mailman/listinfo/dc401-l
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