Macmaps
- Mac/PC consulting and repair.
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Based in Waterboro,
Maine. An IT Consulting and Repair sole
proprietor business, offering you service from an
Apple Certified,
30 year experienced IT expert in both Apple and
Microsoft platforms.
I will travel up to
forty five minutes south, east, and southwest from
there. I can meet on the way home from my
day job in Scarborough.
Accepting Calls 207-721-2141, or
202-538-1017 call or text
(note the DC area code, is the only one that
supports text) for details.
. The old 276-622-6277 number no longer works.
Macmaps has been in
business since 1995. Starting in Washington
DC and Baltimore Maryland area, moving in 2014 to
Lakeville MA, 2017 to Mashpee in Cape Cod, and now
servicing both remote
and:
Scarborough, South Portland, Gorham,
Windham, Westbrook, Buxton, Standish, Limington,
Hollis, Waterboro, Dayton, Lyman, Alfred, Sanford,
Springvale, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Arundel,
Saco, Wells, North Berwick, and Biddeford Maine.
New
pricing!
All deposits go towards 1st
hour/flat fee. Anything that takes
longer than half an hour rounds to the first hour,
and prorate after that.
Services that require
no hands on support, are capped at a flat fee.
I.e. Data Recovery once started may take
overnight. We won't bill you for the
overnight.
All services invoiced.
All deposits must be paid in advance before any
onsite visit is done.
All repeat customers receive the followup fee (the
second fee indicated in the box after the /
symbol. We offer no cash deposits.
All third hour and higher at repeat customer
rates.
You have 7 price ranges. If you want me to
help you buy equipment
Equipment not present is shipped at your expense.
Data recovery rates based on the cost of the
licensed software + flat rate.
We make no
guarantees, express or implied.
Everything is here done at best effort. Before
you do anything backup
your data regularly
and test the validity and usability of the
backup regularly. Do not be afraid to ask
questions. This is your data and your
equipment. Write down your
questions before calling to save time and money.
Salaried and
retainer rates available, the rates below are
just representative of initial ad-hoc visits.
Service
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Deposit with
credit card onsite
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Deposit with
credit card remote
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Flat Fee
cash onsite
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Flat Fee
Card
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Hourly fee
cash onsite
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Hourly fee
card
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$54/$43
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$40/$35
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$150/$100
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$154/$104
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$100/$75
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$104/$80
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Verbal consulting including
choosing hardware and software and
instruction.
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Hardware & printer
setup,, repair,, and swaps
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Software
installs (individual installs that show
less than 50% complete after an hour can
be flipped to flat rate, and i return
to inspect at a future time if issues
persist after installation
obviously finished)
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Networking
setup
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Malware,
excess registry removal
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Backup
configuration & testing
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Franchise calls will
be blocked. So will requests for certification
training. Macmaps is generally available weekday
evenings
Day visits to surrounding towns are
possible occasionally on weekends. Please
call to verify best available times. Will
consider common public meeting places.
Apple Certified,
Macintosh and PC consulting services.
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hiring and in specific companies, at deposit rate.
• Malware removal and
data recovery flat rates available.
• Configuration of new
and refurbished machines on an hourly rate, except
for data transfer which is billed based on the
flat rate.
• All other services
are considered hourly including repair of
equipment, finding the best replacement equipment
if beyond repair.
What I do with all computers I check:
1. Is your data backed
up? If not, we have data recovery options,
but each entails a certain amount of
risk. Let's discuss if any of
your data isn't backed up and your system is
inaccessible before any work is done.
2. File system health
3. Verify the system isn't over full.
85% full we need external storage to backup data
to.
4. Cloud backups are not on automatic,
and regular backups are set to run when they do
not disturb you.
5. I check for malware, viruses, PCs I
check for spyware and registry errors.
6. I check for system compatibility with
upgrades.
7. Memory
checks for kernel
panics and Blue Screen of Death on PCs.
8. I explain each of the above terms and
why it is important you know them.
9. I only upgrade once you are satisfied
that the system you are about get is compatible
with the upgrade and your system is at low risk
for failure after upgrade.
I am an Apple Certified Mac Technician,
Apple Certified iOS Technician, GIS Project
Management certified, ISO 9001 and SAVI trained by
FAA, and as knowledgeable in PCs as Macs.
Credit card payment is over Paypal.
A summary of the services I have
performed in the past:
- Replaced LCD screens on 2017 MacBook
Pro, Dell 15" touch notebooks, HP notebook.
- Replaced RAM on HP laptops that
required removing the entire bottom cover.
- Replaced NVME SSD on 2015 MacBook Pro
- Replaced batteries on 2013 MacBook
Air, 2015 MacBook Air, and iPhone 6.
- Replaced DC-in adapter on HP and Dell
laptops that connect to logicboard.
- Replaced hard drive on iMac 2010, and
HP AIO.
- Replaced thermal paste on generic PC
CPUs, and CPUs in socket CPU desktops, as well as
power supplies
I have also provided a wealth of Apple Support Communities
User Tips to help users on Apple Inc's own
website. I also have written a wide variety
of tutorials on my own webpage you may access
below:
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