Resellers – Why you make things so difficult?!
ComputerGuys get most of our hardware from resellers. For those who might not know who resellers are, let me just bring you through a brief explanation, and in the process clear up any doubts that you might have. Hardware manufacturers (e.g. Dell, ASUS) are the people who make the product that you uses. These companies do not often sell their goods directly to consumers. It takes a lot of marketing, influence and a manpower to penetrate the market. Big manufacturers thus prefer to sell their products to resellers. Resellers will then employ their own manpower and resources to then sell those...
read moreKeep it Simple, Stupid
We’ve all heard that phrase. Making things more complicated than they need to be is a design mistake that frustrates users, and Microsoft has certainly been guilty of doing that at times in the past. How many times have we tromped through a long list of steps, sometimes involving several different configuration interfaces, to accomplish something that should be a simple task? Users of Apple products have long touted “simplicity” as one of the primary reasons they made that choice. For a long time, Microsoft could safely ignore Apple’s advantage in that respect because the Mac’s...
read moreYou sure you need that?
During prospecting, we always will come across firms who request for huge amount of support for their IT systems. But honestly, is your system that complex that you need virtually “a Army” to maintain your stuff? Or is it that your IT are incapable of implementing a system that doesn’t need so much firefighting? I have came across personally a few organizations a size of 50 or less with their own IT personnel. Are you sure you need that guy over there? The truth is even with a in house IT personnel. They usually cannot solve the root of a...
read moreHello Neighbours !
Hi Neighbours of NorthStar Building ! Computer Guys is now offering special pricing for Proactive IT System Administration for our Neighbours. It would be fantastic if we could partner together since we are all under the same roof ! Contact us today to find out more on how your company can benefit with us ! Share
read moreWe are your babysitters?
As Computer Guys push forward with our vision. We encounter so much that we love to share and bitch about. From now on this will be the main platform that we will communicate . We will not mention names so as to protect the interest of others. This is my first post and its in relation of couple of past experiences and recently experiences. What i am about to highlight doesn’t just applies to the IT industry but in fact it applies to almost every sectors whichinvolves “sub contractors” or they call it “third party vendors”. For example; You...
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