Always Thinking Computers

Nothing like getting the wrong part after waiting 3 weeks.

Xfinity is doing maintenance work in our area and we won't have internet for most of day. Can't check people in or out, clean ot update computers. Probably wait till tomorrow if you need something fixed.

Just a Reminder we will be taking off the end of the month.

We will be closed by 3:00pm today. Get in early!

This is a 30-day heads-up.

The shop will be closed for a training trip from October 16 through October 27.

We will not be at the store during those dates. If you need help, we can still come to your home or business.

House-call service while the shop is closed:

Discounted price $100 for up to 1 hour. (Most services take only one hour or less). $50 per hour after that for bigger issues.

House calls during this time are paid visits only. Free diagnosis at the shop will start again when we return.

We plan to be back October 27–28. Hours on the 27th may change, so please call or text before you drive over.

A security guard will be at the building. Please do not ask him computer questions. He is only there to watch the shop and cannot help with repairs or appointments.

Questions or to set up a house call: message us here or text 541-602-5079 or best option is to message through Facebook or WhatsApp.

Thank you for planning ahead. We’ll post reminders as we get closer.

AI can clone your wife’s, kid’s, or parent’s voice from a 10-second TikTok. The call will sound like them. Caller ID can even show their number. That’s not science fiction anymore that’s this week.

If someone who “sounds like family” calls and needs a card number, cash app, gift cards, or a wire right now:

1. Hang up. Always. A real emergency survives a 60-second callback.

2. Call THEM back from the number already saved in your phone. Never the number that just rang you. Never a number they read off.

3. Pick a family safe word today. Something dumb and private. “Purple waffle.” “Uncle Larry’s boat.” Not a pet name you posted in 2019. If they can’t say it, it’s not them.

4. Ask a question only they would know. “What did we eat last night?” “What’s on the fridge magnet?” AI has the voice. It does not have last Tuesday.

5. Nobody paying for gas needs your full card number read over the phone. Stations have tap/chip. Family who actually forgot a wallet can FaceTime you, use Apple Pay / Google Wallet, or wait 10 minutes.

6. Urgency is the product. “Don’t tell anyone.” “Stay on the line.” “They’re going to tow the car.” That’s the script. The second they fight you hanging up, you’re done talking.

7. Do not stay on the call “to investigate.” You’re just giving them more audio to clone next time.

Set the safe word with your spouse and kids tonight, not after the call. Then tell your parents the same rule in plain English: if it sounds like us and they want money or a card number, hang up and call the number you already have.

Report it: reportfraud.ftc.gov and ic3.gov. Put “AI voice” in the complaint so it actually gets counted.

The voice is fake. The callback is real. Use the callback.

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