Is the Geek Squad a Sham?

More on my rants about PC support and I want to bring up the Popular chains that are at the electronics stores. Are they any good. I thing that most of the management probably want there techs to just plow through the problems as quick as possible. Most of the time, I hear over and over about the technicians just want to reformat the system or do a system restore. Too many times, I believe that only a few know what they are doing. The rest give up after about 20 minutes because they either don't know what to do about the problem or just give up. I don;t know what the statistics are for data lost doing this process, but it's got to be outrageous. Most people don't know if that's fair or not. I wonder if some of the big repair chains management instruct their employees to try to sell more gear instead of doing the repair. Here's another video that should raise your awareness.

PC Repair Nightmares

I'm constantly told stories about PC repair in the area that well, ticks me off. There are some out there that basically take advantage of people in my opinion. You know computers are hard to keep up with and all the applications and operating sytems you encounter make it difficult to diagnose. Then you add spyware, malware, viruses and the like, it's tough. But when there are problems that are simple, or a technician doesn't follow through or even to see if the machine will boot after charging that he fixed it; well that's insane. Check out this You-tube video for a real eye opener.

My advice, question everything.

I get so much SPAM, how can I stop it?

I get so much SPAM, how can I stop it?
If you're completely inundated with SPAM, it may already be too late. Perhaps you should consider switching to a different Email address. Otherwise, there are some programs out there that do quite a good job, such as SPAMBully, while others are hit and miss. GMail also does a great job of filtering SPAM, and you can sign up for a free Email account or even add your existing POP3 accounts. If you go into settings on the top right then go to Accounts and you can add your other POP email accounts. If you recieve email on another pc ie your family's main pc, you can check the box that says "Leave email on the server" so that others can see that email on that account.