TV PC repair scams – save your money!

Lois wants to know about a program called “Clean PC” she’s seen advertised on TV
Thanksgiving was restful and full of good food. We all know TC loves eating……right EB! Recently there’s been an ad on TV regarding a PC cleaner. The web address is (link removed to protect our readers). I’m wondering if you know anything about this program. I will not try a new program unless it is approved by you. Getting your approvable has worked for me since you started this wonderful newsletter. Any information will be appreciated. Lois

Our Answer
Thanks for your nice comments, Lois. Whenever we see a question like yours we think back to a time when we had our first computers – and being excited with Windows 95. Windows 95 was a huge advance over Windows 3.1. But computers in those days were underpowered and minimalistic, and they’d always start running slower and slower as time went on. And we were always looking for that one magic bullet – a program we could install and make our computers run faster – or better yet, make them run like new. Of course, there really wasn’t such a thing then – and there isn’t now. MyCleanPC is just another over-priced scam – like FinallyFast and the others. They don’t work, they’re nothing more than very poor registry cleaners and ostensibly, malware removers – although some people claim these kind of programs actually add spyware to computers. We’re not sure about that – we’re not about to add to their fortunes by buying into their scams.

There is no Santa Claus. The companies who promote these kinds of computers spend millions advertising and make millions more duping those who are not computer savvy with such nonsense as “Does it take longer than three seconds to download your email?” That’s a completely ridiculous question. It depends on how many emails you’re downloading and how big each one is – and what kind of connection you have. Even with a fast broadband connection it’s going to take you longer than 3 seconds to download 10 or 15 emails. Why? Because your email program has to query the mail server, the mail server has to respond, then there’s the authentication process. All that takes place before the first email is downloaded. So of course almost everyone will answer “Yes! It does take me longer than 3 seconds to download my email!”. But guess what? After you pay $29.95 or whatever for MyCleanPC or CleanPC or FinallyFast – it’s still going to take more than 3 seconds to download your email. Paid actors testifying to the marvelous qualities and miracles performed by these kinds of programs does not make it true. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

If you’re having serious computer issues – or your computer has slowed down to the point where it is difficult and/or annoying to use. Let us help you. We offer an inexpensive computer repair service. It’s called Cloudeight Direct Computer Care and it’s available to you no matter where in the world you live.

Get more information about Cloudeight Direct Computer Care here.

Remember: Don’t allow TV advertising to scam you out of your hard-earned money. Those “magic bullets” you see advertised will do nothing for your computer – you’ll be wasting your money.