Staying Safe Online: Passkeys & Extra Security (2FA) Think of your online accounts (like your email or banking) as your digital home. For years, we have used passwords as the keys to the front door. But today, cybercriminals have become very good at guessing, stealing, or tricking us out of our passwords. To keep your information safe, […]

  AR Computer Repairs will be closed for annual leave Wednesday 29th July – Thursday 13th August 2026. We reopen on Friday 14th August. For urgent repairs please email Andy@arcomputerrepairs.com and put URGENT in the subject line and a full description of the problem in the email and we will help you remotely when possible. […]

Is your computer running slower over time. A slow laptop combined with a dusty fan is a classic sign of thermal throttling. Dust blocks the heatsink fins (the thin metal slats), forming a felt-like “dust mat” that acts like a blanket, trapping heat inside. The CPU then lowers its speed to protect itself from overheating, resulting in […]

Due to a planned BT Openreach upgrade to full fibre it is likely that our computers will be offline sometime between 8am – 1pm on 20/01/2026. During this time I will be checking emails and messages on my mobile but there may be delays in responding to you but we will reply as soon as […]

  AR Computer Repairs will be closed for annual leave Wednesday 30th  July – Thursday 14th August. We reopen on Friday 15th August. For urgent repairs please email Andy@arcomputerrepairs.com and put URGENT in the subject line and a full description of the problem in the email and we will pass this on to a team […]