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Students: What to Do When Your Laptop Breaks

School is back in session – and you’re already exhausted. Chances are, your laptop or desktop is too. Even if you’ve invested in a MacBook 15” Pro with a packed RAM of 16 GB, that space fills up quickly with…

Think You’re Safe? Here’s 5 Reasons Why You Should Use a VPN

At LaptopMd we’ve covered security in depth on our blog. Today we want to talk about a hot topic – Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs. Once upon a time VPNs were only for businesses or security experts. Nowadays, with the…

We’re Moving! But not far…

Starting on Saturday, January 5th 2019, LaptopMD will be upgrading to a new office space to better serve the community! You will be able to find us at 247 W 38th st, Suite 602, New York NY 10018. The new…

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Exciting News: New Office, Same Awesome Service!

Well, after months of planning, dreaming, designing, and deliberating, we are renovating our office! That’s right, we’re redecorating with you in mind. What does this mean for you? Well, let’s start with the technician area. They are, after all, the…

Laptop MD joins forces with Data Recovery Clinic!

We are excited to announce that Laptop MD now has joined forces with Data Recovery Clinic. Steven, the lead technician at Data Recovery Clinic, has been providing emergency data recovery from hard drives and raids of all configurations for over…

Save Your Phone When It Gets Wet

Uh-oh. It happened. Whether you dropped your phone into a puddle, sink, your glass OR you just spilled something on it, your phone is now wet and you’re worried about what to do. We see liquid damaged phones all the…

iPhones, Apple, and the Right To Repair Bill

Apple makes some pretty great phones. We should know, we get to see how many people walk in with broken iPhone screens all the time, and so many people wouldn’t have iPhones unless they were a great phone. However, it’s…

Spectre and Meltdown: Processing Problems

You may have heard recently that many of Intel’s Central Processing Units (CPUs) have a design flaw that could allow malicious attackers to steal private information. Passwords, emails, etc. could be stolen because of “kernel memory areas” in the CPUs.…

Pre-order your iPhone X Now!

Many people have said (somewhat justifiably) that the newest iPhone is the same thing as the last one, with a new number. In fact, some of the newer iPhones have had LESS features than previous iterations cough cough iPhone 7 audio jack cough.…

Trade in your old iPhone for credit toward your new one!

If you’re looking forward to snagging one of the new iPhones (whether that be the iPhone 8, 8 Plus, or X) and have an older version, you can trade that in for some credit toward your new phone with most…

Apple and Samsung are competitors… Right?

Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy series are probably the most popular phones on the market, in a general sense. I mean it’s really the iPhone by some margin, then the Galaxy is leading the pack left behind Apple’s top seller.…

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The Basics: What is Phishing? Phishing is just the term for people trying to lure others to give up their secure information through emails. People hopefully aren’t falling for the Nigerian Prince bit anymore, but it’s a good representation…

How To Write A Good Password

15 years later, the leading authority on password advice changes his mind Earlier this week Bill Burr told the Wall Street Journal that he regretted much of the password advice he gave almost 15 years ago. Who’s Bill Burr? He’s…

What’s the best way to prevent viruses?

As a computer repair shop, we’ve seen our fair share of viruses. And when our CEO asked everyone what we all personally believed to be the best way to protect yourself from malware and viruses in general, the answer was…

Top 5 Gadgets of 2017

We’re obviously a big proponent of NOT getting the latest gadgets, and instead upgrading your old ones. However, some things can’t really get upgraded (for phones we can fix it, but we can’t make it BETTER than it was new)…

The Future of Virtual Reality

At one point not that long ago, the concept of virtual reality was just something that seemed cool, but not in the immediate future. Well time has passed and we have arrived where virtual reality is not only possible, but…

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Net Neutrality means that ordinary people get to use their internet access however they want. Facebook, Reddit, Amazon, Netflix, whatever – nobody’s going to stop you or charge you extra on top of your subscriptions. It seems like a pretty…

SSD vs HDD

In our society where the technology landscape is constantly moving and shifting, people are always concerned with having the best new thing on the market. So when people are talking about a new form of storage on your computer and…

iOS vs Android OS

During the age of the smartphone, users have continued to debate between Apple and Android as to which service is superior. While you may have heard several arguments as to which is better, it is time to settle the dispute…

Digital Currency and Bitcoin

One of the newer trends in the technology world that has caught everyone’s eye is digital currency. Digital currency, or “the currency of the Internet”, is a new way for people to make transactions without having to go through a central…

7 Common Problems With The IPhone 7

We love our iPhones, but even the most ardent owner knows these devices are far from impervious. The latest iteration continues the tradition of impressing critics and audiences with Apple innovation but leaving end users with annoying issues. In fact,…