Home technology visits

Most tech problems aren't the gear — they're the setup.

I set up TVs, audio, WiFi, streaming, smart devices, office equipment, and AI tools properly, then walk you through it in plain English so it actually gets used.

Serving Brantford, St. George, Paris, Hamilton, Ancaster, Dundas, and nearby communities.

A tidy living room media console with a TV, router, remote, and audio equipment.

No jargon. No upselling. No nonsense.

Clear, practical help for the systems your home depends on.

I provide in-home and small-office technology support for people who want the work done cleanly, explained plainly, and scoped before anything is confirmed.

Whether your TV will not connect, your sound system is underperforming, your WiFi is unreliable, or your streaming and smart-home setup has grown messy, I look at the whole system and leave it easier to use.

Why work with me?

The job is not just getting equipment working.

I spent six years at Gibson Sound & Vision in Waterloo from 2007 to 2012, with another stint from 2018 to 2019, working on residential audio/video systems, home theatre setup, WiFi cleanup, streaming systems, and larger venue work including Centre In The Square.

The difference is ownership. I look at how the pieces fit together, explain the tradeoffs clearly, and leave you with a setup that still makes sense after I am gone.

Leave your technology working better and leave you more confident using it.

Tim from Tim The Tech Man.
Tim, owner of Tim The Tech Man.

For your home

Home technology, audio, and useful household AI.

Home Audio & Theatre

  • Receiver setup
  • Speaker setup and tuning
  • Soundbar setup
  • Sonos and wireless audio
  • Whole-home audio
  • Legacy audio systems
  • Home theatre troubleshooting
  • Improving sound quality from existing equipment

Home Technology

  • TV setup and troubleshooting
  • Streaming devices and apps
  • WiFi troubleshooting
  • Mesh WiFi systems like Eero, Deco, and Orbi
  • Network cleanup and optimization
  • Smart TV setup
  • New device setup and personalized training
  • Remote control help
  • Printer and basic computer setup
  • Doorbell and security camera troubleshooting

Basic phone, tablet, account, password, and computer questions can be included when they are part of a larger visit.

Residential AI

Household AI setup for people who want it useful, not gimmicky.

Practical AI help for homes that already have devices, routines, calendars, and preferences. The goal is a setup the household can actually keep using.

ChatGPT
Claude
Gemini
Copilot
Perplexity

Tool availability changes often. The goal is knowing which tool fits the job and how to use it with confidence.

Most residential AI requests fall into one of these examples. Tell me what is frustrating or what you would like it to do, and I will figure out which approach fits.

Smart Home AI Integration $350-$500 flat

Connect existing smart home devices to a voice or chat interface that understands context: routines, preferences, rooms, and devices.

AI Home Concierge Setup $450 flat

Custom ChatGPT or Claude setup for grocery management, scheduling, local recommendations, and family communication drafts.

Automated Home Routines $275 flat

Morning, evening, and away routines across lights, thermostat, audio, and security, triggered intelligently instead of only by fixed schedules.

Residential AI Support $99/month

A lightweight retainer for households that want to text when something breaks, changes, or needs a quick adjustment.

Ask about residential AI setup when you send your booking request.

For your business

Small office tech and automation for local service businesses.

Small Office Tech Help

For dentists, chiropractors, clinics, consultants, restaurants, retailers, and small professional offices that need the basics working properly.

  • Business WiFi troubleshooting
  • Router, modem, printer, and scanner setup
  • Network and printer maintenance
  • POS system troubleshooting
  • Restaurant and retail technology support
  • Waiting-room TV, display, and office audio setup
  • Staff device setup and simple tech training
  • Staff onboarding for technology
  • Basic AI setup for admin workflows

Small office basics, not enterprise IT, managed security, servers, or large commercial cabling.

Business AI automation

Automation that pays for itself in recovered work.

Built for local clinics, contractors, and service businesses. Lead with fewer missed calls, faster follow-up, and recovered appointments, not novelty.

A dental office that recovers two lapsed patients a month from automated reactivation is paying for the whole system.

An AI receptionist demo is ready to show on a walk-in visit or discovery call.

Most business AI requests fall into one of these examples. Tell me what is frustrating or what you would like it to do, and I will figure out which approach fits.

AI Phone Receptionist $600 setup / $179/month

Answers calls, handles FAQs, books appointments, and routes urgent calls. Built on ElevenLabs and Make with a working demo.

Automated Follow-Up System $400 setup / $99/month

Post-appointment review requests, reactivation messages, and appointment reminders by SMS or email. Runs without anyone touching it.

AI Intake & Triage Forms $350 flat

Smart intake that pre-qualifies leads or patients before staff sees them, routes responses, flags urgency, and reduces front-desk load.

Staff AI Orientation $275/session

Hands-on front-desk training for ChatGPT or Claude: letters, insurance responses, patient communication, and everyday drafting.

Custom Workflow Automation Quote

Bespoke booking integrations, document generation, and multi-step automations across the tools the business already uses.

A single recovered no-show pays for the month.

Visit pricing

Clear pricing before the work starts.

Simple jobs stay simple. Bigger work gets scoped before the price changes.

General visit pricing

Service Call $175 base

Diagnosis, troubleshooting, and quick fixes. Additional time is $60 per 30 minutes.

Setup & Education $225 flat

TV setup, streaming devices, WiFi, smart home, AI orientation, and device training with a defined scope.

Custom Install Quote

Home theatre, whole-home audio, complex WiFi, business networks, and multi-room or multi-device projects.

These tiers cover general home and small-office visits. Business automation retainers and residential AI packages are priced in the relevant sections above.

Local area included: Brantford, Paris, St. George, and Glen Morris. Extended area visits to Ancaster, Dundas, Lynden, Copetown, and Hamilton add a $25 travel fee.

If the job looks bigger than a service call or defined setup, Tim will assess the work and confirm pricing before moving forward.

Not sure which option fits? Read the quick guide: service call vs. setup and education vs. custom install.

Booking assistant

Send Tim the useful details in one clean request.

Tim personally reviews every request to make sure the scope and price are right before anything is confirmed.

What happens next

  1. You send the quick request.
  2. Tim reviews the details and confirms the scope.
  3. Tim replies to confirm the visit, price, and timing.