Web site marketplace for low-cost services
ROCHESTER HILLS -- When Jim Bartlett started seeking customers for his computer repair business three years ago, he needed help. Help came in the form of a free Web site called Jobberz.com.

Maintaining the Mac
I switched to a Mac from Windows and was wondering what type of maintenance needs to be done to keep the computer running smoothly?

High-tech wranging: Remote-control your cattle
Building and maintaining fences for cattle is a time-consuming and costly endeavor. Materials alone can run $8,000 per mile. Add in repair costs for damages caused by wild animals and toppled trees, plus the expense of retrieving cattle when they stray, and it's no wonder ranchers dream of easier ways to keep track of their herds.

Pinnacle Data expands European subsidiary
Groveport?s Pinnacle Data Systems Inc. has moved and expanded an overseas operation less than a year after acquiring a Dutch computer repair company that set up the hub.

Asscom Middle East Joins Forces With Airbus For Repair Services and Parts Distribution
03 December 2008 Airbus Middle East Airbus Middle East has signed a long-term contract for the provision of Repair Shop, Storage and Office facilities to Asscom Middle East.

Caltrain still having problems
Caltrain service is still moving sluggishly this afternoon because of a "system-wide signal interruption," a Caltrain spokeswoman said. Most trains were halted shortly before 9 a.m. because of a computer malfunction in the main signal operating system in the...

Replacement of boilers at elementary and high schools recommended by committee in Benson School District
BENSON - Benson School District will look into options to replace boilers in its elementary and high schools. Advertisement: Proehl Computer Consulting $15 off First Service or Repair! Call for a appointment.

Ridgewater men fall to NDSCS
WILLMAR - North Dakota State College of Science turned on the afterburners to start the second half and scorched Ridgewater 89-56 in men's basketball at the college on Wednesday. Advertisement: Proehl Computer Consulting $15 off First Service or Repair! Call for a appointment.

JCSO phone system to go down for repair
MT. VERNON ? In order to repair a problem in the energy storage unit for the phone system at the Jefferson County Justice Center, Jefferson County Sheriff Roger Mulch has announced that the phone system at the center will be down from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday.

Many busted gadgets may not be fixable at all
In the old days, when your VCR broke down, you took it to a repair shop and paid a guy 100 bucks to break it open, replace some worn down parts, and give it a tune-up. Bang, good as now. Now, when gadgets break, many users are finding they simply can't be repaired at all. A Pew Internet & American Life Project study found that on average, 15 percent of people owned electronics products ...

Black Creek seeks to repair reputation
Black Creek Township supervisors want to escape the controversy that led one supervisor to resign and raised questions about how taxpayer money is spent.

Silver Air signs contract with ADAT
Under the contract, ADAT ADAT will be responsible for all of Silver Air's maintenance, repair and overhaul and engineering requirements, providing a 'total care solution' for the company's trio of Boeing 737-200 and one 737-300.

Maximizing digital bonus from a DVD
Certain DVDs advertise a "Digital Copy" available. What is this?

Stolen laptop's theft recovery software aids police recovery
Thanks to some high-tech protection, a laptop computer stolen from a Dayton Street apartment in August was recovered this week by Madison Police. A resident of an apartment in the 400 block of Dayton Street reported that his Dell Inspiron 1720 laptop computer was taken from his residence in a burglary, which occurred sometime between the hours of 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 15 and 11 a.m. on Aug. 16. The ...

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911 Service Restored After Miami Server Shutdown
Miami's 911 emergency calls are running normally after a back-up facility kicked in when a power problem knocked the system at police headquarters out of service on Wednesday.  The problem occurred when an unexplained power surge affected a main computer server used by the city to control communications.

Willmar cruises past Sauk, 85-34
WILLMAR - There's nothing like starting the season with a blowout. Advertisement: Proehl Computer Consulting $15 off First Service or Repair! Call for a appointment.

Granite Falls council sees sketch of library, senior center proposal
GRANITE FALLS - City Council members held their reorganizational meeting and swore in newly elected member Scott Peterson at their meeting on Monday. Advertisement: Proehl Computer Consulting $15 off First Service or Repair! Call for a appointment.

Nissan unveils 2 commercial vehicle concepts
Nissan North America today unveiled two concept vehicles that could become part its new commercial vehicle lineup as the automaker eyes a segment of vehicles estimated to be between 800,000 and 1 million vehicles in the United States.

The weirdest computing disasters of 2008
Roasted laptops, panthers savaging memory sticks and angry fishermen throwing computers overboard top the list of the year's weirdest computing disasters. Roasted laptops, panthers savaging memory sticks and angry fishermen throwing computers overboard top the list of the year's weirdest computing disasters. The top 10...