Just Call Damon

05/14/2026

Why choose Damon?

First, because I come to you - and not just as a courtesy. If I am diagnosing a computer, it is very helpful to do it in-place, because who knows if the problem was the printer or ethernet cable you unplugged to bring it to a shop? Save yourself the lugging and unplugging.

Second, experience. I've been doing this professionally starting in Silicon Valley since the mid-90s, and since I was 12 with TRS-80s in 1980. I know computers on a deep, nuts-and-bolts level, so I can solve most problems *very quickly.

Third, value. Bang for the buck. I can solve problems faster than most people can crack the case open! And I can usually find more affordabale ways to make things better, instead of spending top-dollar for new systems every time something goes wrong.

My name is Damon Bass, and I am a life-long professional tech geek. I've got a house to pay off, and we love this place, so I'm not going anywhere! 😁

02/26/2026

This is a screencap of Mozilla Firefox's "DISABLE ALL AI" controls.
Show me *anyone else doing this....

One reason I use Mozilla Firefox instead of Chrome or Edge or any of the other versions of Chrome out there (they are *all Chrome variants except Firefox), is that there's much more choice and freedom with open-source Firefox than with advertisers-preferred proprietary Chrome variants. Google even removed the ability to install Web's Best Ad Blocker - uBlock Origin - into Chrome because their advertisers complained it blocked too many of their ads! :-\

With many advertising-driven companies such as Google and the other big players, you're not the customer - you're the product.

www.GetFirefox.com

12/12/2025

Firefox is and has been my #1 recommendation for a browser, for a few reasons.
1) It's one of the very few browsers that *isn't a variant of Google Chrome.
2) You can install ANY plugin you like, including the Google-banned "uBlock Origin", the best and most popular ad-blocker of the last 15 years. (Google's advertisers *demand to be seen!)
3) Google only cares about it's advertisers. For Google, you aren't the customer, you are the PRODUCT.

11/28/2025

An excellent reminder of something we learned very quickly not to do in the 90s.

Chilling and thought-provoking. Thanks Ireland!

This looks like a scene from Black Mirror, but it's actually a stark warning from Ireland's Data Protection Commission:

11/20/2025

A concise explanation of how the Internet works. ;)

11/19/2025

I apparently have not been getting all of my voicemails with Consumer Cellular, so I am changing services - again. Sorry for any inconvenience.

11/02/2025

NERDS!!! 😁

10/31/2025

That thing 'cloud' companies say isn't going to happen - is happening already.

Remember when Google's motto was "Don't Be Evil"?
Yeah, they got rid of that years ago....

10/10/2025

I had a call from a scammer the other day! 😉

Me: “Hello.”
NOT-Microsoft support: “Hello. This is Bob Bobson from Microsoft Support. We are seeing a lot of virus activity from your device.”
Me: “Oh no. My device? Are you sure?”
NOT-Microsoft support: “Oh yes, we have many reports.”
Me: “Oh jeez. How can I fix it?”
NOT-Microsoft support: “It’s okay Sir. We can help you right now. Are you in front of your device Sir?”
Me: “Yes. I was just about to use it. I’m glad you called.”
NOT-Microsoft support: “Yes Sir, we are going to help you. Can you please push the Start button?”
Me: “I think it’s already on.”
NOT-Microsoft support: “Okay, Sir. Now you want to click on Control Panel.”
Me: “I don’t see that.”
NOT-Microsoft support: “Do you see a bunch of information above the Start button?”
Me: “Yes.”
NOT-Microsoft support: “That is your Control Panel.”
Me: “Wow, I didn’t realise it had a name.”
NOT-Microsoft support: “Yes Sir, now press on Internet Options.”
Me: “Yeah, I definitely don’t see any Internet options. I don’t think I purchased that feature. This is just a cheap one.”
NOT-Microsoft support: “They all have the Internet, Sir. Press the Start button again.”
Me: “Okay, it’s the same as before.”
NOT-Microsoft support: “That’s okay Sir. We are going to restart your device. Can you please turn it off?”
Me: “Um … I don’t know how. I’ve never turned it off. Since I bought it, it just kind of stays on all the time.”
NOT-Microsoft support: “There must be an off button on your device. How do you stop it when it’s running?”
Me: “In those cases, I usually press the big button.”
NOT-Microsoft support: “Okay sir. Please press that button.”
Me: “Okay.”
NOT-Microsoft support: “Is your device off?”
Me: “No. The door popped open.”
NOT-Microsoft support: “Door? Is there a disc inside the door?”
Me: “No, there’s a burrito.”
NOT-Microsoft support: “Why is there a burrito in your computer?”
Me: “Computer? I thought you said this was microwave support.”
😂

09/15/2025

...and I will continue to force-uninstall it for the 98% of my clients who want nothing to do with AI!