Joe's Basement -Computer Sales & Service

Welcome to Joe's Basement!

This is my personal blog of my home-based Computer Sales & Service business. My shop is on the far NW side of Chicago near O'hare Airport. I service all makes and models of PC's, workstations, servers and related peripherals running under Microsoft Windows. I also repair and rebuild used computers for resale.

About Me

Name: Joe Kaminski

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States

I have been in the Computer & Information Technology industry since my college days back in 1993. I have worked profesionally since 1999 with various Companies, contractors, staffing firms and outside vendors in and around Chicago. My strongest background is in computer, server and peripheral hardware and support in an Engineer or Technician capacity. I have a strong technical aptitude and a knack to figure and fix pretty much any hardware or software related issue. I am mainly a Microsoft guy and have only done limited work with Linux, mostly Fedora and Red Hat. I am honest, professional and sincere with all my Customers and strive to get the job done in a timely and efficient manner.

Thursday, May 11, 2006

Here I am working on a client's computer, Melissa, that was infected with viruses and spyware that damaged critical system files. She just dropped it off at my shop tonight.
I backed up all her documents, pics, music and favorites to my 1gb jump drive and simply did a complete restore of Windows XP Home Ed.
Now, it is up and running fine. I will finish off by installing AVG Antivirus and Microsoft Antispyware to help protect against future attacks and then Microsoft Office 2003 Professional and whatever other programs she wants on there.
It will be ready for pickup tomorrow night.