Computers Are Great When They Work! But eventually, hardware can fail, critical software components and drivers can become corrupted or missing and your computer turns into a door stop collecting dust.
Computer technology has become more and more complex. I created this service to meet the needs of home users, home-based businesses, and small commercial businesses that prefer not to disconnect and drag their computers into a shop for service only to wait weeks for it to be returned.
I concentrate my efforts exclusively on home and small office computer users such as yourself that require greater attention to detail and personalized service.
I will come to your home or business and provide an initial diagnosis and estimate. This is provided in non-technical, easy-to-understand terms fully explaining your options. I can complete most needed repairs or upgrades on-site. Most repairs can be done in a single visit. All of this for a price that most shops charge for carry-in service. Outstanding service is my goal!
Don't trust a friend or relative with limited training! For prompt professional service call Senior Geek Computer Services. I look forward to the opportunity to serve you.
Qualifications: I am a graduate mechanical engineer with over 25 years of specialized experience in computer technology. I am an A+ Certified Computer Professional with a Hewlett-Packard Master Technician Certificate. I maintain my certifications by staying current with industry trends and attending classes every year.
Customer Base: My customers consist of small businesses, home based businesses, and home users. This customer base has been developed from referrals, which have been my primary resource for advertisement. Customers do business with me because of the trust I have built with them over the years. Many companies promise excellent customer service; I actually practice it.
Call Senior Geek Computer Services today. I can breathe new life into your sick computer at a price that you can afford. I am committed to creating, maintaining, and developing strong partnerships with my customers and understanding their immediate and future needs. You will benefit from my expertise in all areas of Computer Support and Maintenance.
757-638-9898
seniorgeek@charter.net
He came the morning after I called him and he worked on it for 3 hours. I will definitely call on him if I ever have computer problems again.
Description of Work: Mr. Carter found the problem(s)on my laptop. There were many.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$225
Dale J.
09/2013
5.0
computer repair
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Computer works fine now
Description of Work: Fixed computer problem
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$225
Sharon K.
08/2013
5.0
computer repair
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Mr. Carter is knowledgeable and professional; he follows throug
Description of Work: Mr. Carter spent an hour or more troubleshooting my elderly mother's computer.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$125
daniel D.
09/2012
5.0
computer repair
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Good fast service,professional,and personable
Description of Work: computer was on last legs Got it working ,as it is only 12 years old,recommended getting a new one as soon as possible Work preformed around 9 /04/ 2012.
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Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$125
Dale J.
04/2012
5.0
computer repair
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Met our appointment time early. Had replacement part. Very professional.
Description of Work: Replaced power supply and performed a cleanup. Also set up printer for laptop. .
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$175
Janet D.
04/2011
5.0
computer repair
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I highly recommend Mr. Charles Carter, Senior Geek Computer Services. He is skilled, professional, prompt, considerate and honest. Because of the positive comments on Angie's List by Mr. Carter's past customers I decided to call him because after reading the comments, the word that stood in my mind was "honest". I called Mr. Carter on a Saturday even though he did not have Saturday hours listed. To my surprise he called me right back after I had left a message, and after giving him the details of my problem he agreed to look at my computer that very day to diagnose the problem. I had the option of in-home repair, but instead chose to let Mr. Carter work on it at his site. When I arrived I was impressed that, despite it being Saturday and non-shop hours for him, he was still dressed very neatly and professionally in a Senior Geek monogrammed oxford shirt and pressed slacks. He called me a few hours later with his diagnosis and discussed the different avenues he could take as well as the costs involved with each approach. After letting him know what was most important to me he began the very involved work of going through thousands of files to find still-readable files. He received my computer on a Saturday and by Monday, the computer repairs were completed and ready for in-home delivery. Upon delivering the computer to my home, he set it up and then spent two hours going over with me what he had done, acquainting me with the new set-up, answering my questions, and assuring I was happy with the results. Before leaving, he provided me with a complete Service Order Agreement and asked me if I thought the work he had done and what he had accomplished was worth the cost he charged. It was important to him that we felt he charged a fair price. It was worth it to us to have someone competent and willing to go through the tedious process in the attempt to recover our important files. He let us know we could call if we had any questions. A week and a half later, my system is working beautifully, and true to his word he has helped me with each question that has come up. Beside his professional and competent work, Mr. Charles Carter, Senior Geek, is very polite, diligent, very careful with details, and an excellent communicator. I always felt that he was sincere and truly wanted to do all he could do to recover my important files and to get my computer back in working order. He kept us apprised during the process so that we always knew what he was going to do and how much it would cost. Because of our positive experience with Mr. Charles Carter, Senior Geek, we will turn to him in the event we have any future computer repair needs.
Description of Work: During the process of trying to update the drivers on my computer for my printer without success, I decided to restore my computer to two days prior using the restore point generated by the Restore program installed by my computer's manufacturer. After the restore process, my computer would not boot to Windows. The manufacturer told me I would have to have someone recover my data. The problem however, was more involved than just recovering data. Per the service agreement: Performed hardware and software diagnostic check. Found that the computer hard drive file system had been irreversibly damaged. After running diagnostice checks it was determined that the most likely cause was the Restore program failure to restore correctly. Performed the following repairs: (1) Disassembled computer and physically cleaned inside and out of all dust and dirt. (2) Removed old hard drive and installed a new 320 GB Western Digital Caviar Blue 7200 RPM SATA hard drive. (3) Reinstalled Windows XP operating system (including initializing, partitioning and formatting of drive, installing new device drivers, configuring of BIOS, and installing service packs and updates) using customer furnished software. (4) Installed additional customer furnished software. (5) Installed all security and driver updates. (6) Installed MS Security Essentials Antivirus software. (7) configured Windows XP update and MS Security Essentials Antivirus for automatic operation and updates. (8) Performed operational check to verify all repairs. (9) Performed data retrieval on old had drive. Recovered 1,719 files (2.31 GB data). (10) Deliver computer and hookup and demonstrate repairs. Cost of Repairs: Service call to deliver computer $ 50.00 Operating System and Software Reinstallation $ 225.00 Furnish and install 320 GB Hard Drive $100.00 Perform Data Retrieval $250.00 Total $625.00
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$625
Theresa M.
02/2011
5.0
computer repair
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Senior Geek interviewed us about precise nature of failure, then detached our CPU for detailed trouble shooting back at his office. After diagnosing issues within 24 hours, Senior Geek called us with explanation, recommendations, and cost per service. He executed our requested fixes and returned our repaired CPU within 48 hours--to our intense relief. He then re-attached the CPU and explained what he had done--making recommendations as he took us through repaired functions. Finally, the bill was exactly what he said it would be before he executed the repair. Without a doubt, we would consult him in the future.
Description of Work: Our home computer had been acting oddly for months (and we had backed it up on disk several times), but we were unprepared for it to completely crash. We panicked when it did (loss of major business e-mail records, contact lists, etc.), and immediately searched Angie's List for help. Called Senior Geek, and he responded same day with a house call.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$200
ANASTASIA I.
04/2010
5.0
computer repair
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Excellent from start to finish. Charles asked a lot of questions on the initial phonecall, did some research on the problem before arriving at my house the very next day, and solved it within an hour. His experience with computers and having the right "tools" to fix it after diagnosing it meant that he fixed things more quickly than others would have (if at all).
Description of Work: Had to perform a hard-drive recovery after being hit by a Trojan virus. After the recovery, my data files were there, but inaccessible. Charles came and unlocked everything using a special tool that I never could have acquired myself or accomplished on my own.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$90
Vicki S.
11/2009
5.0
computer repair
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Charles was great. He was on time, professional, explained everything he was doing and why, gave me helpful tips to make working with my computer easier for me in the future. He was very patient with me and very knowledgeable and honest. I felt very comfortable and will use him again. He fixed my spyware problem (primary reason for calling), and had a lot of time left over after that, so he cleaned up my computer files and did some other maintenance and restored my recycle bin that I had accidentally deleted. Told me about the free defrag software and another free software for spyware and viruses. He really seems to enjoy working with computers. I like that he packed a lot of help into the time he was here.
Description of Work: Removed competing spyware from my computer. Cleaned up files. Downloaded free defrag software. Restored my recycle bin.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$90
Layton A.
08/2009
5.0
computer repair
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Within one hour, both printers were working. The HP Photosmart color cartridge did not work, but it appeared to be a hardware problem.
Description of Work: Made software changes (added drivers) to enable my laptop to use two separate printers. I had tried unsuccessfully to do this myself by downloading from the HP website.
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Senior Geek Computer Services is currently rated 5 overall out of 5.
Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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