Unfortunately, you may not get the in-depth information you need to solve a PC glitch. The tips were relatively useful, but I usually needed more guidance than they provided. Asking follow-up questions meant waiting hours for another reply that didn't necessarily solve my impasse. Unlike most expert sites, AskMe doesn't screen its experts, so the advice and the response time can be spotty. But sifting through a long list of potential advisers gets tedious, especially if you check each person's credentials and fees.
Fees vary from a few cents per minute for phone consultations to several dollars per hour.
Fortunately, you can sort your search results based on an expert's price, availability, and customer rating. Most advisers, however, offer help only through e-mail, and some may take a couple of days to respond. Before paying for advice, search the site's Advice Files, where you may find the answer to your question for free. The listings are sorted by date, subject, and expert, and contained information that helped me find an answer to my virus question within minutes. You get computer advice at this site quickly, and it's often on the mark.