Resources
Helpful articles and technical notes from IT Wes.
Practical computer guidance, safety notes, and deeper context for readers who want to understand what is happening.
Free Small Business Security Checkup
Get a private security score, practical priorities, and a report you can print or save as a PDF. No sign-up is required, and your answers stay in the current browser tab.
Pop-Up Scam Safety Guide
A free printable guide with simple steps for handling suspicious pop-ups and scam calls.
Top 10 IT & Computer Services Companies in Tucson
IT Wes' curated list of local computer repair, electronics, managed IT, cybersecurity, cabling, and patient tech-help companies.
Common Computer Issues: Why Is My PC So Slow?
A practical guide to diagnosing slow computers, including storage upgrades, memory limits, heat issues, and safe drive cloning steps.
Common Computer Issue: Bluescreens/BSODs
A practical BSOD troubleshooting guide covering updates, BIOS, temperatures, storage health, crash logs, and common stop codes.
Most Common Computer Issues and The Fix
A practical look at common physical computer problems including broken laptop screens, hinges, spills, loose connections, and bent CPU or motherboard pins.
Common Online Scams and Cyber Crime: Microsoft Pop-ups
A plain-language guide to fake Microsoft support pop-ups, what scammers are trying to do, and what to do if one appears.
Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and Security
An overview of cryptocurrency, blockchain, private keys, hardware wallets, nodes, mining, 51% attacks, smart contracts, and security tradeoffs.
Cloning With Macrium
A technical note on cloning a Windows drive with Macrium Reflect and handling common cloning errors.
Windows Password Removal
A technical note on Windows local password recovery using a live Linux environment and chntpw.