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160b Selwyn St, Christchurch

Should You Water Cool Your Computer?

Should You Water Cool Your Computer?

Why Do I Need Cooling?

As you’ve most likely experienced with a laptop on your lap, computers produce a lot of heat! This is similar to a car engine getting hotter as it’s put through more work. The higher the revs the more the heat. As a computer gets more stressed, it puts out more heat. Most processors (the engine of the computer) nowadays actually slow themselves down as they get hotter, this is called thermal throttling, and it protects the processor from damaging itself. In emergencies, the computer will turn itself off or restart itself if it detects very high temperatures.

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Updates Suck

Updates Suck

The other day, my phone wanted to do an update. In fact, it had been pestering me continually. Turns out it wanted to do a 1 gig update, which on my 16 gig phone with only half a gig of free space wasn't going to happen. It seemed an excessively large update, but I cleared the photos off my phone and allowed the update to go through.
Now, to me, an update should be something that improves my experience and perhaps also fixes some security issues that I am not aware of. It may well have done the latter but it did not do the former.

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Acer Travelmate Christmas Deal

Acer Travelmate P214 - Offer Expires Dec 21st

Performance & Versatility

acer travelmate xmas

We’ve saved the best for last. Our most popular laptop and my personal favourite. The Acer TravelMate is the most reliable we’ve ever stocked in our 25 years. I’m writing this email on my own TravelMate which is 8 years old and still going strong. I am only juuuust thinking about replacing it – maybe in a year or two. And I use this laptop HEAVILY. It keeps up with it all. Even the travelling around.

Built with business quality components the Acer TravelMate is a high-quality laptop that will serve you well for years.

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Asus All-in-One

ASUS All-in-One Computer

Until 5pm, Monday Dec 11th, we are offering this special deal ($396 discount!) which also includes a Christmas Stocking Filler, worth $120, with all sorts of goodies AND a $50 voucher for the amazing seaside New Brighton Hot Pools.

asus AIO computer


Vibrant and Vivid, Sleek and Elegant, Fast and Reliable

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ACER Extensa EX215

ACER Extensa EX215 - Offer Expires Nov 30th

Performance & Versatility

extensa 215 christmas

Until 5pm, Nov 30th, we are offering this special deal ($465 discount!) which also includes a Christmas Stocking Filler, worth $150, with all sorts of goodies - see below for details.

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AF Sprayduster cans

Computer Help NZ Press Release

This is our first press release and we're kinda excited! We're saving the planet while fixing computers.
Laptops need a clean out and now we not wasting cans to do it.

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Computer Passwords Gone?

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...

computer passwords hello chch

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Android Speed Tweaks

Being old and slow sucks – we can’t help you with that at all, but we can help with your android tablet! That’s what passes for humour at Dad Conventions. But seriously if your android Tablet is getting slow with a few tweaks, we can give your tablet a new lease of life.

 tablet android repair

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Reddit On Strike

Introduction:

In the vast expanse of the internet, few platforms have managed to capture the attention and imagination of millions quite like Reddit. A virtual computer playground for discussions, information-sharing, and community building, Reddit has become a hub of diverse communities covering an astonishing range of topics. However, on June 12 Reddit made history as it embarked on an unprecedented journey—a platform-wide strike. This blog delves into the events leading up to the strike, the motivations behind it, and the impact it had on the internet and beyond. (And why you can no longer use your computer to find useful niche advice from some random Reddit person!)

reddit strike computer

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