Services

Mac Rory offers a variety of services, including:

• Inventory and Evaluation

  Take a step back to assess what you have and how it works. Do your hardware, software, understanding and business processes work well together? Decide what works and what doesn't, to develop systems that work better for you.

• Private Tutorials

  Learn what you most want to know about your computer, from basics to troubleshooting to advanced projects such as web sites, database management or multimedia such as digital photography, podcasts or video.

• System Tune-Up and Preventative Maintenance

  Make your system as efficient as possible by sculpting your system folder and performing preventative maintenance on hardware, directory structures and physical workspace.

• Data Transfer and Backup

  Safely move data from one machine to another or archive your data onto external media so that it can be stored indefinitely.

• Information Architecture

  Are you tired of typing the same data over and over again? Frustrated that you can't find information you know you have? Understand how computers store and retrieve data so that you can move it easily between and amongst programs, efficiently and consistently.

• Custom Business Solutions

  Databases, documentation, procedures and business forms to help your business run more smoothly and get the most out of your employees, saving time and frustration to provide better service to your customers.

• Networking

  Connect your computers and peripherals to speed workflow, make best use of your resources or just play games with each other. Share one internet connection or automate regular backups. Extend your present network or even look at wireless networking.

• Disaster Recovery

  Understand the difference between backups and archives, planning for both so that your most important data is safer from fire, theft, media failure or other disasters.

• Technology Planning

  As your business grows, so will your technology needs, but with careful planning you can anticipate and prepare for growth from home office to small office to large office or multiple locations. Choose parts that will scale and work well with others as your technology and computer needs change.

• Whole-Class Instruction

  Train your workgroup or organization in a new program or procedure as efficiently as possible, with hands-on exercises and clear documentation. Get the most from your equipment, staff and time.

• Training Materials

  Cut training costs by producing simple, specific documentation, videos or podcasts on common business routines. Free up management time and allow employees to learn or train at home as you wish.

• Technology Bundles

  Frequently groups or businesses can get better deals if they pool their planning and buying dollars to select simple packages or share training materials. Whether your group is an office, a congregation or a club interested in a common hobby, odds are that I can help all of you build an intelligent bundle.

• Delivery and Installation

  Have me help you shop or simply pick up, deliver and install your new computer system. Have me clean up an old system and make sure it is in working order before you pass it along. Delivery, installation and training all available.

• Upgrades & Repair

  Extend the life of your system or use old equipment more efficiently by adding to it, upgrading it or using it in a different way. Discover better software or a new use for a venerable machine.

• Managing Older Equipment

  Having trouble finding replacement parts, buying or selling used equipment? Want to sell or give away a computer, certain that your data is completely removed? We can help you securely erase and ethically re-use, dispose of or recycle your older technology, often as a donation to a charity or non-profit of your choosing.

• Cross-Platform Migration

  Moving to Macintosh or needing to convert files for a Windows user or use in a different program? Save your old work and hours of frustration by having me help you intelligently migrate your current data between and among other formats. Play well (and intelligently) with others.

• Mixed Networks

  Windows and Macintosh, localtalk and ethernet, TCP/IP and other network types can communicate and work well together with good planning. Learn how to coexist and cooperate among machines, sharing files, network space and peripherals.

• Portable Computing

  Use laptops, network service and portable devices such as Palm Pilots to fax, exchange email and move files among all sorts of computers, at home or on the road. From electronic organizers to mobile video editing.

• Special Needs

  Need a waterproof laptop or a solar-powered computer? A mouseless Macintosh or a computer for someone with special needs? These things and more are possible. Let me show you how or assemble them for you.

• Web Site Design and Marketing

  Simple web pages and documentation, for onscreen help, intranets or the world wide web. Present and manage information with HTML, PDF and databases, in a way that supports and reinforces your broader business, project or marketing goals.