I have a new Laptop on which I installed Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (dual boot with preinstalled Windows 7) since about a month. However there are three consistent problems that I have not been able to get rid of, no matter where I look on the internet. The primary reason is that it is difficult to explain and diagnose such problems when one of many things might be the issue.
Since I am sadly not an expert (yet), I would like to have some linux junkie have a look at my system and fix my problems. The problem is, I do not have a Linux Users Group that is active in my vicinity. I hardly know any expert. So are there such services or people that look into such problems at affordable rates? (My problems are: this, this (which regularly occurs now) and a slow + erratic wifi connection which becomes smooth and fast in Win7)
Or is it in the spirit of Linux to find a problem, learn about it, and fix it?
I found Canonical's Ubuntu Desktop Service useful last year. Friendly, prompt response.
http://www.ubuntu.com/business/services/desktop
Currently $105/ year