Asus laptop blue-screen loop diagnosed as failing drive then SSD upgrade in Putney SW15
Asus laptop in Putney SW15 stuck in a freeze and blue-screen loop. We confirmed the cause was a failing storage drive and fitted a 240GB SSD …
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Lenovo laptop Wi-Fi 'connected, no internet' software fix in Barnes SW13
Lenovo laptop in Barnes SW13 connecting to Wi-Fi but unable to browse. We worked through the network stack methodically, identified the …
Asus laptop slow taskbar and load times full health check in Putney SW15
Asus laptop in Putney SW15 had become unusably slow — taskbar icons taking ages to load. We ran a full health check, identified the …
MacBook Pro 15-inch macOS and firmware upgrade in Putney SW15
MacBook Pro 15-inch in Putney SW15 needed the latest supported macOS plus firmware update. We identified the maximum supported version, …
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 …
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 …