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Jun 2023
Free no-strings Apple Mac tune-ups available throughout July
Employees at Howard Conrad stay fully up to date with all Apple upgrades.
This story is sponsored by Howard Conrad.
Yorkshire's number-one Apple specialist repair company is offering Mac owners a free software tune-up this summer.
The service, which is like a "digital spring-clean", would normally cost £49, but Howard Conrad, an independent firm based in Harrogate, is offering it free of charge throughout the month of July, with absolutely no strings or obligations.
Steve Murray, who has been a Mac technician at Howard Conrad for over six years, said:
“A lot of people don’t realise how easily they can accumulate years’ worth of redundant software updates and applications; ultimately they will clog up your system and slow it down. We’ve even seen people lose personal data due to software faults caused by storage issues."
All Howard Conrad's repairs come with a three-year warranty.
He said a lot of clean-up software available online did not do the job properly and, in some cases, made the problem
even worse. In response, the team at Howard Conrad have developed their own in-house tune-up software that helps get rid of redundant programs, freeing up storage space and eliminating viruses.
Steve said:
There’s long been a myth that you can’t get a virus on a Mac, but it’s not true. They maybe less common than they are on windows computers, but they adapt and overcome defences, and can still infect Apple devices. You shouldn’t just rely on your Mac’s security software – it’s no guarantee of safety.”
“We’ve built up a really good reputation across the region and put a huge amount of effort into keeping up to date on all the latest Apple technology. A lot of our time is spent learning and researching, and we all help each other keep on top of developments.
“It’s more of a passion project than a job, to be honest, because we’re all massive Apple fans, so that definitely helps.”
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