There is no better place to get the different tips about the computer business than from techies who are out there in the field. As I have mentioned in the past, the Technibble forums are a wealth of information where technicians (including already experienced ones) can learn from one another. Here are some of my favorite forum threads.

My Toolkit and Your Toolkit – Technicians post what they have in their toolkits that they take on site to repair jobs. The first toolkit list is extremely well featured.

nLite Slipstreamed and Unattended – A Technibble member posted his tutorial for how to make a slipstreamed and unattended version of Windows XP.

Dust Busting – Techies talk about the way they get rid of dust in cases. One techie posts his way to clean multiple computers and peripherals at the same time.

Newspaper Advertising (and other advertising) – A techie posts his experiences with newspaper advertising while some other techies mention their best advertising methods.

Pictures of your Work Areas – Technicians post pictures of their work areas.

Maxtor Hard Drives – Technicians talk about Maxtor hard drives and reveal which hard drive brand they find tends to fail the most.

Using Answers on Experts-Exchange.com Without Signing Up – I posted my tip on how to view Experts-Exchange articles without signing up.

Were to get those Silver Stickers?! – Someone posted that they were looking for those silver stickers that appear on computer cases.

What is the weirdest computer problem you’ve come across? – Technicians post the weirdest computer problems they came across. Lights that wont turn off even with the power unplugged, Melting routers etc..

The Best Virus Protection – This one is a large ongoing discussion about technicians experiences and recommendations with different brands of antivirus software