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Irvine, California based Hard Drive Recovery Group (HDRG) is reaching out to the community to announce that they have published a new blog article. In this new post, the company touches upon the topic of online working. More specifically, they share their expert advice on ways to improve one's remote working experience, seeking to guide those forced to transition into it by the COVID-19 pandemic. Maureen Davies, a representative of Hard Drive Recovery Group, states, "Transitioning into remote work can be a challenging experience for some people. This is a new environment that you are unfamiliar with, and while you may be uncomfortable at first, you can make your experience much more enjoyable by keeping a positive attitude, an open mind and following some of the tips that we have shared in this article." The post itself is titled ‘How Do You Ace Working Remotely?' Across the entirety of their blog, however, the local hard drive specialists share advice on a broad range of topics, from how to stay safe on the web to different tools that can facilitate the experience. The first tip given by the company in this case is to prioritize remote security. Since employees are not within the secure perimeter of their companies, it is difficult to ensure that data protection, privacy and security are properly set up. Common sense and avoiding suspicious sites is no longer enough in these situations, especially for those handling sensitive information. Attempts at security breaches are a common occurrence within companies. It is to be expected that this issue will only be amplified as employees work from their personal computers. However, this does not mean that there are no precautions that can be taken to prevent such an outcome. Advice and guidance from a cybersecurity expert can help, though Hard Drive Recovery Group states that most companies that require this tend to already have an IT specialist on hand who can help their employees get set up. The next piece of advice given by the local experts refers to communication. The company advises remote work newcomers to clarify communication policies beforehand. Clear and constant communication is an important factor in the success of a remote team. This can be difficult due to the innate challenges of remote work, though overcoming this should not be too cumbersome with group effort. This can include setting catch ups or checkpoint sessions at least once a day, with the purpose of ensuring that everybody still interacts with the rest of the team, the workload is still manageable and morale remains high. The communication and teamwork aspect can be facilitated through the use of collaboration tools. Certain tools can help remote teams easily collaborate with each other, hold meetings and share important information and documents. This, combined with a thoughtful and caring attitude can go a long way in terms of improving the remote work experience. "As difficult as the situation is, it can be made much easier to bear with a positive attitude. In fact, many are discovering that they prefer the remote work experience,” states Davies. However, with more people working online and using their personal computer for work-related tasks, data loss problems have become a real issue. Fortunately, companies like Hard Drive Recovery Group can help people dealing with this situation. Davies states, “If you are working from home and have lost your valuable data, the only way to recover this information is by hiring data recovery experts. At the Hard Drive Recovery Group, we can help you through this difficult situation, getting your lost data back and leaving you set up and ready to continue working in no time.” Hard Drive Recovery Group offers free consultations and diagnosis sessions for their clients, showing their outstanding commitment to customer service. They can recover data lost from all operative systems at an affordable price, placing them firmly among the most reliable companies of this kind in California. The company's website offers more details on Hard Drive Recovery Group and their services. Interested parties may reach out to Maureen Davies to follow up on any inquiries as well. Additionally, the company can be reached through their social media platforms. from Hard Drive Recovery Group
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We are living in a materialistic world. We consume so much tech so it’s only natural for companies to produce much as well to keep up with the demand. Thus, it is no wonder that laptops, air conditioners, television sets, headphones, microwaves, smartphones, and other electronic gadgets have ended up as electronic waste, which the world has also been producing at astounding levels. In fact, a 2019 report states that humanity has generated record numbers of e-waste, and as with its non-electronic counterparts, increased wastes will always present a new challenge. have been According to the Global E-Waste Monitor, a United Nations University, International Telecommunication Union, and International Solid Waste Association effort, 53.6 million metric tons of e-waste was produced in 2019, which is higher compared to 2014 levels (when the first report was published) by 9.2 million metric tons. Out of this, only 17% of the total has been recycled. Things have gone better, but still not good enough Actually, things have improved with the world’s increased efforts in recycling. Whereas during the 1990s and early 200s, people were at a loss on what to do with their old electronics, there have been more efforts in recycling. But then, there is also an increase in the consumption of electronics, so recycling efforts have to keep up.
What actually happens to e-waste? E-waste is a huge issue because electronics contain harmful chemicals that when thrown into the landfill and left to rot, may seep into the ground and deeper into water sources that obviously, will poison us all.
So, what can we contribute to solving this problem? As consumers of electronics, we have to be more conscious of throwing broken gadgets. A good number of them can be recycled, so we need to look into ways of throwing our obsolete or gadgets responsibly.
But if your soft copies of documents go missing and cannot be located even in your device's Recycle Bin, then you might have a problem. But not a problem we at Hard Drive Recovery Group cannot solve. See for yourself what we can do here: https://www.harddriverecovery.org/professional-data-recovery.html. What a Waste – Our World’s Problem With Electronic Waste was first published to http://www.harddriverecovery.org via https://www.harddriverecovery.org/blog/what-a-waste-our-worlds-problem-with-electronic-waste/ Millennials may relate to this piece of news as the nostalgia of their childhood, and Generation Z’s may not relate at all, but tape storage is set to come in capacities of 400 TB. Yes, dear Gen X and baby boomer reader, I am talking about similar technology that brought us such technological advancements as the cassette tape (Remember where we used to listen to our jams to? Mixed tapes for road trips and the format for our boomboxes and Walkmans before the CD rendered them obsolete?) and the VHS (home videos galore before they became “digital”). Apparently, data storage geeks have not given up on that technology and have continuously developed them throughout the years and now, it seems that it will outpace the progress done on the “traditional” hard drives we currently enjoy. How's that for a “revenge of the throwback nerds”? But before you, movie pirate, data fiend, or storage junkie, rejoice, hold your horses for a bit. The current batch of tape drives, the ones that have the capacity to contain mind-boggling amounts of data is not for personal use. They are currently available for use for data centers only, as their physical formats do not allow them to be connected to PCs and laptops yet, and these are the gadgets that personal users usually connect their hard drives to. So, we still have to exercise a bit of patience and wait for this piece of tech to be available to us in a few years, maybe? In the meantime, let us be happy with the advances being made in storage. What is this tape drive? Tape drives use tapes to store data and Fujifilm, a leader in this field recently announced they have produced a tape drive with a capacity of 384 TB! That is 384 times the capacity of the current popular standard of 1 TB in hard drives. That is an astounding amount of music and photo files that can fit in that drive!
No stopping tape technology And if that’s not enough, pundits predict constant improvements in tape technology with native storage capacities of 12 TB (already impressive, isn’t it?) set to improve in the coming months.
Enjoy improvement in the HD sphere As mentioned earlier, tape drives are not for personal use yet. So, for the meantime, let us appreciate the advancements made with hard drives, which are no joke as well.
And if you have forgotten to back up your important files in an external hard drive and your laptop gets broken, you may be experiencing this: https://www.harddriverecovery.org/hard-drive-crash.html. If that scenario is familiar with you, we can help you with data recovery so don't wait, get in touch with us. We Got It on Tape – Tape Drives Plod Ahead Find more on: http://www.harddriverecovery.org via https://www.harddriverecovery.org/blog/we-got-it-on-tape-tape-drives-plod-ahead/ Irvine, California based Hard Drive Recovery Group recently published an informative blog post on video conferencing on apps such as Microsoft Teams, Skype and Zoom. The company is also pleased to offer their professional data recovery services to those who have accidentally lost their files due to malfunctioning hardware or corrupted software/data. As noted in the post, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many people to work from home, so office meetings now have to take place via video conference calls. Many of the technicalities regarding the setup of video conferences are easy and relatively user-friendly. However, there is still the problem of how these video conferences can be done properly. In light of this, the blog post explores video sharing etiquette and clarifies that just because people are at home, it does not mean that they are allowed to act unprofessional. In fact, maintaining credibility and professionalism is of the utmost importance regardless of the setting. In line with this, Hard Drive Recovery Group published three useful tips on video conferencing etiquette, giving advice on what people can do even before the meeting starts. First, the blog post highlights the importance of having a clear agenda before setting up a virtual meeting. This eliminates the frustrations some people experience when there is a meeting where everybody just sits around, waiting for all attendees to be present. Unfortunately, when the meeting is finally taking place, there may be times when even the presiding officer will take a while to get things in order. Unlike physical meetings, people can find it difficult to express their frustration in virtual meetings because of the lack of physical interaction. Whether a meeting is physical or virtual, however, it is very important to have a clear agenda that outlines what the meeting is all about. With a clear agenda, attendees know what to expect and can estimate how long the video conference will run. Furthermore, if there is an element of participation in the meeting, it gives people an opportunity to prepare talking points as well as manage their time better. Next, Hard Drive Recovery Group recommends that video call participants get their devices ready even before starting the video call. It is important to check on the hardware and if the internet speeds are stable enough to prevent any problem. Unfortunately, there are some internet connection issues that are not so easy to fix, and if such problems happen, the attendee experiencing difficulties should inform the presiding officer beforehand. Alternatively, asking for everyone’s permission to have the meeting recorded is one of the best solutions to connectivity issues as it allows them to update themselves later on what happened during the meeting. Furthermore, it is important to make sure that all the participants have the correct meeting link, dial-in number and the app downloaded on their phone or computer ahead of time. People should always prepare a presentable background as well. It is true that not everyone has a home office, but a background full of kitchenware like pots and pans can easily distract other attendees. When attending a virtual meeting, a simple bare wall is acceptable enough to serve as a video call background. Alternatively, some video conference platforms have background features that can help solve this issue. These video conferencing apps include Microsoft Teams and Skype that allows participants to blur their background. Zoom similarly enables users to choose a virtual background. With the current rapid spread of COVID-19, people have been asked to stay indoors for their own safety and the safety of others. As such, it is important to learn to adapt to this unusual series of circumstances. Hard Drive Recovery Group emphasizes the importance of handling meetings professionally and respectfully, even if it is done online, and also advises employees to take care of their company computers and laptops. Meanwhile, those who have accidentally lost their files while working at home may contact Hard Drive Recovery Group to avail their professional data recovery services. The company has years of experience handling such cases and guarantees the full recovery of damaged or lost files. Those interested in learning more about Hard Drive Recovery Group may find more information on their website. Customers may connect with Hard Drive Recovery Group via social media to stay up to date with their news and announcements as well. from Hard Drive Recovery Group Perhaps the biggest contribution of Generation Z in the world of technology is social media. From the current landscape of social networking, it seems that millennials have passed the throne of power, influence, and sheer number of users among all social media platforms to the younger generation. So much so that when the older generations, particularly the Baby Boomers dare ask the young set what their contributions to society are, the young ones would just reply, “OK Boomer” and employer their arsenal of hashtags and followers to prove that what they are busy on the World Wide Web with is providing a huge contribution to contemporary society. But has social media, used by Gen Z’s and run by Gen Xers and millennials, really made a remarkable difference in the way we live today? With so many movements and happenings in the world right now, can the younger generations rightfully claim that social media platforms have brought in more good in the world by shining a light on these various issues and challenges? Has social media itself been behaving properly? Is the Big One racist? Facebook – the grand daddy of all social media platforms, everyone’s entry level social media platform, has lately been again, subject to speculations of racism. As if the company isn’t in a tough spot already with allegations of the platform tolerating the propagation of fake news is not enough, they have to face this new issue. With the Black Lives Matter gathering so much momentum after the George Floyd incident, Facebook cannot afford this backlash.
YouTube stars in hot water With race relations in America in the spotlight yet again, it can really hurt a social media personality’s career if he or she produced content in the past that may have been deemed as harmless in the past but really inappropriate nowadays. The scary thing about social media is that there are receipts to haunt you of your past actions.
Me Too Goes to Twitter The Me Too movement, which experienced its heyday in 2019, may have taken a back seat to more popular advocacies currently, namely BLM and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but it still continues to create headlines. With former Hollywood bigwig Harvey Weinstein found guilty of multiple sexual misconducts, some women have taken to Twitter to accuse famous Hollywood personalities of misbehaviors. But are they for real, though?
Facebook boycott gains traction Over Facebook’s weak action on hate speech and fake news, some multinationals have taken it to themselves to reduce ad spending on the platform. And the companies including themselves in the boycott is increasing.
PSA: Be safe Amidst all the controversy surrounding them, social media platforms have finally taken concrete action to contribute to the effort to tame the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Is Social Media a Boon or Bane in This Woke World? was first published to http://www.harddriverecovery.org via https://www.harddriverecovery.org/blog/is-social-media-a-boon-or-bane-in-this-woke-world/ This article is in no way trying to promote hate or xenophobia, but when we are to ask which country the world hates on so much the most these days, it has got to be China. For one, the country is believed to be the birthplace of the Wuhan virus, which has since the start of the year infected thousands (if not millions already) of people throughout the world, brought the world economy to a freefall, and is set to change the way everyone in the world lives day to day. The pandemic happened in the middle of a trade war between the United States and China, which has since then been aggravated with the turn of events. Finally, if all of those things are not enough, China has not stopped in pursuing some aggressive actions in its territories and borders, with military clashes between the Chinese and Indian militaries in their shared borders in late June, as well as the Chinese government taking on a firmer stance in Hong Kong. In the world of technology where China has become a force as well, things have escalated, with the US taking the trade war to the tech front as well. Moreover, other countries have also taken action in the tech frontier, mainly to the disadvantage of the world’s new superpower. Will the rest of the world triumph over China if it takes it disputes to the technological field? India retaliates through mobile On June 15, just when the world still continues to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, India and China had its first border clash in more than 40 years that resulted in deaths. India reported 20 soldiers killed, while China has yet to declare its military casualties. Top level military talks have been taking place since then, but that does not stop the Indian government to deal with the problem in another way. New Delhi has demanded that apps developed by Chinese companies be blocked in India. With India set to become the most populous country and thus, having millions of Internet users, these Chinese app developers may surely feel some sting of this retaliation.
Chinese tech still gets US cold treatment Remember last year when Chinese phones like Huawei were banned from installing anything from Google’s Play Store? Apparently, the ban is up again as the US government is trapping Chinese manufacturers in a corner.
Even SG is Freezing China in its 5G Infra Even Singapore, home to millions of ethnic Chinese, is having second thoughts of making China a major player in its tech advancements. One of Asia’s (and the world’s) most technologically-advanced companies have awarded the building of their 5G infrastructure to European companies, leaving Chinese tech firms scratching their heads. Is this the city-state’s response to the hassle COVID-19 has brought to its shores or is the US also exerting pressure?
EU - China tech relations also lukewarm Members of the European Union, in response to China’s militaristic actions in the UK’s former colony Hong Kong, have also been disengaging with Chinese tech companies.
Taiwan looks elsewhere Finally, Taiwan, a country which has for years taken advantage of cheap Chinese labor, has pulled out a lot of its investments and is looking elsewhere. The US, which ironically only recognizes China, may have a role in this.
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Entire countries have had to stop in their tracks and enter lockdowns, and residents have been instructed to practice social distancing and stay home. While the current situation is worrying, without a doubt, if we are to search for any positive effects of all this, it’s that everyone has become more conscious of personal hygiene. Almost everyone is adhering to sanitation practices, like the 20-second rule of handwashing, keeping our hands away from our faces and maintaining proper coughing and sneezing behavior. But we have to realize that good hygiene also extends to ensuring that our gadgets are kept clean.” While there is no definitive documentation of the COVID-19 virus being transmitted through surfaces, Hard Drive Recovery Group is right in saying that practicing hygiene with electronic gadgets is an excellent layer of extra protection. Even the CDC suggests that surfaces should be properly cleaned, as recent studies have shown that the virus can actually last between hours to days on some surfaces. It is with this in mind that the company shares tips to clean gadgets without damaging them. In the blog post, the company writes, “Since phones come from various manufacturers, practices may vary, although there are some common guidelines that you can follow no matter what brand your phone is. To start, make sure your phone is not plugged to any cable and all protective cases are removed. Lint-free, soft cloth, like those made of microfiber or those used in cleaning camera lenses is recommended. A dampened cloth should also be used to wipe any smudges, although you need to make sure there’s no excess moisture that may get into the open ports.” Hard Drive Recovery Group also writes about the possibility of using soap for cleaning phones and other mobile devices. The blog post reads, “But then, if we’re trying to get rid of germs and viruses, simple wiping will not cut it. Health experts have advised that the coronavirus has a fat coating that can only be destroyed by either soap and water or alcohol. Double check with your phone manufacturer’s website whether you can use soap to clean your phone, though. For example, cloth dampened with soapy water is recommended by Apple, but only for the iPhone 11 line. Meanwhile, Samsung does not recommend soap to clean your handset. Disinfectant wipes are okay with Google, Samsung, and Apple, as long as they do not contain bleach.” The full blog post also contains more tips to clean both phones and other electronic devices, such as laptops and so on. Hard Drive Recovery Group has established their knowledge and excellence in their field, as is made evident by their positive reviews. On the Google platform, for instance, the data recovery service has a perfect rating of 5 out of 5 Stars. In a recent review, Ramiro Aves says, “Lou and his team really went out of their way to help me, which was great, as I had already been to other data recovery services nearby and all of them said there was nothing they could do. HDRG restored all the data on my hard drive and had it back to me by the end of the week. No nonsense, high quality data recovery!” Meanwhile, in another review, Hagen Rich shares, “We had a multiple hard drive failure on a RAID 5 Exchange machine, and my boss selected HDRG to do the RAID data recovery. The response was fast (they actually sent someone out to pick up our server), and we had a repaired system within three days. Great, friendly data recovery service that definitely knows what they're doing.” Those who want to learn more about Hard Drive Recovery Group and their services are welcome to visit the company's website. They encourage interested parties to get in touch with Maureen Davies directly via email or phone. The company can also be reached through the contact form on their website. Hard Drive Recovery Group maintains a presence on Facebook where they frequently post updates, share media and communicate with their customers. from Hard Drive Recovery Group Irvine, California based Hard Drive Recovery Group (HDRG) recently published a blog post on their website discussing how people can keep busy while staying at home due to COVID-19 related lockdown orders. As noted in the blog post, all of humanity is living in a rather ironic time. Just a few months ago, most people were feeling tired and fatigued from work but when COVID-19 came, everyone found that they now have an excessive amount of free time. Unfortunately, while they seemingly have all the time in the world today to do as they please, they can only spend it while staying at home given the strict community quarantine and lockdown orders. With all of the free time brought upon by the pandemic, Hard Drive Recovery Group suggests three main ways to stay productive during these unusual circumstances. First and foremost, people should not underestimate the importance of staying fit. With the prevalence of COVID-19, it is crucial to keep the body healthy and the immune system strong. Even if people are indoors, they can still exercise and engage in various physical activities. In line with this, the blog post includes a link to another article that lists exercises that are effective but do not require the use of heavy equipment. They include burpees, body-weight moves (such as push-ups and squats) and other exercises that can be conveniently done at home. In fact, there are numerous exercises involving one’s body weight that target specific areas of the body and can be modified with different degrees of difficulty. People can also be creative in using household items as fitness tools, such as using pails of water as weights or chairs as additional support when doing squats. The blog post states that another useful way to spend excessive free time is for people to work on their own skills. Whether it is a new skill that they can add to their professional portfolio, upgrade their existing set of talents with or simply learn something more practical (like cooking), taking the opportunity to learn new skills is undoubtedly a constructive way to cope with physical isolation. In line with this, the blog post provides a link to another article that lists good online platforms to learn and study new skills and topics. The article recommends Udemy, which is an online platform that offers some of the top online courses in the world. It also talks about Skillshare as the platform offers a large number of technical and creative subjects for those with varying interests. Additionally, it highlights LinkedIn Learning, which they assert gives people access to numerous online courses that can help them unlock better career prospects. The article also recommends other online learning platforms such as Coursera and FutureLearn. Another way to keep busy while staying at home is to clean and organize everything. The blog post points out that, since the lockdown and quarantine orders resulted from a rapidly spreading virus, it only makes sense to clean and disinfect one’s home and surroundings. This is especially valid considering most people are staying in their homes for an extended period of time, so it is vital to always clean the house and all the things in it, like smartphones, keyboards, home furniture, appliances and so on. In addition to cleaning the house physically, people may find themselves digitally cleaning as well, erasing a few unwanted or unnecessary files—or even organizing digital folders. However, Hard Drive Recovery Group warns of the possibility that people may go overboard and end up deleting important files. If ever that happens, Hard Drive Recovery Group is pleased to offer their comprehensive digital services and is more than willing to help people recover their important files. Those interested in learning more about Hard Drive Recovery Group may find more information on their website, and clients who are in need of professional data recovery services may connect with Hard Drive Recovery Group online via their preferred social media platforms to stay up to date with the company’s news and announcements. from Hard Drive Recovery Group Everything from March up to now in the world of news is about COVID. Yes, even in our world of technology and how-tos, everything is still connected to this virus that has dramatically changed our lives. It is for sure that people have already been suffering from COVID-19 news fatigue that we long for any news item that does not involve getting sick, viruses, hospital, hand washing, and face masks. Seriously, as much as we all want to be free from this, just thinking about it day in day out and not seeing anything but news about COVID-19 has surely taken a toll on our mental health. Surely, there must be something that we can all look forward to aside from assurances that things will be getting better because that is still connected to the pandemic. The people at Sony have read our minds and delivered us from the coronavirus insanity. How, of course, by giving us what we badly need and deserve – news about PlayStation 5. The most well-loved product from the Japanese manufacturer since the Walkman and Discman (Sony VAIO fans, get a grip and face the reality that people didn’t get into the bandwagon) will have new versions to be available in the market really soon, and there’s never been a better time for gadget and gaming geeks from around the world to receive this splendid news. So, what else can we do but round up all these fantastic bits of information and bring everyone a huge load of good news about the latest PlayStation to offset the dreariness that this pandemic has brought everyone? What’s new? The latest great news about the PlayStation is that not all games will be produced by Sony. Well, Sony is one of the best (the best for some) game producers, don’t get us wrong, but of course, the more game producers will be allowed into introducing games to the platform, the more options for us. And that is what Sony has exactly done as it has welcomed “indie” game developers to their fold and allowed them to produce games for PS5.
What does it look like? From the pictures that have leaked and from Sony itself, the PlayStation 5 is a looker in sleek and slim white.
PS5 and PS5 Digital? As if by a stroke of Apple inspiration, Sony will not be debuting PS5 only, but a PS5 Digital Edition as well? Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10+ much? iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro? Has Sony whetted our appetites? They surely did.
How much is the damage? At the end of the day, gamers ask the most important question: How much will it be? Will it be affordable for us who have gotten stung financially by the COVID19 crisis (oops sorry, no mention of the disease)? Not really, but if you’re a fan, then you have to shell out a lot of cash for this one.
Now that you've read some exciting news that's not related to the pandemic, let me take you back to a problem you may be experiencing: lost files you need to recover. Has your device broken down: Does this sound familiar to you: https://www.harddriverecovery.org/hard-drive-failure.html? Let us at Hard Drive Recovery Group help you get back those lost files. The blog post Hooray to The New PlayStation and News That’s Not COVID-19 Related Find more on: Hard Drive Recovery Group Blog via https://www.harddriverecovery.org/blog/hooray-to-the-new-playstation-and-news-thats-not-covid-19-related/ As someone who owns gadgets, this COVID-19 pandemic sure is a pain in the neck. While you can still get updates on software in the comforts of your home, everything else makes you want to return to the time before March when life was simpler, you can go out of your house, and have gadget stores take your money without you thinking twice. Now, you are left with online shopping to satiate your gadget desires. What if you want to feel the latest gadget in your hands, caress through its curves and know how light it is on the top of your palm? Worse, what will you do when, after turning on your MacBook, you are faced with the blue screen of death? Grab your face mask and drive to the nearest Apple Store? Right, chances are the nearest Apple Store is closed, and you are left with your scary laptop, waxing nostalgic about how everyone had it good just months ago, and singing Madonna’s This Used to Be My Playground (or Closing Time by Semisonic for millennials). So, how are you supposed to deal with a broken iDevice in this time of closed stores and highly sanitation-conscious people? Well, the options aren’t that limited and catastrophic as we may think. Thank god(s of technology) that before the virus has totally changed our lives, there have been some events that happened that may be benefiting us in the long run. Let’s see what these events are as we count our blessings and consider our options on what to do when our iPhones or Macbooks get damaged during this time. Close, Open, Close Open Go the iStores So from March until around May, if your iPhone broke down, then you were seriously screwed, as so many Apple stores were closed due to the lockdown or because they just went out of business. Then in June, several commercial establishments have opened, including Apple Stores, only for them to be closed again in July because of the fluctuating numbers of COVID-19 infections. So, right now, it’s really every iUser for himself or herself when checking if the nearest store to them is open or closed, because the schedules for most, especially those in malls is quite irregular – one day they have reopened, the next day they’re closed, again.
The New Normal isn’t so normal For Apple stores that have reopened, the atmosphere is quite different already. For those who are brave enough to go the nearest one to them, which may be miles away, don’t say we didn’t warn you.
What are your options? As mentioned earlier, if you have an iDevice that needs repairing, you may have more options now that you may have had months ago. You can ship your device to Apple, go to an Apple Store, go to an authorized store, or go to a repair shop.
Really? A non-Apple store? Yes, as of late 2019, Apple has already allowed third party shops to fix your broken iPhone or MacBook. You may have to really be careful of things like your warranty though. So, read up and quadruple check before heading to your neighborhood repair shop (that might be open).
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