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Profile

Springfield House, Laurelhill Business Park, Stirling, FK7 9JQ Tel No: 01786 406448 Hi I’m Chris the owner of ComTech.  I am just a regular guy who loves fixing (and sometimes breaking!!) computers for a living.  I have a passion for Linux and … Continue reading

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Business IT

Springfield House, Laurelhill Business Park, Stirling, FK7 9JQ Tel No: 01786 406448 Along with desktop and laptop repairs (hardware and software) I offer the following services to my business clients in and around the Stirling area. 1. Microsoft Windows Small Business Server … Continue reading

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ComTech – IT Support and repairs in Stirling

Springfield House, Laurelhill Business Park, Stirling, FK7 9JQ Tel No: 01786 406448         Welcome to ComTech ComTech has been helping to solve IT issues for both small businesses and home clients throughout the Stirling area since April 2010.  I … Continue reading

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Is it time to streamline Linux?

I love Linux.  It is cracking as a server and not bad on a desktop either but it always comes down to the same old question – which one to use?  I got talking to another tech last week about … Continue reading

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Why virtualization is not just for the big guys

If you ever hear the word virtualization mentioned in a conversation I will bet that you will immediately think of big companies with hundreds , if not thousands of computers, and big data centers.  What if I told you your … Continue reading

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Using Linux in a small business – cheap and chearful IT?

I have had quite a lot of Linux work recently which makes a nice change.  When out at a clients premises earlier this week I got chatting to one of the employees who out of curiosity asked what it was … Continue reading

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Linux, Windows or Mac – I don’t really care

I went to a Linux User Group (LUG) last night to meet up with some fellow ‘techies’ and have a natter (I always leave feeling thick!!).  Most of the guys who go only use Linux but some like myself are … Continue reading

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How to set up RAID 1 on an existing Linux system

Recently I did a tutorial on how to set up RAID 1 on a new Linux system.  Today I will show you how to set up RAID 1 on an existing system.  Why I hear you ask on an existing … Continue reading

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My little eeepc 701 lives!!

It lives!! About a month ago my trusty Asus Eee pc701 developed the ‘click of death’ – bugger.  Initially I thought the hard drive was the soldered SSD type which would have meant game over (new motherboard required) but after … Continue reading

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Linux and wireless drivers

I apologise for the rant but this is becoming a pet hate of mine.  It all started last night when I was out at a clients home sorting out some ‘issues’ they had.  One of the items that came up … Continue reading

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