Like dogs, computers need attention or they will begin to run more slowly, fetch the news sluggishly, and chew up all of your favorite CDs. Tame man’s best mechanical friend with today’s Groupon: for $29, you get a computer-virus removal and tune-up at Viatell (a $99.99 value).

Viatell’s cyber doctors channel their technological expertise to sluggish PC and Mac computers to speed up delays and heal harmful viruses during in-store tune-ups. Desktops and laptops recover from digital ailments after technicians perform critical system updates and repair operating-system booboos such as booting issues, blue screens, and paper cuts from printers.

Knowing eyes will rove over computing systems, offering update recommendations to ensure smooth, high-speed digital sailing. Pixelized antibodies sweep through circuitry and cleanse hard drives of viruses, spyware, and malware, keeping motherboards as safe as a mathematician in a suit of armor. During services, Viatell will back up up to 8 gigabytes of personal data onto an external hard drive, DVD, or flash drive.