I wanted to take a moment today to thank all of the customers that have helped Schrock Innovations have such a successful year in 2007. When we opened our doors in 1999 we had a simple mission statement - provide high-caliber service that is not available from other computer repair companies.
A lot has changed [...]

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A new tutorial has been added to the Schrock Innovations DIY section. Some customers have reported receiving an “Error 10″ message when installing a Norton product such as Norton Internet Security or Anti Virus.
The normal uninstall / reinstall with a double reboot does not fix this problem, and the Norton Removal Tool alone is [...]

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Today I dropped off our new web server at Binary.net; the company that maintains our online infrastructure for us. Our web server is housed in a bank vault behind a 17-ton door. I had the pleasure of touring the vault today to get acquainted with the environment our new server would be occupying.
Since [...]

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Schrock Innovations teamed up with the City of Lincoln’s Recycling office to promote Lincoln’s local celebration of America Recycles Day. High school students were challenged to sign pledges to start recycling if they were not doing so already. Each signed pledge was entered into a drawing and sophomore Shelby Krause from Pius X [...]

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I have just turned in my first article to my editor at Smart Computing magazine. I can’t go into detail about the subject of the article, but I can tell you that I found a way that the average computer user could save more than $2,000 in computer software on a new computer!
Smart Computing [...]

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For those of you who didn’t know, I totaled my Ford F250 pickup the day before Thanksgiving. I had put quite a bit of work into that vehicle, and I am selling the nerf bars from it because they do not fit on my new truck.
If you own a pre 1997 Ford F150, F250, [...]

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Schrock Innovations would like to welcome the latest two new members of our team. Mark Smith has been hired in Omaha to oversee customer support for our Maintenance Checkup Home Edition software and Jeremy Reed has been hired in Lincoln as a new on-site technician.
Mark is a graduate of the University of Nebraska, Omaha [...]

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It is no secret that Lithium Ion batteries can be dangerous if they do not function properly. Investigators are still looking into the possibility of a Sony-based lithium-ion laptop battery causing the fire at the Nebraska Wesleyan fraternity house last month. While Lithium Ion is normally safe, no other power technology has historically [...]

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The truck situation continues… When I bought my 1991 Ford F150 we had a little chat. I explained how my last truck was babied beyond belief, stored in a covered garage, washed and waxed regularly and oil changes every 2,000 miles. I told my new truck that all I ask in return [...]

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As many of you who read this blog know, I was involved in a rear-end collision that totalled my beloved Ford F250 pickup a few weeks back. Almost immediately the search started for a replacement truck with the following conditions:
1) No loans - I don’t do car loans - The [...]

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