Viva Lewes Issue #132 September 2017

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Directory Spotlight:
David Kemp, Lewes Home Computers
You do what it says on the tin,
right? That’s right. I do call outs
to help people with their computer
needs, whether that’s converting
from Windows to Mac, getting
them set up on the internet, countering
viruses and spyware, or even
building them a computer from
scratch. My customers are mainly from Lewes, but
also the surrounding villages.
How long have you been in business? Thirteen
years. Before that, as a young man, I worked as a
sound engineer for a top London recording studio,
where we recorded the first digital LP! After that
I did 26 years working with computers for a major
railway signalling centre.
What was the first computer you bought?
A Time computer I bought for £1,000 in the
mid-eighties. It had a Windows 3.1
system. I discovered I enjoyed taking
computers apart to make them
go a bit faster!
What is your home computer?
I’ve got a Windows desktop I built
myself in my workshop; at home we
have an iMac for family use, Mac-
Books, iPads, iPhones and an Android phone.
Do you ever get stumped by a problem? Very,
very rarely. There’s always a solution, it’s just working
it out! I’d rather take it home and spend hours of
my free time on it than say ‘no, I can’t do that.’
Top tips? I always tell people on the phone to
turn it off and turn it on again, especially if it’s a
problem with a router. The most common problem
I have is people forgetting their passwords.
Write them down!