The Byte Shop: Services

The "buzz" of the industry is the Internet. As you can see, The Byte Shop is on the Internet, and you get your business there too with your very own home page! Learn to use to tools of the trade, like Netscape Navigator to explore the web and find information on just about anything. What exactly is the Internet? The Internet is packed with information, entertainment and other services that will make your life simpler and fun. Communications such as electronic mail are possible with people around the world! Check out the latest news, weather, movies or shop for all kinds of things! Click here for a brief introduction to the Internet.

Whether you want dial-up Internet access for email or web surfing, or want to create a business home page like this one (or many others we've done), The Byte Shop can help. Start easily on-line with full service providers such as America Online or Prodigy. Other Internet Service Providers (ISP's) such as SPRINT, or NETCOM offer other options. More information and pricing is available for business home pages. Check out some other The Byte business/professional pages created by Shop!

Are you purchasing a new system? Did you just get yours home and not know what to do with it? Do you want to learn how to best utilize the power of your system with your business needs? In order to help match your requirements to the right system, The Byte Shop provides an initial consultation at no additional charge. Whether you plan to use your system for home or business, we'll make sure you don't spend more than you have to, and we'll make sure the system will do what you require.

Wouldn't it be nice to establish a network in your home or office integrating multiple systems or printers? What are the advantages or disadvantages of a local area network? The Byte Shop will answer these questions and address other issues like system configuration, security and costs. Local area networks (LAN) are no longer out of reach of today's small businesses, in fact, many networks are being setup at home! As few as two computers connected together can increase your productivity by allowing users to share printers and data without a significant investment in equipment! Imagine several co-workers in a small office sharing a sales database application, or sharing word processor files, or even at home having the kids system linked in with your own. Windows 95 has built-in network support - call me and I'll explain how to take full advantage of it!

Another common application is the spreadsheet. Spreadsheet applications like Microsoft Excel allow users to organize and analyze data in worksheets, charts and maps. Consolidate and plan your budget or create forcasts to use for future planning, and compare alternatives using what-if analysis. For example, what happens if your labor costs rise by 8%? How about the 22% discount from one of your suppliers? How do these affect your bottom line?

The Byte Shop can help you choose the right spreadsheet software for your requirements, and help you build a spreadsheet to help you plan your projects!

A virus is a computer program that spreads from one computer to another by attaching itself to other programs. Some viruses will just display annoying messages on your screen, however many others will damage or destroy files or even delete all of your data.

The Byte Shop can help you understand your vulnerability, and how to protect yourself from such attacks. The Byte Shop can even help you recover from a virus attack, help rebuild your software and data, and show you how to prevent future attacks.

A famous quote says "A man's home is his castle." Wouldn't it be nice to automate your castle? An automatic or "smart" home could be as simple as an automatic timed control of a few lights or appliances, or intelligent security features, or whole house audio and video.

A "smart" home does not have to set you back big bucks. Home automation technology is easily installed without major changes to wiring using the "X10" system. X10 controllers can be programmed on your computer and send signals through the existing AC wiring in your house to communicate to control modules for lights, appliances and more! There are even wireless X10 controllers allowing you to add light switches in remote locations without hiring an electrician!

A "smart" home saves energy and helps the environment through intelligent control of lighting, heating and cooling. A "smart" home can also protect your family and possessions through sophisticated security and survellance systems.

For more information, call The Byte Shop. We will be happy to explain how a "smart" home works, as well as provide pricing and complete installation.

The Byte Shop also provides preventative maintenance and corrective maintenance on your existing equipment. Simple diagnostic services such as virus inspection and hard disk maintenance, even replacing or upgrading a defective hard disk or motherboard. Modem too slow? Want to upgrade to 28.8K or 33.6K to explore the Internet? Feeling cramped by your hard disk? Prices are dropping on these computer components, maybe its time to upgrade.

The Byte Shop also provides a tape backup service - saving all of your programs and data onto a single tape cartridge, which can easily be restored in case of hard disk failure.

Basically, The Byte Shop does it all! Whatever your needs, give us a call! Advise on purchasing a new system, upgrading your old system, or anything in between is yours with a phone call.

A new system may be within your budget, what's the best deal these days? Don't want or need a new system? The Byte Shop can breath new life into your old system with an inexpensive upgrade. Adding a new CPU, or RAM can boost overall performance, a new modem can make surfing fun again, or a new hard disk can give you room to install some of the newest (and larger) application software!

Currently, The Byte Shop is a part time business. I work full time as a network administrator. All services are performed after 5:00pm or weekends with the exception of Friday evening / Saturdays due to the Jewish Sabbath.

Call 609-795-2864

fax me at 609-795-1994

or send me some e-mail

I carry an alpha-numeric pager which is on 24 hours / day, and is always carried during normal business hours Monday through Friday. If you require immediate assistance, I am only a click away!

Basic consultation services: $45 per hour.
One-on-one instruction: $45 per hour.
System diagnostic and repair: $45 per hour.
Network installation: $45 per hour.

In other words, whatever service is required, we have the same fee! We provide a one-hour free initial consultation for basic services, such as system/network design, system integration, planning, etc, not including instruction or diagnostics/repairs.

We do however have a special rate for non-profit organizations, so if your church or synagogue requires our services, we discount our rates to $35 per hour.

Unlike many other professionals, we charge by the half-hour, and we never round up! We want your business, we want your satisfaction, we want you to call us back!

We also come to you! We are based in the Cherry Hill, NJ area, and the first hour of travel time is on us! After that, we charge a flat one hour fee for transportation expenses.

Who the heck are they? Never heard of them -- no wait - isn't that the new drive-through oral surgical center that opened up down the street? -name withheld
When I needed help on the bridge, their intimate knowledge of Windows 95 matter/antimatter application software helped avoid losing control of the warp engines during a recent Borg attack. -Jean-Luc Picard, Captain USS Enterprise
John Dean, HR Haldeman and I regret not using their services when we had the chance. We could have avoided the whole darned Watergate thing if we had installed Microsoft Campaign Fund for Windows! -Richard M. Nixon, Former US President (deceased)
I'm not exactly sure what it is he does, something with computers and helping people. He's very good -- with computers too! -Gilah Lewis Sietz, my sweetie