The Computer Guy

The Computer Guy We feature In-Shop, In-Home or Remote Repair computer services! FREE pickup and delivery services are available within a 45-mile radius of Hampton, Iowa.
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The Computer Guy of Hampton, Iowa, specializes in home and home/office computer repair for North Central Iowa. We serve the Mason City, Clarion, Waverly and Webster City areas as well. Remote Repair is NOW available to save you time and money. The Computer Guy is Trained, Tested, and Trusted so you KNOW your computer or other technology device is safe and secure at all times.

Customer's computer was acting weird, touch pad wasn't responding and the mouse keys on the touch pad were sluggish.Well...
08/25/2026

Customer's computer was acting weird, touch pad wasn't responding and the mouse keys on the touch pad were sluggish.

Well, the laptop battery had swollen up and was pressing against the keys and the touchpad. Replaced the battery and it was just fine and buttons were clickable and touchpad responsive!

08/21/2026

When someone who is a family member dies and has an active page, you have 3 choices.

Do nothing... They will show up as friend requests, birthday announcements, can be tagged and can have their account hacked.

Memorialize it... People can friend the account, someone can manage it, but it is very limited in some areas. This may have to be agreed upon before the death of your loved one and the person who will manage the account. LUCKILY, I had talked to both of the account owners BEFORE they passed away and they both wanted their page memorialized. You must be the "legacy contact" to do this.

Delete it... You can have the account removed with a death certificate and the account will be deleted within 24 hrs.

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Just a heads up today. I was called to the Hampton Public Library for a minor computer issue on one of the PUBLIC compu...
08/19/2026

Just a heads up today. I was called to the Hampton Public Library for a minor computer issue on one of the PUBLIC computers that they have for public use. Solved the issue, but on one computer I found that a local business person had logged in with their Microsoft Account..... Their PERSONAL Microsoft Account.

Well, so what? OK, so anything that I could have gone to online regarding to Microsoft, I could have purchased and used their credit card and their credentials.... I could have logged into their email and sent out some wackiness.

Since their email was there, I could have logged into their Amazon Account, changed their password and ordered myself some stuff and had it shipped to me.

On the same computer, someone had logged into their One Drive account... I could have seen every picture or read every document they had in there. Some people don't want to look at your personal photos on the library's computer..... just sayin'.

On the other computer, some computer repair whizbang personalized his Google account and left it on the desktop for anyone to click into. Also, 3 other Gmail accounts were opened and I could have gotten into them with just one click.

IF you MUST read your email or whatever at a Public Library computer, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE log out when you are finished. Never hit SAVE LOGIN or SAVE PASSWORDS because those passwords are saved on a publc computer at the library. Suzy tells me that many times when people use the Public Computers at the library it's because they are filling out resumes or doing job hunting research -- which may include sending / receiving emails or providing very personal information.

Please, just make sure you log out -- the people who left their information there really dodged a bullet.....and I logged you out.

I didn't announce it yet, so I might as well announce it now... As of 8/1/2026 my labor prices have increased. For the ...
08/10/2026

I didn't announce it yet, so I might as well announce it now... As of 8/1/2026 my labor prices have increased. For the first time since 2010, I figured that it was time.

When gas, car repairs, insurance and day to day expenses are eating into my personal savings, I guess it is time to bump things up. Like I've always said, if you want to find someone who will drive up to 45 miles to your home or business for no additional charge, that's fine -- my 45 mile radius will still be the same -- no additional charges, but my hourly rate is bumping up.

The new rates as of 8/1/26 will be $75 per hour and $40 per hour for a half hour. I know there are times when I can just buzz in and click this and that and I'm out the door, but that will be a $40 minimum. Sometimes, in this business, you are paying for my years of experience as well. In this case 30 years of experience.

As always, I do make exceptions for some non-profits, libraries and a few other special items. Again, if that other tech or company will drive up to 45 miles for no additional charge, then that's on them.

My commercial presentation rates for my "On Line Safety" and other presentations are still $75. Non-Profits are still either free or at a discount rate, based on where I have to go for those.

BUT, the thing that hasn't changed is my rates for Remote Repair!! They are still at $40 per license, $40 per hour and $20 for the half hour. If all I do is end the pop-ups, that's $10 and I'll just bill you at the end of the month for those -- and you must be have a remote repair license for me to do that.

So, I thank my long time customers for your understanding, but it's just something that needs to be done. I look forward to serving you in the future! I'll be updating my website in the near future for the updates.

Pat Palmer
The Computer Guy
www.TheComputerGuy
641-420-1234

People are sharing a link from "Casey's." It's not from Casey's and it's collecting your information -- don't share the...
08/10/2026

People are sharing a link from "Casey's." It's not from Casey's and it's collecting your information -- don't share the link.... and more importantly, do not click it!

Just a heads up...If you see this on the right hand side of yur page, it's a scam. Look, it's even a "Sponsored...
07/28/2026

Just a heads up...

If you see this on the right hand side of yur page, it's a scam. Look, it's even a "Sponsored" scam. Click it and your computer will go crazy and then they'll want you to call a phone number for "Tech Support." Instead, call The Computer Guy and I can help get you out of it!
641-420-1234

These are NOT new Facebook Messages, these are scams. Clicking these will cause your computer to go to a website that wi...
07/16/2026

These are NOT new Facebook Messages, these are scams. Clicking these will cause your computer to go to a website that will lock your computer up and demand that you call a number. Notice the word SPONSORED... Facebook doesn't SPONSOR your messages, as these are paid scams.

IF you were to put your username/password in these boxes, you would lose your access to Facebook.

BE SMART! DON'T PROMOTE THIS SCAM!
07/11/2026

BE SMART! DON'T PROMOTE THIS SCAM!

Thank you for 30 years!!!
07/02/2026

Thank you for 30 years!!!

Maybe some of you have seen this and maybe some of you haven't. And if this isn't your thing, just skip it. I don't wan...
06/07/2026

Maybe some of you have seen this and maybe some of you haven't. And if this isn't your thing, just skip it. I don't want to come off as "Hey, let me hit up my customers...."

Over the last school year, the outstanding school lunch debt has skyrocketed to $23,800. The board has hired a collection agency to hit parents up if they owe $100 or more. Imagine, getting a ding on your credit for $100. So, I decided to do something about it. I decided to start a fund raiser to get these preditory companies off of the backs of people who may be going through a rough time.

Some of you may say, "Well... they owe it and that's a good place to start..." Well, the collection agency is not going to give H-D all the money they collect and are going to charge the district for the service to boot. To add insult to injury, one of the members of the school board said, "Well, just post the names of the peope who owe money in the paper!"

As you can imagine, that didn't go over well at all either.

Now, as you can imagine, we didn't get here overnight, but this was the first time all year that this was discussed and I'm a bit pi**ed that when it hit $5,000 it wasn't talked about... let alone $23,800. But, we can only get so far being pi**ed off, so I decided to help.

I am taking donations to pay down this debt before July 1st when the collection agency starts up. I'm trying to get everyone paid up who is at least $100 in debt to the school. Here are my payment options...

I have 3 online options:
PayPal - [email protected]
Venmo - (watch the spelling because of scammers)
CashApp - $yankzpat

I'm also going to be meeting with a the school superintendent to see if we can't come up with a way to fix the issue, because a year from now, I cannot go back to people and ask again for donations. I'm looking to put together a small group to tackle the issue locally, then to hold a forum for board members, legislative candidates and local leaders to figure out the solutions to these issues.

Anyway, if you can help us out, that would be great. We are just about to our goal and I'd like to wrap it up this week. I'll be on WHO-TV sometime this week as well, talking about these issues.

Thank you so much for reading this and if you can help, that would be fantastic!

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114 3rd Avenue NE
Hampton, IA
50441

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Monday 8am - 7pm
Tuesday 8am - 7pm
Wednesday 8am - 7pm
Thursday 8am - 7pm
Friday 8am - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

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