When strange things pop up on your computer or software no longer works who do you call? Watchdog Dave Lieber calls his computer guy Scott, shown here. Courtesy photo Everybody, I’m convinced, needs ...

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HAMPTON -- Fifteen years ago Pat Palmer of Hampton was working part-time out of his basement fixing computers and going into people’s homes helping them install dial-up Internet. Today, the job is ...