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We Have A Winner!!

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Yes! We Have A Winner What a great summer we have had so far, and as summer starts to wind down it is time once again to announce the winner of the Northwoods Computer Guy Summer Give Away! This year’s winner is Eileen Neuman!  As a new mom of twins, I can’t think of a better person to have won this […]

Your New PC!

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Congratulations on your new PC! Maybe it’s your new Black Friday, Christmas, or New Year, New You PC, anyway you got it, it’s new!  So I’ve got a couple tips for you on ways to make your brand new computer super awesome. Mouse & Keyboard My first tip is on your new laptop or desktop PC immediately run out and get […]

Passwords. I HATE PASSWORDS!

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A Necessary Evil Passwords are incredibly important and nowadays there are so many to remember. Every website you visit, every bank account, every credit card, every social media account has a requirement for a password.  A lot of times it’s hard to find a way to make passwords that are; 1: easy to remember, and 2: hard for other people […]

Holiday gift ideas that Scott wants

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Tis the season of giving, and that sometimes can be a burden, and unfortunately ideas can sometimes be hard to come across so if you’re looking to give that special somebody a present they may just love here’s a few things that the Northwoods Computer Guy wants…. this is not a request of you to buy them for me however […]

Windows 10 Password/PIN Tips

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New PC Password Dilemma So you just got your fancy new Windows 10 PC for Black Friday or Christmas and Microsoft is telling you that you should put on a password… Well, should you? Yes!  But, Don’t forget to take some notes! Passwords and Pins So when you set up a Microsoft account you have to have a password in […]

Black Friday is here

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Odd Deals I’ve Stumbled Across!  Aroma Trees 2 Mini Hand Held Hummingbird Feeders with Instructions and Kit   Laptop Deals Worth Seeing! Lenovo – Yoga 710 2-in-1 15.6″ Touch-Screen Laptop – Intel Core i5 – 8GB Memory – 256GB Solid State Drive – Black  Price: $599.99 (Save $230) Best Buy MSI GL62M 7REX-1896US 15.6″ Full HD Thin and Light Gaming […]

Black Friday Advice

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Black Friday For me Black Friday is a mixed bag. You of course can get some incredible deals however the deals that you typically get on Tablets, Laptops, and desktop PCS are lackluster at best. Be very cautious that you don’t let price dictate purchase because many times these Black Friday deals are lackluster PCS at best. Here is a […]

7 Deadly Computer Virus Signs

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What’s In The Box!?!?! Viruses (For the Most Part) don’t really want to be found, Believe it or not they work the best when they can be quiet not make a lot of noise and exist in your computer for a long time. Most viruses do such a good job of hiding that you may not even know that they […]

What is a Computer Virus?

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Such A Simple Question…. With a Thousand Answers! The Easy Answer: A computer virus is a program that runs on your computer that has malicious intent. The Plane Speak Answer: A computer virus is a program that has a specific job. Typically its job is to collect information about you or open up additional security breaches in your computer that […]

2017 Summer Giveaway – Results

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Northwoods Computer Guy’s 2017 Summer Giveaway The Summer Giveaway is back for 2017 and this year we are celebrating home automation and portability by giving away a brand new Amazon Fire Tablet with Alexa integration! For your chance to win simply click on the links to our Social Media pages and Like, Follow or Review to enter!  There are many […]

1981 – Video killed the radio star

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August 1, 1981

  • I really do remember this day in history quite well, I remember waiting patiently for the channel to go live… MTV, presumably standing for “Music Television”, launches on cable TV.

As most people know, after the introduction sequence, the first video played was “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles. However, a bit of trivia is that the second song played was “You Better Run” by Pat Benatar.

MTV had an immediate impact on the music industry and was an iconic symbol of the technology-driven 1980’s.  What was your favorite video?!?

NCG Gives Back!!

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The Computer Guy Gives Back!! Scott & Gerrie from NCG love to help out in our community. Volunteering has always been not only part of the business, but something we both are very passionate about! We have been active members in The Antigo Langlade County Chamber of Commerce for many years. We also have donated time and service to the […]

GoldenEye Ransomware… Worst Birthday Present EVA

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New Strain So this year for my birthday the monsters that brought you the Petya Ransomware have issued a new strain called GoldenEye that’s currently making computer users scared, paranoid, and a little upset. So what is it and what does it do?!? Well the GoldenEye strain is a ransomware type virus. What it does is it locks your computer […]

Happy Birthday Atari 6/27/1972

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Happy Birthday Atari 6/27/1972!! This iconic gaming company started off back in 1972 believe it or not! The very first video game released on the system was Pong! It was the first commercially successful video game and lead to tons of other video games including the one I am playing which is Pitfall on the original Atari 2600.

Introducing Gerrie

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In April 2017, I, Gerrie Lutz, began working with Scott as the Northwoods Computer Guy’s Office Manager.  I am very excited for the opportunity to work with my amazing husband! Scott has been in business for quite as while now and has established himself as the best & most reliable computer repair person in the Northwoods.  His business has continued […]

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