On-Air Details

John Neely, a.k.a. “The Computer Guy,” will be on-air with

Anything Goes host, Bob Folcik.

Friday, August 27, 2010

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Tune into 1530AM on your radio dial or you can listen online at http://www.hometowntalkradio.com. To call into Bob Folcik’s show while the Computer Guy is on-air, dial 508.822.1106.

South Shore Computer Repair’s Marketing Chick will also be trying to live tweet the show as it happens, so be sure to tune your Twitter dial to http://www.twitter.com/SSCRepair for some back channel chatter.

This event is scheduled for September 23, 2010 at Lakeville’s Back Nine Club and is open to the public. If you’re a golfer and you love to win raffles – all while supporting excellent organizations – then this is the event for you!

According to statistics from a recently released report by the U.S. Census Bureau and private studies on the subject, a growing number of people are telecommuting, working from home one or several days a week. The Census Bureau reports that the number of people who work from home increased from 9.5 million to 11.3 million between 1999 and 2005.

Tips for working at home

• Create a dedicated space to work free from interruption. If there is a day where that’s impossible, spend the work hours at your local library.

• Establish trust with your supervisor by creating goals you plan to achieve for that day and communicate those goals with him or her.

• Limit the attention given to your pets by offering them their own spot around your work area instead of on your lap.

• Take care of time-consuming chores outside the home (grocery shopping, etc.) in the middle of the day. That may seem like a waste of “work” time, but it’s actually a time saver, as fewer people are out and the task gets completed quicker.

• Give yourself permission to let your mind wander. Some of your best ideas can come when you’re more relaxed. (Source: InsideBayArea.com, May 25, 2010)

More reading about telecommuting and working from home

• 7 Discipline-Builders for Remote Workers
• Does Working From Home Make You More Productive?
• Telecommuting + Flextime = More Productive Corporate Workforce
• Congress May Soon Require Telecommuting For Federal Employees
• Telecommuting Could Save Small- to Mid-Sized U.S. Businesses $124 Billion
• Companies Save $10,000 Per Employee Per Year From Telecommuting

Another aspect of working at home is the technology that you are using. This is where South Shore Computer Repair can help you. From determining what type of hardware and software you should be using, to setting up your home network, to giving you advice on communication options and office setups, we can help you get up and running in your new working environment.

Give us a call at 508.947.1966 or drop an email to help@ssc-repair.com.

The Sacred Heart Pantry has been helping those in need for five years. The pantry in Middleboro serves four communities and dozens of families weekly in one of the area’s only clients’ choice operations.

In partnership with The Future of Middleborough Trust, South Shore Computer Repair will be accepting donations in our store to help the food pantry re-stock its shelves and continue helping residents in Middleboro and the surrounding communities get the help they need. If you are in the downtown Middleboro area, we hope you will consider stopping into our shop at 238 Centre Street and making a donation to this worthwhile – and much needed – effort.

Thank you for your patronage!

One finding of the survey is how frustrated and confused many SMBs are about technology solutions. Survey respondents indicated that their top two technology challenges are figuring out how different types of solutions can help their businesses, and getting better insights out of the data they already have. The top technology challenges for small businesses include:

• Get better business insights from existing data
• Figuring out how different solutions can help the business
• Implementing new solutions/upgrades
• Integrating social media with Web site, marketing tools, etc.

Here at South Shore Computer Repair, we understand the frustration which is exactly why we exist. We specialize in helping businesses, non-profit organizations or small governmental agencies navigate the often confusing world of technology, marketing and social media. Often times, the small organization has the same challenges that larger organizations have, but they don’t get the attention they need from the larger vendors.

We’re changing all of that with our singular focus on small organizations and residential services. From networking to data recovery and backup to marketing and computers, we are a small computer guy looking to help similar sized companies.

Do you have a particular issue you’re trying to work through? Just want to bounce some ideas off of an unbiased third-party? Give us a call at 508.947.1966 or drop an email to help@ssc-repair.com.

Starting Wednesday, July 28, 2010 our shop hours will be:

Tuesdays: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Wednesdays: 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Thursdays: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Fridays: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Saturdays: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Of course, our private appointment policy has not changed. If these hours do not work for you, please give us a call at 508.947.1966 or drop us an email at help@ssc-repair.com and setup a time that works for your hectic schedule.

There are things you can do, however, to raise your level of security and protect your personal and professional information.

1. Don’t throw away anything that contains personal information unless it has been shredded or ripped up to make the document illegible.
2. If someone asks you to give away personal information over the phone, check their details and get a phone number to call the organization back to check they are legitimate.
3. Be careful when using social networking sites, as these can be an easy route to snatching your data.
4. Always go directly to web sites asking for personal information rather than clicking on links in an email or web site page.
5. Only conduct an internet transaction if you are sure the web site is valid and secure.
6. Remember to set strong passwords.
7. Monitor your credit card and/or bank statements and look for suspicious transactions.

These are just a few simple steps that you can take to keep your personal information to yourself. The best advice we can offer, besides the tips above, is to trust your gut. If something seems too good to be true, or there’s something not quite right about that link you just clicked on, stop what you’re doing. Follow your instincts.

Do you have any tips or tricks that you use to protect yourself, your family and your business from opportunistic predators? We would love to hear what you’re doing to stay safe online.

Not sure what these are? Keep reading…

is primarily for letting your friends know where you are and figuring out where they are. Secondarily, it’s for collecting points, prize “badges,” and eventually, coupons, for going about your everyday business. And it’s becoming popular. Foursquare now has almost 275,000 users in less than a year. Keep your eyes open for a special from South Shore Computer Repair that we have scheduled to run on Foursquare…

was founded in 2004 to help people find great local businesses like dentists, hair stylists and mechanics. As of March 2010, more than 31 million people visited Yelp in the past 30 days. Yelpers have written over 10 million local reviews, over 85% of them rating a business 3 stars or higher. In addition to reviews, you can use Yelp to find events, special offers, lists and to talk with other Yelpers. You can Yelp on your phone at http://m.yelp.com, or use Yelp for iPhone, Yelp for BlackBerry, Yelp for Palm Pre, and Yelp for Android.

On Monday, May 3, 2010 we will be talking to the Oak Point Computer Club members about online privacy and how to protect yourself and your information while enjoying all the Internet offers.

If you are a small business or non-profit organization that would like us to come and talk to your group, give us a call at 508.947.1966 or drop us an email at help@ssc-repair.com and let us know what’s on your mind.

If you weren’t able to make our presentation at Oak Point, check out our slide deck below.