Same here...
and almost all of my business clients are completely computer illiterate. At least they listen to my harrowing tales and modify their online, and maintenance behaviors to avoid calamity in the first place.
Fixing or upgrading usually means buying junk at garage sale prices and slapping on some cheap components to bring it up to snuff. Things are still going swimmingly so far. Why fix an old PIII when you can find PIVs in the recycle, or donation piles? Works for my clients. I try to teach them just enough to get independent. No reason for me to work my butt off for peanuts. It is smarter to get volume business, by offering cheap service. Most of my work is over Log-me-in, and I never leave my office! I'm close to offering monthly service for folks who just can't seem to understand maintenance requirements. It is easy to do it for them, doesn't require a lot of expensive service fees, and I can make a buck if I do things very efficiently.
