The Big Byte

The Big Byte Specialist end-to-end Apple solutions for Hermanus and the Overberg area. Sales, support, maintenance, repairs, courses. You name it, we do it!

20/02/2020

Don't know how to occupy yourself during load-shedding???

We at THE BIG BYTE are at your service!
Our offices are open throughout all power-outages during office hours!
Come and spend the time with us and let us solve your Apple-related troubles!
It's a great way to pass Eskom down-time :)😊

Looking forward to sharing the time with you!

19/09/2019

MASSIVE software updates are scheduled to drop for essentially ALL Apple devices starting sometime today, the 19th of September.

Apple staggers how and when they make users aware and the updates themselves available, but the possibilities all open up starting, essentially, now.

In all cases the versions arriving now offer SIGNIFICANT changes and as such could potentially come with unintended consequences and bugs as they have had no time whatsoever to mature.

Our recommendation right now is to wait for at least two weeks before committing to installing the new software.

Our offices will be testing what we can over the next few weeks and will thereafter be able to provide more informed advice on the reliability and stability thereof.
In addition, our offices are closed until Thursday the 26th of September, and as such technical support for anyone experiencing problems of any kind will be unavailable locally until then.

18/09/2018

Well everyone, it's that time of year again!!!

Apple has JUST had it's big iPhone event for the year, announcing 3 new pretty, pretty-powerful phones for the next year - all of which look very, very nice (though we are certainly going to be crying about our bank accounts for a bit)!

Along with the hardware announcements has come the release of the latest and greatest, significant, iOS update - iOS v.12.0

Now please be careful people - this is a BIG update with MANY changes, and as per usual we don't recommend you jump at the opportunity immediately - bit the bullet and wait a few weeks.
We here at The Big Byte along with many others around the world will be testing the release and within a week or two will have experiential-based recommendations for you!
Check back here soon for our verdict!

Also, if you have any questions or whatever about the new devices and would like some input of any kind whatsoever please feel free to contact us or drop in on the office for a chat!
.. Hope to hear from or see you all soon... It's going to be an interesting year ahead...

10/09/2018

Oops!
Apologies folks! We never got back to the page after testing updates to announce our findings and recommendations...

So. The short version: The most recent versions are solid, and dependable. Load ‘em up if convenient. Though, as long as you’re not too far behind, they aren’t what we’d call crucial updates either.

MAJOR version changes are about to drop - within the next month we expect to see all the latest and greatest software releases from Apple. But, as per our usual stance, don’t jump at loading them unless you have a very specific want / need - at least until you hear us weigh in on them!

30/05/2018

Several major software updates released in the last day or so for Apple users...

All of them promise to bring a number of nice new features along with the usual improvements to security, stability, and the like.

But! As per the norm: We suggest you hold off on updating your devices immediately - let us (and others) run our usual tests for you so we can ferret out what problems may exist instead of experiencing them for yourselves!

We'll report back here soon as we've formed an INFORMED opinion - with in a week or two.
For the very vast majority of you the two weeks should be an easy (and safer) wait.

Our new home - office location number 2 - as we grow and change...
06/05/2018

Our new home - office location number 2 - as we grow and change...

02/05/2018

The Big Byte has re-opened after only 9 days with a 5-day long weekend interrupting our progress! Fortunately we had an amazing reliable team of guys - Dream Home Projects, led by Skollie Swart, building our interior. They worked late into the nights and all weekend to get our shop ready for our opening today... And it looks wonderful! We await our signage and window dressing (by Friday, we hope), after which time we'll add the photos of our facelift for those interested to peruse. Thanks to all who made our move so seamless - you are very much appreciated.

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Shop 13 Astoria Village Long Street
Hermanus
7200

Opening Hours

Monday 10:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00

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+27 72 7374 950

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