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Where I spent 12+ hours a day 2001 to 2005.

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Computer Refurbishing

I have been repairing and upgrading computers in my spare time for family and friends for over 15 years. I get used computers from family and friends who have bought new ones, from thrift stores such as Goodwill, and sometimes from Craigslist and Ebay (but keep reading before you consider doing this yourself). When purchasing a used computer, it is extremely important to make sure that it is properly licensed for the operating system that is installed. For example, a computer may have been purchased new with Windows XP or Windows Vista. Between 2009 and 2015, it could have been upgraded to Windows 7. If so, that machine will have a Certificate of Authenticity and a product license key, as well as a DVD for Windows 7. Do you know if the person selling the computer was the original owner? Do you know if they used a valid retail upgrade license to upgrade the operating system? Do you know if they used the same license on another computer? You probably won't kn

Ancient (and not so ancient) History

I have been working on computers since 1969. Yes, I know that was a long time ago, and they have come a long way since then. But we did go to the moon and back with those old, slow ones. No, I didn't work for NASA. I worked for Westinghouse in the Telecomputer Center. After 2 years there, I transferred to the Transportation Division in West Mifflin where they made the propulsion and train control equipment for the Bay Area Rapid System, the Tampa airport, the Seattle-Tacoma airport, and another in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Ever since then, when people find out I work on computers, well, they have me working on computers. I've also worked as a legal assistant and even drove a truck cross country for three years. But there are always computers that need fixing, updating, connecting, replacing, and sometimes just some TLC. They have made our lives so much more than they were before. I bought my first personal computer around 1983. It was a Tandy TRS-80 Color C

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