Your Local Nerd in Harrison
Harrison, Green Forest, Jasper, Lead Hill, Omaha and Alpena, out to Berryville. Type your ZIP when you book and the page tells you whether a Local Nerd drives to your address and exactly what the visit costs.
Pick a time, we come to your door, and you agree to the rate before we start. Remote help works too when that's faster.
In person from $110/hr. $39 books it, and the rest is charged when the work is done. Remote help $39 for 30 minutes. Card only, no cash or checks. You agree to the rate before we start.
If it plugs in and nobody can figure it out, we can help.
Ask anything you like. We'll explain what we're doing while we do it.
Wi-Fi that reaches the whole house
If it works in one room and not the next, that's a coverage problem and it's fixable. We start by moving things around, before anybody sells you a bigger bill.
Computers that have gotten slow or strange
Cleanups, updates, printers that stopped printing, files you can't find, and a backup so one bad day doesn't cost you years of photos.
TVs, streaming and “where did my channel go”
Getting a new TV going, tidying up the apps, and making the remote situation sane again. Then we show you the three buttons you need.
Phones and tablets, set up your way
Photos, contacts, passwords and the settings nobody can find. We'll get it set up the way you want to use it.
Learning it at your own pace
If you want to understand it well enough to do it yourself next time, tell us when you book. That's our favorite kind of visit.
Doorbells, cameras and smart home gear
Half of smart home gear gets installed by whoever sold it and explained to nobody. We make it work together and make sure the alerts reach you.
Printers that won't print
It worked yesterday and today the computer can't find it. That's a common problem, it's not something you did, and we can fix it.
Scams, pop-ups and “is this email real?”
We'll go through what's on there, get rid of what shouldn't be, and show you how to spot the next one.
What tech help looks like around here.
This is the steepest country we work. A house above Jasper or on the bluffs over Bull Shoals can have a clear view for twenty miles and no cell signal at all, so a lot of what we do here is making the one connection the house has go further: where the router sits, a second access point, and a plain answer about whether the service is the problem.
Patient, unhurried help, especially for the 55+ crowd.
People retire to the Ozarks for the quiet and then find that the quiet comes with a television, a tablet and a phone that all need updating. We sit down, go at your pace, and write things down if you want them written down.
Towns we reach in Harrison & the Ozarks.
Our service area is measured in miles from downtown Harrison, and the hourly rate steps up the farther we drive. That is 28 towns across Arkansas, covering Boone, Carroll, Newton and Marion counties.
| Band | Towns | In-person rate |
|---|---|---|
| Within 25 miles | Harrison, Bergman, Alpena, Marble Falls, Everton, Lead Hill, Western Grove, Compton, Pyatt, Hasty, Jasper, Omaha, Pindall, Green Forest, Diamond City, Vendor, Mount Judea, Ponca and 4 more nearby towns | $110/hr |
| 25 to 50 miles | Kingston, Berryville, Gilbert, Deer, Pelsor, Witts Springs | $130/hr |
Not sure which band you're in? Check your ZIP and you'll see the answer for your address before you book anything. Want to talk it through first? Have a Local Nerd call you first, free and with no obligation.
Help for a parent who lives in Harrison.
Somebody two states away is worried that Mom can't get the TV back to normal, or that Dad keeps getting locked out of his email. You can arrange it for them. Book the session or gift a membership and we'll handle it with them directly, at a time that suits.
Send a NerdWhat people in Harrison ask us.
Does somebody come out to Harrison?
The ZIP check when you book answers that for your street: if a Local Nerd comes out to your address, the visit books at the rate shown. The list on this page marks every town a Local Nerd reaches today.
I'm in Berryville or Eureka Springs. Which page is mine?
Berryville is Harrison's, in the 25 to 50 mile band. Eureka Springs is nearer Rogers and has that page. Enter your ZIP when you book and it lands on the right one. The rate is the same either way.
How much does tech help cost in Harrison?
Remote help is $39 for a 30-minute session. In-person visits are $110 an hour within 25 miles of downtown Harrison and $130 in the 25 to 50 mile band, and the higher rate is how we pay for the drive. Farther-out addresses are served remotely today, or by a drive from a neighboring Local Nerd. Type your ZIP when you book and you'll see the answer for your address. A $39 deposit books an in-person visit and the rest is charged after your Local Nerd finishes and you sign off on the work. Nerd on Call membership is $14.99 a month and includes two remote sessions and an in-person visit a year, plus 20% off anything extra. You always agree to the rate before we start.
Do you help older adults in Harrison with technology?
Yes. We go at your pace and explain things in everyday words. If you'd like to learn to do it yourself, say so when you book.
Do you fix broken devices, or just set things up?
Yes, if broken means slow, glitchy, locked out, or won't do what it did last week. We don't open machines up to replace parts, and we don't recover data off a dead drive. When that's the problem, we say so and don't bill you for finding it out.
Every town is better off with a Local Nerd who lives there.
We look for a Local Nerd who knows the area, likes people, and is good at explaining things. Set your own availability, keep the majority of every booking, and help your neighbors. See what being the Local Nerd in Harrison involves or apply here.