Welcome to Computer Gentle

There is no more point in us trying to hide it, you’ll find out soon enough anyway. We are passionate about people and IT. We like to go outside, get to know the people in their homes, get to know the people who run businesses and guess what - we offer them something extraordinary. We firmly believe in jargon-free, human designed computer systems for everyone with a friendly and accommodating service, for everyone from first time computer users to small businesses. We believe in giving you what you need, not what we think you want!

News

These posts are the latest projects and blogs computergentle staff are working on, so you can keep up to date with what we're thinking about and the latest issues in IT systems.

Microsoft Tech Update

Windows 7 SP1 is expected to be released late 2010/early 2011. We're not expecting any new features, and so whilst we ordinarily recommend waiting until the first service pack before starting to use any Microsoft product we strongly believe that Windows 7 is ready for use now. It's certainly a lot nicer than Vista and has similar performance to XP but with lots of extra features. To gain the full featureset you need at least professional and a Windows 2008R2 server, but even without it's still well worth the upgrade.

Lakeside and Ambleside Mountain Rescue

Lakeside and Ambleside Mountain Rescue were in desperate need of a rebuilt website, their current one was old, becoming unwieldy and the team felt it could be improved. Alice from Computer Gentle joined a group of around 16 other geeks to spend a weekend in the Lake District with the clients donating our time, rebuilding a website.

Kawacc

We went to Kawacc with the question "what is the simplest thing that could possibly work?" In response to that question we simplified their network infrastructure and moved all of their existing support contracts and hosting to ourselves. They now have much less to go wrong, fewer IT providers to pay and a friendly local company to deal with.

Internet Solutions

Computer Gentle supply a wide range of Internet services, covering both hardware and software. We can both consult on and deliver:

  • Web hosting
  • Drupal development
  • WordPress development
  • Development for social change

Software

We have provided consultancy and then subsequent installation of many different types of software, and have experience in choosing and maintaining many different types of software. Some times you may need bespoke software rather than something off the shelf, and if this is the case we can either assist you in developing your own solution or develop something for you. Our staff have experience in Python, PHP, Ruby, Java and .Net languages as well as managing software development projects.

Communications

Many businesses are failing to take full advantage in technology available to help them communicate better. We can provide consultancy to businesses and organisations who want to communicate with clients, employees, vendors and the wider world more effectively.

We have developed solutions for sending and receiving messages to mobile phones, making communication on the go that much easier. This includes mass communication via sms for large media organisations as well as more localised small-scale advertising campaigns.

Computer Systems

We specialise in second-user refurbished desktops and laptops. By staying away from high-end new units we not only keep the costs down for you, but we help the environment by reusing perfectly good hardware. All of this equipment is delivered ready to use, and we are happy to set it up for you too. Most of it also comes with a three month warranty as standard.

Networks

We can install, repair and maintain your internal and external networks. We offer network and server monitoring and can respond instantly if you ever face any downtime. Our experience in setting up and managing networks ranges from the home environment to large multi-site networks running across multiple continents.

We have staff with over 20 years experience in laying network and telephony cabling in buildings of all sizes. Unlike many firms we understand and follow best practises in cable laying, avoiding any complications later on.

Training

We feel that nearly all businesses and home users can benefit from extra training, advice and tips which would help them make their business far more successful. This may include email/office/internet usage, marketing, using the internet to generate extra income, software development processes and web design.

We can provide training on-site in your office or home or you can come to our training facilities in Keighley where we can host around 15 people at a time.

Get in touch

Computer Gentle
Unit 43, Mantra House
South Street
Keighley
Contact Information
Tel: 01535 681 441
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri: 10:30 - 18:00
Sat: 12:00 - 15:00 by arrangement
Evenings by arrangement