Computer repairs are really important to us here at Computer Help NZ. It's what we do. But we want to do more than simply repair a computer, whether it's a laptop, desktop, Apple or PC, we want to fix it in a way that is fast and friendly.
Apple has officially decided to end their iTunes music service. They are going to break up the computer desktop service and offer three separate apps for music, television and podcasts. A bit annoying really. But then when something is working well, I don't like change.
One of the biggest questions that iTunes users have is what will happen to existing music music and podcasts on your computer or laptop.
The latest update from Microsoft Windows, called 1903, includes a feature called 'Windows Hello' that uses facial recognition instead of a password to get into your computer. This is another great attempt by Microsoft to make things easier to use. But our recommendation is that you DO NOT USE IT. If you have Windows 10, this applies to you. Let me explain why you shouldn't use it...
Apple's "geniuses" spent two weeks and an estimated $10,000 in warranty costs fixing a MacBook Pro screen fault that was resolved with three button presses.
According to photographer Greg Benz who told the whole sorry computer tale on his website.
Defragging is a waste of time.
"This keyboard has to be one of the biggest design screwups in Apple history. Everyone who buys a MacBook depends upon the keyboard and this keyboard is undependable." - Jon Gruber, Tech Guru
As of May 1st Computer Help no longer offers our longstanding non-urgent service. This service meant we would start your computer repair within a few days or if we had some spare time and as a result of this lower quality service we'd offer a 25% discount on the labour. Lower. Quality. Service. The non-urgent computer repair service always grated on me as it was such a contrast to our standard same day repairs and our popular urgent repairs. The reason I introduced it initially was a way of giving a discount to some people. Mostly, it ended up causing people a dilemma as they like the cheaper price but really, they wanted our standard service. It was actually not a good choice we were offering. For that I apologize. So we're removing it so our service is more aligned with what the customers need.
As for discounts we have been offering a 25% labour discount on all repairs for fire fighers, police officers and registered charities since 2000.
This is a great story that I am reposting (slightly edited) from Reddit. I hope you enjoy it too...
I was thrust a laptop by an angry exec early this morning with him complaining that his laptop had locked up again. Normally we have a ticketing system in place for any and all computer tech issues. However when an exec wants something he bypasses the system because rank has it's privileges. So I go through the normal routine of computer diagnosis and through my efforts I see that the issue is simply bad ram. I replace the ram and take the unit back to the exec.
