It’s already been a week since I helped John on Riverside Drive in Manhattan replace the paper roller on his HP LaserJet Pro printer. Now, it’s time to shift gears and get MarcB IT ready for its debut at a street festival! I received official approval this past week from the event’s promotion company, and […]
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Today is Memorial Day—a revered holiday of remembrance—but MarcB IT hit the streets of Manhattan once again to complete a service call for a client on Riverside Drive. I used to live in Manhattan for ten years—first in Gramercy Park, then East Midtown off 1st Avenue. I always appreciated the freedom to walk to neighborhood
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On Saturday, May 24, MarcB IT hit the streets of Tarrytown, New York, in Westchester County, to help a client resolve Chromebook and sound bar issues — and by the end of the visit, I received my very first business payment via QuickBooks integration with my website. A glorious day indeed — and a meaningful
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Juggling a full-time job while growing a business is no small feat — but this week, I really felt the momentum building behind MarcB IT. Earlier this week, I traveled into Manhattan to service a HP LaserJet Pro 400 with a paper feed issue. Today, I’m working with another client to complete the installation of
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MarcB IT’s First On-Site Client Call in NYC It was a glorious day today—both in terms of weather and business. Mondays I’m off from my day job with the Appalachian Mountain Club, so I took the Metro-North down to that meat grinder of a city, New York City, on a mission: help a client with
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I’m excited to share a big milestone for MarcB IT—our first official print advertisement is now live in the Beth El Synagogue Center’s Bulletin for May–August 2025! This quarterly publication reaches families throughout New Rochelle and the surrounding area, and I’m proud to introduce local households and small businesses to affordable, reliable tech support through
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Some of my favorite months — March, April, and now May — are already flying by in 2025. But May is a great time to hit the streets. As in: street fairs. I recently picked up everything I need to represent MarcB IT at upcoming events across Westchester and even Rockland County, where the well-known
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Today marks two months since I officially launched MarcB IT — and it’s already been a fascinating journey. A few individuals have reached out through my website’s contact form, looking for help with a variety of issues — from troubleshooting a Chromebook to regaining access to a locked Apple account. Each inquiry has reminded me
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It’s been a real learning journey mastering Google Ads to promote MarcB IT and reach more people online. But just yesterday, news broke that sent shockwaves through the tech world: Google’s shares tumbled on reports that Apple may replace Google as the default search engine on iPhones — possibly with an upstart AI competitor. I
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Well, at least we try. Personally, I make a point to recycle as much as I can: plastic water bottles, laundry detergent containers, aluminum cans — just about anything with a recycling symbol on it, including electronics. Before I built out my small office/home network (SOHO), running both Windows Server 2022 and Linux Ubuntu, I
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