HP laptop drive-out data recovery from non-functional chassis in Putney SW15
HP laptop in Putney SW15 was beyond repair but the data on the drive was important. We removed the drive cleanly, imaged it via a …
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MacBook Air return-visit logic-board refurbishment in Putney SW15
MacBook Air in Putney SW15 returned with a new no-power fault unrelated to the previous repair. We diagnosed and refurbished the affected …
HP laptop pop-up virus and health check in Putney SW15
HP laptop in Putney SW15 with pop-up scam ads in the browser. We removed the malicious browser extension, cleaned the persistence mechanism, …
MacBook Pro and Samsung external drive cross-machine data recovery in Putney SW15
MacBook Pro in Putney SW15 plus a Samsung external drive that would only mount on an older laptop. We recovered both onto a single …
Google Workspace Calendar & Calendly Setup for a New Business
A South West London sole trader's calendars spanned Google, Outlook and Apple. We built one Google Workspace setup feeding Calendly to book …
Google Workspace
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MacBook Air battery replacement after capacity drop in Putney SW15
MacBook Air in Putney SW15 with a worn battery showing reduced runtime. We replaced the battery with a matched cell, calibrated the …
MacBook Pro detached space-bar key reattachment in Putney SW15
MacBook Pro in Putney SW15 with a detached space bar. We diagnosed the underlying scissor mechanism, rebonded the keycap properly, and saved …
MacBook Pro liquid damage logic-board refurbishment in Brixton SW2
MacBook Pro in Brixton SW2 spilled on and not powering up. We ran a structured liquid-damage refurbishment of the logic board — full …
Outlook Calendar Not Syncing Fixed in Putney SW15
An Outlook calendar wasn't updating across an iPhone, iPad and laptop in Putney SW15. The cause was the free New Outlook app, not the paid …
Acer laptop unresponsive after boot — OS repair in Putney SW15
Acer laptop in Putney SW15 reached the Windows logo then stopped responding. We confirmed the hardware was healthy, repaired the corrupted …
HP laptop data-preserving Windows reinstall in Putney SW15
HP laptop in Putney SW15 not booting into Windows, with important data on the drive. We recovered the user files before reinstalling Windows …
HP laptop full health and virus check after browser pop-ups in Putney SW15
HP laptop in Putney SW15 with pop-up infections needed both a clean and a broader health check. We ran a full virus removal plus hardware …