I'm an IT Analyst with a well known Telecom company. I work the graveyard shift, come home, sleep a few hours, spend some time with my daughter, and head straight to my shop. It's a registered computer business but in actuality, 95% of the business that comes through my door is related to Xbox Modifications.
I started out in my garage just modding for free for friends. Then it got busy so I had to start charging and eventually I had to move into an office. Which was a great excuse to get up off my ass and start a PC support business.
Right now I don't advertise for the PC side of things since I'm already so busy, but I still get computer support requests from passerbys, shop neighbors, and Xbox customers. It's a great way to network. I've modded people from clearchannel, nearly the entire Chula Vista fire dept., Rockstar games, Chargers, and countless more.
Modding is a grey area but they way I think of it- the Xbox is basically a PC. 733MHz PIII, 64MB RAM, Nforce chipset, and a GeForce3 on steroids. I don't support piracy and never "backup" games for a customer. I will however guide them through media center streaming, Linux installation, cosmetic mods, and other enhancements.
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I'm an IT Analyst with a well known Telecom company. I work the graveyard shift, come home, sleep a few hours, spend some time with my daughter, and head straight to my shop. It's a registered computer business but in actuality, 95% of the business that comes through my door is related to Xbox Modifications. I started out in my garage just modding for free for friends. Then it got busy so I had to start charging and eventually I had to move into an office. Which was a great excuse to get up off my ass and start a PC support business. Right now I don't advertise for the PC side of things since I'm already so busy, but I still get computer support requests from passerbys, shop neighbors, and Xbox customers. It's a great way to network. I've modded people from clearchannel, nearly the entire Chula Vista fire dept., Rockstar games, Chargers, and countless more. Modding is a grey area but they way I think of it- the Xbox is basically a PC. 733MHz PIII, 64MB RAM, Nforce chipset, and a GeForce3 on steroids. I don't support piracy and never "backup" games for a customer. I will however guide them through media center streaming, Linux installation, cosmetic mods, and other enhancements.