PC Scientist · Upper North Shore · Device setup
After twenty years on Windows, a Wahroonga household has bought its first Mac. It looks lovely on the desk in the study, but the files, the email folders and the familiar shortcuts are all still on the old PC.
PC Scientist moves you across platforms gently and shows you the new way to do the old jobs. Request a call back, or book an eligible visit online when you know what you have bought.
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Device setup · Upper North Shore
Changing platforms is the setup job people underestimate most. Files move easily enough, but habits do not. Around the Upper North Shore we move the data across, then spend real time on the everyday tasks that now look different.
We help households in Roseville, Lindfield and Killara, through Gordon and Pymble, and up to Wahroonga. Larger homes with a study, a family room and teenagers' bedrooms often mix Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, so we set each piece up to share what it should and keep private what it should not.
Why Device setup calls us
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A new computer on a new platform, plus the household gear around it. When a home business needs several machines sourced together, that is Procurement Scientist.
Mac or Windows laptop or desktop updated and set up for the person who will use it most.
Email, cloud storage and everyday apps signed in, with equivalents found for the old programs.
Documents, photos and mail folders brought over from the old system as far as practical.
Printer, screens and the family TV connected so the new computer works with all of them.
Time spent on the daily tasks that now look different, with notes to keep.
What we help with
Full lists inside each card, or see the Technology Services Hub.
Computer Repair Scientist
Slow or crashing PCs, repairs and upgrades.
Computer Support Scientist
Devices that will not connect, like PC to printer.
Network Scientist
Wi-Fi, mesh, NBN and dead zones.
Cybersecurity Scientist
Scams, malware and safer accounts.
Security Camera Scientist
Planned, installed, on your phone.
Email Systems Scientist
Microsoft 365, Gmail and domains.
Data Recovery Scientist
Lost files, failing drives, backups.
Custom PC Build Scientist
Gaming and performance PCs.
Web Design Scientist
Small business websites.
Business IT and projects
Offices, shops, tradies and projects.
Procurement Scientist
Sourced, delivered and set up.
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What you use daily, and what each one becomes on the new system.
Files, mail and photos moved, apps matched, printer connected.
The everyday jobs done on the new computer while we are there.
Two fixed-price options
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$190
If it's not urgent
If it can't wait
$207
When available
Peace of mind
If we cannot get the agreed work done under our terms, you do not pay that service fee.
We will be straight with you first. You decide.
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You see the price. If you agree, we lock a date that suits.
That's the visit. We work through your list on the day.
If this is not the job
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Areas we cover
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FAQ
Yes. We bring the mail folders, contacts and photos across and put them into the Mac's own apps, so they behave like they belong there.
We check older folders and sent items too, not just the inbox, because those are usually the ones people miss later.
Neither direction is hard for the files. The adjustment is in the habits - where things are saved, how windows behave, which app does what.
We spend time on the tasks you do most and leave short notes, so the first week is less frustrating.
Yes. A shared calendar can be set up so it shows on iPhones, Android phones and the computers, whatever brand they are.
We set it up once, add each person, and test an appointment appearing on every device before we leave.
We check that before the visit. Often there is a newer version or a good replacement, and sometimes a web version does the job.
If nothing suitable exists, we tell you plainly so you can decide whether to keep the old computer for that one task.
