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  • Buying a Custom Gaming PC in Lithgow? Here’s What to Bring to Your Consultation

    Building a gaming PC isn’t like grabbing one off a shelf at a big-box store. At LithGeek, every custom build starts with a proper conversation, not a sales pitch, so you walk out with a machine that actually fits your games, your budget and your desk. Whether you’re in Lithgow, Bathurst, Katoomba, Leura, Oberon, Blackheath…

  • Is My Phone Hacked, or Is It Just a Fake Virus Warning?

    You’re scrolling on your phone and suddenly the whole screen turns red. A siren goes off. “YOUR DEVICE IS INFECTED” it screams, with a countdown clock and a phone number to call right now. Your heart rate spikes. Is your phone actually hacked, or is this just another fake warning trying to scare you into…

  • A Senior’s Guide to Buying a Computer, Part Two: Laptops, Towers, Mini PCs and What’s Inside

    In Part One of our senior’s guide to buying a computer, I promised we wouldn’t get bogged down in processors, RAM and hard drives, because that’s a whole article on its own. Here it is.If you’ve decided you’re ready to buy, but words like “RAM,” “USB-C” and “Mini PC” are turning the whole thing into…

  • Real Problems We Fix at the Monkey Bar Help Desk

    Real Problems We Fix at the Monkey Bar Help Desk

    Not every tech problem needs a full repair ticket. Sometimes you just need someone to look at your screen for five minutes and tell you honestly what’s going on. That’s the whole idea behind the Monkey Bar Help Desk at Lithgeek, walk in, no appointment needed, and we’ll sort it out in plain English. We’ve…

  • A Senior’s Guide to Buying a Computer

    A Senior’s Guide to Buying a Computer

    Buying a computer as a senior doesn’t have to be daunting, even though it can feel that way. There’s always someone trying to sell you something you don’t need, and a very real fear of ending up with a computer you don’t understand how to use. As someone who teaches seniors how to use computers…

  • Empty Epsilon After Actually Playing With a Full Crew

    We finally got a full crew together to actually play Empty Epsilon, the open-source bridge simulator — using a stack of repurposed old iMacs running Linux Mint. Here’s how it went, and how to build your own local crew.

  • Time for PC Spring Cleaning

    Time for PC Spring Cleaning

    After a long winter with the windows closed, it’s easy to forget how much dust your computer can collect. It’s more than you’d think, and the problem is that your PC’s vents and fans need room to breathe. Dust that builds up inside a desktop or laptop over time is a serious issue: at best…

  • Linux for Seniors: Great Choice, Just Go In With Your Eyes Open

    Linux for Seniors: Great Choice, Just Go In With Your Eyes Open

    Quick note before we start: this post isn’t about having a go at seniors for not being “tech savvy.” It’s the opposite — this is our honest guide to Linux for seniors, written so that anyone thinking about moving over knows exactly what they’re signing up for before they book it in. A little honesty…

  • Building the Black Cube

    Building the Black Cube

    I build computer case mods because I can. That’s the honest answer. As a small business owner, my competitive advantage against the big manufacturers isn’t budget or scale — it’s that I can take a risk on something weird and see it through. The Black Cube is what happens when you point that kind of…