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  • 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…

  • Best Place to Get an iPhone 13 Screen Repaired in Lithgow, Katoomba & Bathurst

    The iPhone 13 is still one of the most common phones we see come through the door, so we get asked about the best place to get an iPhone 13 screen repaired almost every week. With a smaller notch and a slightly rearranged camera layout compared to the 12, the 13 range needs a repairer…

  • Best Place to Get an iPhone 12 Screen Repaired in Lithgow, Katoomba & Bathurst

    Between the mini, the standard 12, the Pro and the Pro Max, there are a lot of iPhone 12s out there, and just as many people searching for the best place to get an iPhone 12 screen repaired. The iPhone 12 range was also the first with Ceramic Shield front glass, which is tougher than…

  • Best Place to Get an iPhone X Screen Repaired in Lithgow, Katoomba & Bathurst

    The iPhone X changed everything about how Apple builds screens, and that’s exactly why finding the best place to get an iPhone X screen repaired matters more than it did with older models. It was the first iPhone with an edge-to-edge OLED display and Face ID, which means the screen is both more expensive to…

  • Best Place to Get an iPhone 8 Screen Repaired in Lithgow, Katoomba & Bathurst

    The iPhone 8 is nearly a decade old now, but plenty of locals still rely on one every day, which means plenty of locals are still searching for the best place to get an iPhone 8 screen repaired. The trouble is, as the iPhone 8 gets older, fewer repairers bother stocking parts for it, and…

  • Best Place to Get an iPhone 11 Screen Repaired in Lithgow, Katoomba & Bathurst

    If you’ve cracked your screen and started searching for the best place to get an iPhone 11 screen repaired, you’ve probably run into the same problem everyone in Lithgow, Katoomba, and Bathurst does: too many options and not enough straight answers. Big-chain kiosks want to post your phone off to a regional centre. Mail-in services…

  • This week at the Help Desk.. Password Confusion

    At the Monkey Bar help Desk we get all sorts of technical problems. While many people we judge them because they don’t understand tech ,, we actually don’t. We understand that tech can be confusing. Passwords and security is one of those things that can be daunting. Especially for those who are terrified that they…