News Release

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March 14, 2005

Boise State Students Offer Free Computer Repairs, Information To Community

Having problems with your PC? Information technology students at Boise State University invite members of the community to try to stump them with a problem on Saturday, March 19. They will fix your computer — for free.

The student chapter of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) is offering free repairs and information as a community service project. All are welcome to bring their PCs anytime between 10 a.m.-2 p.m. March 19 to the Student Union Barnwell Room. Those participating need to bring their computer only; monitors, keyboards, mice and other networking equipment will be available to plug into.

The students can do a variety of things: diagnose problems, remove viruses, spyware and pop-up ads, clean up the hard drive for optimization, set up firewalls to protect Internet users, install purchased programs (provided by PC owner), install operating systems (provided by PC owner), install Freeware and Shareware, answer questions and provide helpful tips on how to keep the computer running at its best.

All services are free. The group just asks those planning to attend to pre-register at their Web site, http://aitp.bsu.net, so they can prepare for the number and types of questions they will receive. Donations will be accepted to help fund a trip to the AITP National Conference in Atlanta in April.

Boise State s AITP chapter is a regular winner at national student competitions. In past years, the group has won first place awards in Web Site Design, Best Paper, Systems Analysis and Design.
 

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Last reviewed on Thursday, December 22, 2005