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We’re inspired by people who put things back together. Meet the crafty folks pushing the boundaries of repair.

Master the Multimeter Basics

If you want to start mastering the basics, look no further than our ongoing YouTube series on repair skills. In our most recent installment, iFixit’s resident tinkerer—Gwendolyn Gay—teaches you how…

April 25, 2016

by Julia Bluff

Repair Stories

A Different Focus: Requiem for My Old Canon Rebel

We take a lot of pictures at iFixit. The place is crawling with camera junkies—including me. I’ve loved taking pictures since I was little, and I’m so grateful it’s part…

April 12, 2016

by Taylor Whitney

Tools

Introducing the Smother Bag: Never Hover Without It

If you're one of the millions of people who use a hoverboard daily, you know a thing or two about looking hot. Literally hot. Like, spontaneously bursting into flame—again. We…

April 1, 2016

by Kay Kay Clapp

Fixers

How Volunteer Fixers Are Bringing This California Community Together

We recently went to the Palo Alto Repair Café and spent some time with its founder Peter Skinner. Back in 2012, Peter read an article in the New York Times…

March 23, 2016

by Gwendolyn Gay

Fixers

All Hail the Master of Bike Repair

In our ongoing YouTube series Fixers in Focus, our video team profiles very cool, local-to-us repair experts in different fields. In the past, we’ve talked to computer techs, parts experts,…

March 16, 2016

by Julia Bluff

Fixers

The Fixers’ Collective: Fixing Phones and Fixing the World

Just yesterday, The Verge did a great profile on The Fixers' Collective in New York City. Founded in 2008, the Fixers' Collective is staffed by volunteers who help members of…

February 23, 2016

by Julia Bluff

Repair Stories

Fixing Makes the Heart Grow Fonder: A Valentine’s Day Kindle Repair

My boyfriend Andy and I are hiking, camping, and backpacking enthusiasts. But if there's one thing we love as much as outdoor adventures—it’s literary ones. We both own Kindle Paperwhites…

February 18, 2016

by Cait Emma Smith

Repair Stories

Tinkering Teen Repairs SWAT Robot for Police

Meet Dallas-area teen Adrian Mayberry. Until recently, he was just a regular kid who liked to tinker with robots. Now, he's the Duncanville Police Department's personal repair whiz kid—after he…

January 25, 2016

by Julia Bluff

Fixers

5 Groups of Awesome Women Who Fix Stuff

Repair can be a rather male domain: women make up just 7% of computer repair techs, and only 2% of car repair techs. But we know a lot of fixy…

January 19, 2016

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Fixers

This Cleverly Modified Bike Is a Sharp Idea

In India, cycling isn’t a pastime; it’s a necessity. On the streets of Mumbai, you’ll see hawkers and farmers alike, peddling modified transport bikes (think pallets, rope, and training wheels)—going…

January 13, 2016

by Evan Noronha