Lost or stolen laptop. Cracked smartphone screen. Computer crash in the middle of a term paper. We’ve all heard the horror stories, experienced the moments of panic and faced the consequences.
What’s the best way to prevent these tech tragedies? Be prepared. To help you with that, Geek Squad shares the top six tech problems our clients experience and tips for preventing them from happening in the first place.
1. Make recovery media as soon as you purchase your new computer.
The room at the Arlington Hills Community Center library in St. Paul, Minnesota, was silent Wednesday while teens used tablets to learn computer coding on the popular game Angry Birds.
Determined fingers dragged and dropped parts of code, and strategically placed them in the right order to move on to next level.
“I completed puzzle eight!” one girl yelled out after finishing a tough round of code.
More than 3,000 schools and libraries across the country celebrated Teen Tech WeekTM, engaging in activities such as the coding game, provided by the nonprofit Code.org
Flu season is overstaying its welcome this winter, and the CDC can prove it.
Your mobile phone, that thing that’s probably attached to your hand most of the day, is a magnet for germs, and we’ve been getting questions from customers on the best way to keep it clean.
Our Geek Squad Agents have answers. See what they say to four frequently asked questions about mobile device hygiene.
1. What’s the safest way to disinfect (clean and kill germs) most mobile phones?
Over the past several years, Chicago O’Hare International Airport has been one of the five busiest airports in the U.S., with more than five million passengers coming through the airport in December.* Like 94 percent of all adult travelers, O’Hare travelers rely on electronic devices to keep themselves busy as they make their trek home for the holidays.** Dead device? No problem. Tablet that won’t play that favorite holiday movie for the billionth time? Don’t sweat it.
Geek Squad Agents will come to the rescue from 8 a.m.
Online shopping has become a popular trend during the holiday season, for obvious reasons. Why go to the store when you can shop in your PJs? Although super convenient, this option can potentially put your personal information at risk.
Here are five great safety tips to help you get that special gift delivered to your door and avoid a bill filled with fraudulent charges.
A piano made out of bananas. A Play-Doh Tetris game. A whisk and pie-tin drum set.
Visitors to the Engadget Expand event in New York City over the weekend got a chance to experience unique technology for the family at an exhibit staffed by local Geek Squad Agents and Best Buy Blue Shirts.
Geek Squad was there to show visitors some cool – and fun – things that can be done with technology, and show off Geek Squad Academy, which seeks to inspire young people through technology.
If you’re hoping to get your hands on Apple’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, or the Samsung Note 4 or Galaxy Note Edge phones, you’re probably considering trading in your current phone for cash towards your purchase. While the trade-in process is simple, you want to be sure that you don’t pass along your data, pics, music or apps along with your old device.
Here are the simple steps to take before handing in your new phone.
1. Know Your Trade-In Value – Find out your estimated trade-in value by visiting your local Best Buy store or checking out BestBuy.com
By day, Geek Squad Agent Chuck Weeden pins down technology problems for Best Buy customers at the Auburn Hills store in suburban Detroit.
But after work, Weeden, a.k.a. “Big Money,” tackles opponents as a semipro wrestler with the Michigan Championship Wrestling Association (MCWA).
Weeden’s signature move? The “Cash Out,” fittingly enough.
“I scoop up my opponent and as I slam him down I wrap my arm around his neck, pretty much landing on his neck as I come down,” he said.
Geek Squad passed on the sheet cake for its 20th birthday.
Instead, Geek Squad hit Wall Street and celebrated its 20th birthday by ringing the bell at the New York Stock Exchange.
President of Geek Squad Chris Askew was flanked by some of the nation’s best and brightest who wear black and orange (in addition to a couple hand-picked and lucky Blue Shirts, too).
“This trip means the world to me,” said Cody Halvorson, a Precinct Agent from Reno, Nev., who was the individual to ring the bell.