Bruce W Conley - The Computer Coach

Providing Technology Solutions
for Residential, Micro/Small Sized Companies Since 1990

Email: Bruce.Conley@TheComputerCoach.us

Your Virtual I.T. Department

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± Web Design and Coding
  • Lookup and review registrars/hosting sites, their ratings, reliability and options offered
  • Review web design constraints with regards to visual aspects and easy navigation
    • importance of the home page
    • hidden tags
    • site navigation
    • branding of your image
    • form pages - design, usage, and set up 
    • tricks used to load heavy graphics pages
    • use of white space
    • animated effects
  • Utilities/Languages
    • HTML
    • Java Script
    • Dreamweaver
    • Fireworks
    • FrontPage
    • Expression Web
    • CGI
  • Assist with setting up registrars/hosting site
  • Assist with setting up email accounts and client software (Outlook, LiveMail, Gmail, etc.)
  • Downloading of the HTML code
± PC,  Windows, networking and applications training
  • Learn everything about your computer's hardware and software
  • Learn more Windows Secrets
    • Windows 2000/XP/7
    • Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts
  • Networking
    • Wide Area Networking (WAN)
    • Broadband (DSL/Cable)
    • Local Area Network (LAN) including Wireless (WiFi)
    • Internet Connections Sharing (ICS/DHCP)
    • Share Files/Printers/Modems/Faxes
  • Software Application Training
    • MS Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Outlook)
    • WordPerfect Office (WordPerfect/QuatroPro/Paradox)
    • And many other applications
± Hardware repair/installation and training
  • Learn everything about your computer's hardware and peripherals
  • PC repairs or PC replacement if repair cost is prohibitively high
  • Network cards (NIC), Print Servers, Routers (Wired/Wireless [WiFi])and Hubs
  • Multimedia System: Sound Cards, Speakers, Video Capture Cards
  • Removable Drives: CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, BD-R/RW and other internal/external drives
  • Modems, SCSI cards, I/O cards, and other ISA, PCI or AGP cards
  • Scanners, Printers, Multi-Use/All-in-One Devices, Digital Tablets, Video-Camera, Monitors, Keyboards, Mouse, Trackball, Touchpad, USB hubs and other input devices
  • Hard drives (PATA/SATA) and Floppy drives
  • KVM, MultiDevice (Data Transfer) Switches (Manual/Automatic)
± Software installation and training
  • Microsoft Office Products
    • Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Outlook Express
  • WordPerfect Office Products
    • WordPerfect, Quattro Pro, Presentation, Paradox
  • Broderbund
    • PrintMaster, The Print Shop, American Greetings, 3D Home Design, Many Others
  • Intuit Software Products
    • Quicken, QuickBooks, TurboTax, Family Lawyer
  • Etc.
    • Scanning Software, OCR, Virus Scan, Firewall, Many Others
± LAN to Broadband Connectivity (WAN): Routers, Firewall, Etc.
  • LAN (Local Area Network) to Broadband 
    • DSL, Cable, Dial up, WAN (Wide Area Network)
  • ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)
  • NAT (Network Address Translation)
  • DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
  • Routers (Wired/Wireless[WiFi]) and Hubs
  • Hardware and Software Firewall (Network Security)

Share your single internet connection with all your computers on the network.

± Virus/Malware Scan and removal
  • Review and analyze system for virus/malware infections
  • Research virus/malware removal/eradication solutions
  • Apply virus/malware removal solution
  • Installation of latest anit-virus/anit-malware scanning software 
  • Installation of virus/malware signatures database
  • Educate the importance of virus/malware updates

  • If your current system is not infected but you do not have virus or malware protection software, I can offer the following:

    • Provide information on buying (at a low or no cost) and installing anti-virus & anti-malware software

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    • Install anti-virus/anti-malware software and set up scheduled virus/malware database updates
± Cut The Cord Services
  • Cable TV
    • Roku
    • Playon Server
    • Plex Server
    • SlingTV
    • AppleTV
    • Google/Android TV
    • Vizio Co-Star™ Stream Player
    • Internet TV
  • Landline Telephone
    • MagicJack
± Business Form Design and Automation
  • Convert existing paper forms into electronic forms
  • Design electronic business forms from scratch
± Value added PC sales in Small Office / Home Office market
  • Build Customized PCs
  • Purchase or Assist with Purchase of Brand Name PCs and optional customization
  • Customization includes:
    • Additional Internal Hardware - Network Cards, Hard Drive, Removable Storage, Modems, Sound Cards, Video Cards, Image Capturing Cards, Etc.
    • Additional Software -  Suites, Etc.
    • Peripherals and External Hardware - Printers, Scanners, Digital Cameras, Video Cameras, Speakers, Microphones, Keyboards, Mouse, Touchpad, Trackball, Etc.
± Clientele
  • Accountants (CPAs)
  • Auctioneers
  • Chiropractors
  • Closing Companies
  • Heating & Cooling Contractors
  • Home Owners
  • Interior Decorators
  • Lawyers
  • Magazine Publishers
  • Printers
  • Psychotherapists
  • Real Estate Agents
  • Retail Merchants
  • Social Workers
  • Window Replacement Specialists
  • Yoga Instructors

The Computer Coach handles the computers so you can do your job better and not worry about the technology to keep it efficient.

Design and code customized software for PCs
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