No stars. They had our laptop for a week with prepay $57. Called multiple times and finally a tech…read moresaid - the battery is bad. We told him the battery is new and was charging fine at home. Oh, then it's the motherboard. Did they even diagnose? Lost our trust right there. Said they would call the next day with price. Did not call. We picked it up and it's worse than when we dropped it off.

Our largely trouble free desktop computer running Window XP for the past 12 years was having start…read moreup issues. I brought the computer in and met Matt and described the problem. Matt said it could be the motherboard and/or the drive. I protested and told him the computer had no inconsistencies on the drive, no malware, no viruses. He replied "you are talking about psychotherapy and the patient needs a liver transplant." Immediately I appreciated his wry dry humor. I shared with him a parts build I had put together for a custom computer which we wanted to go forward with in September of 2017. For now we wanted a fix to tide us over until then. He warned if it was determined the problem was the motherboard there was no solution for us; he could not get another since ours was 8 generations old; not even an OEM version. The next day he called with devastating news. It indeed was the motherboard. He sent via email pictures of four blown capacitors on the board. At that point I was very fearful that we would lose all our data despite having it all backed up onto an external Western Digital drive via Acronis. I shared that our most important desire was to save all personal documents from each of our (my wife and I) respective profiles and twelve years of music on iTunes. I had just spoken with a support technician at Apple who told me since our version of iTunes was old, the music could not be downloaded into their newest version. Matt said that would depend on the condition of the hard drive, something he would know after examining it. He determined that the surface of the drive was damaged but the hardware supporting the drive was intact. He observed it was a good thing we brought it in since he surmised there was about seven days use out of it left. He did not guarantee he could do what we asked but felt confident he could. My parts list totaled $2,900. Matt went over each component and made recommendations for changes. When we were done my parts list was reduced to $2,100. The price reduction did not represent compromised performance; quite the contrary. With the graphics card I had originally listed Matt said it needs to run at 70 to 80 percent of capacity and if I were not using it in that manner I would not see the benefit whereas I would see MORE performance out of a card that cost less but was more accurately matched for intended use; horses for courses, and so it went with each part including the case. Matts reasoning was so clear it inspired confidence. I pulled my parts from Parts Picker. As I was "building" the computer with each addition of a part the site had a pop up that said "there are no incompatibilities" and continued to say so until the end. Matt said he did see where based on his experience there could be some parts that did not play well with one another. He agreed that the Corsair Vengeance series that was recommended to me over the higher level Corsair Domination Series was less troublesome. I told him that my goal was stability and at the same time although we are not gamers, we wanted a machine that was ultra-fast. He did what is called "active listening" and recommended a top of the line component that would meet those needs. HAPPY ENDING. Matt was able to rescue all of our personal documents and our iTunes library put into the latest version; a Miracle and we are so grateful. I knew he was not using hyperbole when he said "you will feel as if you have gone from a Model T to the Jetsons." Experiencing the truth of what he said was something else entirely. Per my request he installed the ESET Internet Security software that I purchased and brought to him. He also installed Microsoft Office Home and Business 2016 as well as Windows 10 Home 64 bit. Matt shared in our excitement and it was palpable. There is something special to be said when someone is excited about building something for you; good energy going into the product. All the above is a very long winded way of describing someone who is adept at what he does and at the same time able to communicate what he does effectively, honestly and compassionately; a rare trifecta of skill sets in any business but especially in the world of technology. That Matt cared about us as people was evident at every point along the way. By that I mean he did not see us as customers only; someone to add to the profit margin. For all intents and purposes, Matt IS Madison Geeks. If he went elsewhere we would follow him. Kahlal Cunningham, CEO of Madison Geeks would do well to make Matt a partner. If we had not had the conversations we had with Matt and the trust he established with us, a $3,000 custom built computer would never have been built. Had we not had the numerous consultative conversations no work order would have been placed with Madison Geeks; it goes without saying that building a custom computer is not the same as putting money in a candy machine and out comes the candy bar.

This place is an expansive workplace amusement park. It is epic!…read more I attended a two day training with others from my organization that was held at the Learning Center. It must be as large as the L.A. Convention Center, but with better decor. The Yelp directions got me to where I needed to be. Even though there are signs on campus, there wasn't a large sign directing me to where I needed to go. Gorgeous interiors with wonderful artwork everywhere. Each area was themed. You could just hang out here all day. The meeting hall I was in was set up like a college lecture hall, but with microphones and outlets at each seat. There were three large screens, so you could view the material from anywhere in the room. The chairs matched, but didn't match. When I looked out the back windows, I could see the new construction below and castle to my right. The catered breakfast and lunch was the best! A lot of vegan options, even the desserts. It was usually that Wisconsin cheese they are known for during breaks. They offered canned teas and sparkling water. There was also a fully stocked hot coffee and tea station nearby with various creamers. Needless to say, I came back home much heavier than when I left. We got a tour after first day's training. We all went down the slide in the Alice in Wonderland themed building. Ran out of time to visit the Chocolate Factory. This place is most likely the best part of Verona, Wisconsin. Didn't run into too many employees during the tour. They must have all been intensely working in their fun loving themed offices. Looks like a great place to work, conducive to creativity. By the way, if you use MyChart, you're using an Epic product.

Amazing place. Staff is all super helpful. Thai was a neat place we took a vacation and made…read morereservations they said we can't go. So I was disappointed but will be back. We made it through one of the buildings. So much to see and do. You. need many days. lol. Every one there was so kind and helpful

Michael and Ryan at Madison Webshop are top notch and have built three websites for me now --…read moreredbeardbodywork.com, TREmadsion.com, and StructuralIntegrationMadison.com. Trained as an architect, Michael has an extensive background in graphic design, UX design thinking, branding, and business strategy. He has a very efficient and creative approach to sussing out what information is most relevant to convey and helps capture the *feel* that is needed for the audience and how to best package that information in an appealing and efficient manner. Ryan is handles the technical end of execution and he couldn't be more efficient, communicative, and can-do in his approach to working out optimal solutions to web needs, both desktop and mobile. Ryan is well versed in current web design best practices and is always willing to discuss pro's and con's of various approaches. Overall, this team offers tremendously designed websites, with excellent customer service for very reasonable prices. I will go to them again.

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I couldn't be happier with my decision to use Blue Boxer Web Design to help with my travel…read moreagency's website. They far exceeded anything that I asked them to do. Their insight into creating the right solution for me was top notch. I would highly recommend them.

The folks at Blue Boxer created the website for my Dog Walking business. They were easy to work…read morewith and created a great-looking & easy to use site. I continue to get compliments on the website from clients & non-clients as well. I can recommend Blue Boxer Web Solutions without hesitation!

I had read Elaine Meszaros' great book, The Devil's Advocate's Guide to Planning Your Business…read moreWebsite (https://www.amazon.com/Devils-Advocates-Planni.../.../B0147B8WS4). It was helpful and informative and, like other examples of Elaine's writing, funny and entertaining. I had made and managed a website for my work as a musician and yoga teacher for many years, but it had a limited format and was time-consuming to update. So I asked Elaine to help me pull together an affordable new website that I could maintain, for the most part, on my own. She recommended WordPress, and she built the website with all of the features I asked for: the kind of menu that I liked, a homepage that moved the way that I wanted it to; soothing colors and a font that I liked; a place to schedule yoga sessions; a place for listening to cuts of songs and for buying downloads or CDs; and a blog. Elaine also helped me learn how to go in to work on the site, adding text, updates, and photos that I take. Learning to work with WordPress brought out all of my technophobic tics, and I needed a fair amount of help along the way. But Elaine stayed patient and clear with me, and we got it done... And I now have a website that I really like, and the basic skills to work with it, update it, and keep it going on my own. Elaine Meszaros is great. She is smart, funny, and knows how to work well with crotchety clients who have a hard time learning a new technology. I'm sure she would do well with mellower clients, too! I recommend her highly--as a very creative visual artist and graphic designer, as a web designer, and as an educator who can demystify tech processes and make them accessible for people like me who struggle with them. You can learn more about Elaine Meszaros' work at: https://emgraphics.net/about/ .

Elaine and staff as done some work for us in the past. Great design, and communication was very…read moregood. If you are looking for quality website design at reasonable prices, contact Elaine at EM Graphics.