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Retirement; like your parents, but way cooler

In 1991 Billy and Akaisha Kaderli retired at the age
of 38. Now, into their 4th decade of this
financially independent lifestyle, they invite you
to take advantage of their wisdom and experience. |
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Computer
Woes
Billy and Akaisha Kaderli

The Plaza in downtown Chapala, Mexico
Akaisha and I have identical Acer Swift3 computers
that we use to run our popular website
RetireEarlyLifestyle.com
. We always buy the same models so that we
can trouble shoot one from the other if or when it's necessary.
Akaisha started having issues with her
webcam and microphone a few months ago and we had our tech check it out. He
found the issue was a faulty video cable. This cable runs from your mother
board and operates your screen, camera, and mic.
Then I, too, started having the same issue.
Every time I moved my screen with the camera on, my PC would freeze and I
would have to re-boot. Besides being annoying, it meant that my camera was
shot.
Various tries at fixing our dilemma
Getting parts for these boxes in Mexico
seems to be a challenge and shipping from the states is hit or miss. We both tried USB Webcams for a temporary
fix, but had limited success.
While Akaisha was
visiting family in the US, we
found the cables from an online parts supplier and had them shipped to her
there.
Step one completed.
Amazingly brilliant, very skilled computer repair guy
Upon her returning to
Chapala, we needed to
have the cables installed. This was not a job for an inexperienced
technician, so I called Abraham - who in my opinion - is the best tech in this
area.
Abraham used to have a shop here in town which is
where I first met him. Now he makes house calls (!) which is even more
convenient for the customer.
He arrived close-to-on-time, this is
Mexico
after all, and we had a work table complete with power ready for him. He
immediately got to work on Akaisha’s PC, since he already knew the history of the issue.
Focused and diligently working, he dug into
the guts of the PC and disassembled the screen to get to the cable
connections. He then installed the new part, checked to be sure that the pc and
screen came on, then did a video/sound check before putting it back
together.
Done and tested, it now works fine.

Then he began work on my box with the same
no-nonsense approach and it, too, was rapidly and expertly fixed.
Abraham was here for one-and-a-half-hours
and charged 300 Pesos for each computer repair, about $14.00 USD.
There
are many things we enjoy about living in Mexico, and this convenient,
affordable computer repair is just one of them!
Abraham's contact info is available by sending us an email at
TheGuide@RetireEarlyLifestyle.com
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Early Lifestyle appeals to a different
kind of person – the person who prizes their
independence, values their time, and who doesn’t
want to mindlessly follow the crowd.
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