TAT's Computer Shop
30 Nelson Street P0P 2G0 Webbwood, ON, Canada

During this time of Isolation and Physical Distancing "TAT's Computer Shop" is offering most computer services @ a discounted rate for all home/personal computers.We will work hard to ensure you can still connect to family and friends via the internet. This will be done using "A Remote Connection" from my office to your computer. Call 705-806-4379.

Windows 10 Upgrade After January 14, 2020, Microsoft will no longer provide security updates or support for PCs running Windows 7. Call now summer special $75.00

Tips for preventing from being entangled by a virus in future. 1. Never click on a link or attachment in an email that you are not positive is from a trusted source; 2. Beware of internet pop-ups; 3. Set up your Windows Update to automatically download patches and upgrades;... 4. Be wary of files with a double extension such as .txt.vb or .jpg.exe. 5. Install real-time anti-spyware protection and keep anti-malware applications current. 6. Don't get access to illegal online contents such as gambling or porn. See more

Now Selling Android TV Boxes. Fully Loaded with tech support for the first 7 days. Updates $15.00 Reloads $25.00 Setup and instruction of use free with the purchase of an Adroid Box.... Variety of Boxes Price Range from $80.00 to $125.00 per box. See more

Ok this is serious now the scammers are putting a syskey on your computer when you allow them to login to your computer and you cannot remove this until you pay for it and yes you cannot even log onto your computer plus there is no magic software to remove it and yes all your information /document/pics gone...gone...gone. Yes this is illegal but they live where we cannot do anything, they are low life scum of the earth bottom feeders. Just don't agree for anyone to log into your computer, don't call anyone when a number appears on your screen and don't accept any calls from a supposed Microsoft employee. You must call and only call your local Certified Technician and once again insure your technician is certified, its like bringing your car to a back yard mechanic for a mechanical.

Well it has been a long time since I have posted anything. The only thing I need to post and I think it is very important is the scams and viruses that are out there today. If it is too good to be true then it probably is, So for your sake always question anything that comes across your email or desktop. If it is not the norm then it is a virus, if there is a phone number for you to call then it is a virus DO NOT CALL THEM, if you have a friend/relative in need via email then... it is a scam/virus. Don't let anyone make you second guest your situation and above all do not let them in your computer and above all put fear into your thoughts. They prey on the weak, it has been going on for decades, just now there are no faces to those criminals. Please contact your local computer tech if you have any doubts. DO NOT CALL ANYONE OUTSIDE OF YOUR AREA CODE. See more

Overall Computer Tip of the Day Ideally it is best to keep your Desktop computers off the Ground and your Laptop computers off your Lap. Both computers use airflow to circulate inside the computer to cool the hot burning to the touch CPU. If you feel an abundance of heat coming out, it is due to insufficient air flow, your heat sinks and/or your vents are clogged with dust and dirt. We here at TAT's Computer Shop will clean the fans, vents and heat sinks with our annual check/tune up and add a one year subscription anti-virus, just so you are protected until next year.

Windows 8 Tip of the Day Run two apps side by side Modern UI apps are what Microsoft calls 'immersive' applications, which basically means they run full-screen - but there are ways to view up to four at once. ... On Windows 8, swipe from the left and the last app you were using will turn into a thumbnail; drop this, and one app displays in a sidebar pane while your current app takes the rest of the screen. And you can then swap these by swiping again. Windows 8.1 expands on this and can display up to four apps simultaneously, if you have enough screen space. Move your mouse cursor to the top of the screen, and when it changes to a hand icon, drag and drop your app to the left or right. Once you've moved it enough, a dividing line will appear, you can drop the app, and it'll appear in just that part of the screen. Use the bar between your apps to resize their window widths, or if you need to make one full-screen again.

Windows 7 Tip of the Day How to Quickly get to the Desktop How can I quickly get to the desktop when I have multiple windows open? By Pressing the windows key + D you will be brought to the desktop right away minimize all other windows. But what if I just want to peak at the desktop? In the Bottom Right corner there is a show desktop shortcut. click it to show the desktop, or hover the mouse over it to take a peak at it.

Windows 7 Computer Tip of the Day Enable Checkboxes to Select Multiple Files Go to any folder, click on the Organize button on the top and select Folder and search options. Go to the view tab and enable the Use check boxes to select items option. Once done, a small checkbox will appear next to each item letting you select multiple items with just a mouse.

Windows Computer Tip of the Day: Quickly increase and decrease the size of Desktop icons While on the Windows Vista or higher Desktop hold down the Ctrl key and scroll up and down using the wheel on your mouse. While scrolling up all the icons on the desktop will increase in size and while scrolling down all the icons will decrease in size.

Fun Facts You Might Not Know about Microsoft! For those itching to know, i've dug up 10 fun things of info that you might not have heard before. What experimental musician created the Windows start-up sound? How do they celebrate anniversaries?...Continue reading

A few more interesting computer facts! 40-55% of all Wikipedia vandalism is caught by a single computer program with 90% accuracy A wow player Bradster has 36 wow accounts and conducts raids with himself on 11 computers ... Three students from a school in Nevada had installed keystroke loggers on their teachers’ computers to intercept the teachers’ usernames and passwords, and then charged other students up to $300 to hack in and increase their grades. Tandy TRS-80 Model I computer radiated so much interference that many games were designed so that an AM radio next to the computer could be used to provide sounds. In September 1956 IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first ‘SUPER’ computer with a hard disk drive (HDD). The HDD weighed over a ton and stored 5 MB of data. A computer as powerful as the human brain would be able to perform about 38 thousand trillion operations per second and hold about 3,584 terabytes of memory. U.S. chose 00000000 as the password for its computer controls of nuclear tipped missiles for eight years. Although 95% of mail is now sorted by computers, the U.S. Postal Service still employs clerks to decipher addresses that are too messy for the computers to understand. These clerks are expected to process 1,000 letters an hour, and upwards of 20% of them quit within the first 5 weeks. MIT has developed a computer software that can identify and distinguish a real smile from a smile of frustration. CAPTCHA is an acronym for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart In some countries during the 70s, including the United Kingdom, Poland, Hungary, and the Netherlands, cassette data storage was so popular that some radio stations would broadcast computer programs that listeners could record onto cassette and then load into their computer. There is a Scandinavian company that is working on a way to translate what a dog is thinking using EEG-sensors and microcomputers. They already have a prototype available