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Video Production services now offered

It’s no secret we’ve become good at creating engaging video for you to enjoy for free.  But what about if you want a video made, and have the source materials, but no time or skills to edit it.  What if you just need a small file to own and share with no hassle or high prices from a local business like us?  Here’s how it works:

  • Video Production is charged as a custom job.
  • $1 per minute of final product footage.
  • You supply all the source materials, including video, pictures, and music.
  • Submit using our tools here or email links to files to support@bendycomputers.com
  • Email support@bendycomputers.com for help.
  • Manage files via your account here securely, and we host too.
  • Billed upfront in $1 USD increments, payable here via a variety of payment methods.
  • You retain all rights and get the files to use as you see fit.
  • Please note we don’t shoot any video, take any photos, or produce any music.  We only do on site or travel work if you pay for that separately.  This is remote work only, and we aren’t responsible for copyright laws you violate, so do your research and only use materials you have the rights to use.

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Progress report on Turtle Time

Here’s a quick video on the progress on our new game Turtle Time!  This game ships September 26th, 2018 @2pm Eastern Time.

We will need a single beta tester.  We are open to reasonable compensation of such a person via PayPal.

You will need:

  • A healthy social media presence on Facebook.
  • A daytime phone you will answer.
  • A PayPal Account.
  • Access to a windows computer.
  • A resume in PDF format.
  • The ability to write professional documents as needed.

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Offerings, Feedback, and you…

In the course of regular business operations, regular customer feedback is needed to improve the experience.

Whether you buy once, buy often, or buy never, we care about the experience just as much because we care about keeping you happy with your tech solutions.

As a regular reader, you become a regular buyer of our knowledge, our newsletters, and opinion pieces.  In time, you become a valuable and educated buyer, and everyone’s buddy on trivia night.

Therefore, we here at Bendy Computers officially announce our Promo August Program.  Just type promo code promoaugust into the order form, and you’ll get $10 off your purchase of $20 or more, Software and Videos excluded, and limit one use per account.

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San Fran Employee Cafe Ban

In an effort to boost sales at retailers and restaurants near big tech giants, local governments are banning complimentary cafeterias in the offices of major tech giants.  This ban is done for a few reasons and there’s a few main points to it.

  1. Non Retroactive.  Existing cafeteria’s can stay.  New ones might not be allowed.
  2. This law applies to free food mainly, a perk of many large tech firms.
  3. Legislators and supporters of the ban cite the amount of business these cafeterias draw away from downtown restaurants and retailers due to the amount of people choosing to not buy out of either convenience or some other factors.

There’s too many tech companies setup in California and the Western US.  Baltimore needs jobs and firms based here, and Bendy Computers has no plans to relocate or impose excessive requirements on who or what we will or will not work with.

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A Sale on Software

To generate interest in a possible new video game we’re developing, for another week our two current games will be completely free of charge.  Bendy Computers is just asking that you use your account here to access the two games so we can track the downloads and provide better technical support and error logging.  Please encourage others to make an account here or Like our Facebook page so we can continue to develop new and exciting products, and tailor our sales and regular prices to market conditions.

To get your download, follow these instructions:

  1. Register an account here on our site.
  2. Go to the shop and find a game or two.
  3. Add it to the cart.
  4. Checkout, and apply the code softwaredisc716 to your cart.
  5. Read the webpage, and get to your download link.
  6. Unzip the files, and run them on any windows computer.  No admin rights, network, or install needed.  Just Left click on the exe files.
  7. Read the screen and have fun.
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Update on freedomvoice

Freedomvoice was our cloud voice provider.  They provided us a phone number, call forwarding, voicemail, hold music, and more.

But we almost never used it, so it has been shut down.

Our website is the best way to reach us, and we’ll call you back when deemed appropriate because we’re flexible like that.

In short, please make an account here to get service, technology news, and more.

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Why you should choose the small guys

It’s no secret that this organization is small, but small means a few things.

  1. Nimble.  We can be more decisive since the buck stops at only two desks for now.
  2. Flexible.  We can cater to you, and you to us, since we can cut red tape much easier than the big guys.
  3. Fair.  Unlike “The Big Guys” we deal with money in a fair way to both of our sets of needs, and try to anticipate yours and ours as best as possible.
  4. We gave you sincerity in the form of a bill of rights.
  5. We are small.

So please like, comment, share, and more.  Then let us do what we do to help you with your tech.

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Why we Haven’t Updated to Ryzen

While browsing through our offerings, it occurred to me that I haven’t equipped any systems with AMD’s beastly new Ryzen architecture.  I asked myself why this was the case, and began to run through a Ryzen system that could theoretically show up on our store. What it basically came down to was the issue with DDR4 pricing. There’s a bit of a memory shortage worldwide, which has driven the price for RAM higher and higher over the past few years (I’ll tackle that in another post down the road). Ryzen is meant to be an affordable competitor to Intel, which it certainly has proven to be, but it requires DDR4 memory, which is not as affordable.

So why is this a problem? We already have plenty of products with DDR4 in them. Yes, we do, but I’m comfortable with those systems as they are, at least as of my writing this post. When building a Ryzen system in my head earlier, I was building a replacement to some of our more affordable models of computers. The less expensive options that we offer run on admittedly aging hardware, and I thought that it would be a good time to update the listings to more modern and still affordable hardware. Sadly, the RAM shortage does not allow this. If we see the demand for updated systems, or if memory pricing comes down to a reasonable level, I will absolutely go through and update all of our last-generation products, but until that time, I am confident that the configurations we provide will be suitable.

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How Meltdown and Spectre Impact Builders

If you read my previous post on exactly what the newest security issue is in the world of computing, you may be wondering what kind of effects this will have on companies who build and sell computers. Companies like Apple, Dell, and HP (just to name a few) who primarily use Intel processors are pretty affected, as they are now responsible for the security of the systems they produce. Anything still under warranty or scheduled to be built with the affected parts is vulnerable, and they are obligated to take care of their customers.

However, the boutique builders out there (such as us, Digital Storm, Cyberpower, etc.) have more flexibility. Yes, we offer systems with Intel processors, as do our competitors, but we all share one critical thing that the bigger system integrators don’t: customizability. You have the option to change any system you want to fit your needs, or work with us to design your system from scratch so that you get the best experience possible. The warranty is also the customer’s choice, so experienced enthusiasts who feel more comfortable at the mercy of their own actions can opt to pay less (but sacrifice the protection we offer).

The flexibility that we offer you is very advantageous: you aren’t limited to one choice. If you can dream it, we can build it. Be sure to check out our store for whatever your computing needs may be!