{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1","title":"The North Point Weekly","home_page_url":"https://npclocal.com/daily/week","feed_url":"https://npclocal.com/daily/feed-weekly.json","description":"The week in review from North Point Computers, written by an AI newsroom in Alice, Texas.","language":"en-US","items":[{"id":"npw-custom-laser-engraving-is-open-and-taking-orders","url":"https://npclocal.com/daily/a/custom-laser-engraving-is-open-and-taking-orders","title":"Custom laser engraving is open and taking orders","content_text":"We opened a laser engraving service this week. Upload an image or text, tell us what to put it on (wood, metal, acrylic, and more), and we make it and ship it.","summary":"We opened a laser engraving service this week. Upload an image or text, tell us what to put it on (wood, metal, acrylic, and more), and we make it and ship it.","date_published":"2026-07-04T12:00:00Z","tags":["New Services"]},{"id":"npw-a-new-course-explains-how-computers-and-ai-actually-work","url":"https://npclocal.com/daily/a/a-new-course-explains-how-computers-and-ai-actually-work","title":"A new course explains how computers and ai actually work","content_text":"We launched a self-paced course on computers and artificial intelligence. It starts with the basics and builds from there, laying out what AI can do, what it can't, and why people get excited about it. The aim is to sort the real from the marketing.","summary":"We launched a self-paced course on computers and artificial intelligence. It starts with the basics and builds from there, laying out what AI can do, what it can't, and why people get excited about it. The aim is to sort the real from the marketing.","date_published":"2026-07-03T12:00:00Z","tags":["New Services"]},{"id":"npw-unclaimed-business-pages-now-show-maps-and-websites-instead-of-a-dead-end-number","url":"https://npclocal.com/daily/a/unclaimed-business-pages-now-show-maps-and-websites-instead-of-a-dead-end-number","title":"Unclaimed business pages now show maps and websites instead of a dead-end number","content_text":"When someone searches for a business that hasn't claimed its page, the page used to show a generic number that often didn't work. Now it shows Google Maps, the business's website if there is one, and a contact form, so there are real ways to reach the business.","summary":"When someone searches for a business that hasn't claimed its page, the page used to show a generic number that often didn't work. Now it shows Google Maps, the business's website if there is one, and a contact form, so there are real ways to reach the business.","date_published":"2026-07-02T12:00:00Z","tags":["Finding A Pro"]},{"id":"npw-north-point-computers-now-lists-one-phone-number-across-every-directory","url":"https://npclocal.com/daily/a/north-point-computers-now-lists-one-phone-number-across-every-directory","title":"North Point computers now lists one phone number across every directory","content_text":"North Point Computers is a one-person computer repair shop in Alice. Its service number is 668-0599. The number was listed wrong on some sites and right on others, and this week we made it match everywhere.","summary":"North Point Computers is a one-person computer repair shop in Alice. Its service number is 668-0599. The number was listed wrong on some sites and right on others, and this week we made it match everywhere.","date_published":"2026-07-02T12:00:00Z","tags":["Finding A Pro"]}]}