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0800 FIX NOW 
(0800 349 669) 
160b Selwyn St, Christchurch

Horrible Computer Repair

One of our clients brought in a computer that was not starting up. We looked at the laptop and discovered that it was overheating and shutting down. It's a design feature of most computers that if something goes wrong which causes the CPU to overheat the computer will shut down and protect itself from continued damage. But this was weird.

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Computer Repairs

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.

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iTunes is Ending

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 and podcasts on your computer or laptop.

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Many years ago when hard drives were very small a drive would get defragmented - but the last drive we saw that needed defragging was over 15 years ago.

 

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Macbook Keyboard Issues

"This keyboard has to be one of the biggest design screw ups in Apple history. Everyone who buys a MacBook depends upon the keyboard and this keyboard is undependable." - Jon Gruber, Tech Guru

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Good news...No More Non-Urgent

As of May 1st Computer Help no longer offers our long-standing 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.

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Computer Tech Gets Awkward Hugs

Computer Tech Gets Awkward Hugs

This is a great story that I am reposting (slightly edited) from Reddit. I hope you enjoy it too...

computer tech hugs

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Defer Windows Updates

Microsoft has had a lot of bad press in the past few years with their updates breaking things on some computers. For 95% of users the updates haven't been a problem but for the other 5% it's been a pain. This has even been true with Apple when it releases its major updates. For example, when Mojave first came out it caused a lot of Macs, Macbooks and iMacs to not boot at all.

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Computer repair shouldn't be a HELL-ish experience but it should be easy and peaceful. We have been fixing computers, tablets and laptops in Christchurch and Canterbury for over 20 years and our goal is for you to have a painless repair. All our staff have many years experience and will patiently listen and explain the repair process. If you need it fixed, we're happy to help.

I hope you enjoy this silly video.

Computer Hell Computer Help

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