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

These High Schoolers Are Getting Resourceful with Their Broken Phones

In New York City, a student at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School stuck his head through the doorframe and gave Jeannie Crowley an inquisitive look. “I heard you guys are…

January 5, 2016

by Julia Bluff

Fixers

Introducing Kids to Repair: It’s Easier Than You Think

You cringe as you hear it—the horrendous crack as the iPad slips from a pint-sized hand and falls to the floor. The children gasp; the lamentations begin. The iPad is…

December 9, 2015

by Kelsea Weber

Fixers

We’ve Got a Repair Crush on Patagonia

Every tinkerer is an accidental environmentalist. Every fixer is waging an unwitting war against waste. Even if you repair just because you’d like to save money, even if you fix…

November 25, 2015

by Julia Bluff

Repair Stories

Rescue Your Trapped Tunes from a Dead iPod

Old playlists are instant time capsules. Rediscovering an old playlist is like digging into the sedimentary layers of your past—an emotional excavation, track by track. Ah yes, that’s what it…

November 5, 2015

by Julia Bluff

Fixers

Repair Cafés: Fix—With a Little Help from Your Friends

No fixer is an island. So why not meet up and repair together—with a little “professional” guidance? That’s the idea behind the “Repair Café” movement. In those “cafés,” owners of…

October 9, 2015

by Nina Steinhäuser

Repair Stories

This MacBook Pro Comes Apart and Goes Back Together Again in 2 Minutes

In this week’s episode of “Our Community Is Cool as Hell,” check out the time-lapse video that iFixit member "Bexoro" (aka Ben Orozco) made of his MacBook Pro repair. Ben…

September 21, 2015

by Julia Bluff

Repair Stories

An Ode to Rick Astley and iPhone Battery Replacements

Drained batteries are a drag. Drained batteries on an iPhone—especially when it won’t hold a charge for more than a couple of hours—is a super-mucho-grande drag. Dan Delany, a New…

September 17, 2015

by Julia Bluff

Repair Stories

Fan Repair: So Easy These Gradeschoolers Can Do It

There are two things we keep telling people about repair. (1) It’s probably easier than you think. (2) If it’s already broken and destined for the trash, you really have…

September 14, 2015

by Julia Bluff

Fixers

We Dare You to Go a Year Without Buying Clothes

How long do you think you could go without buying new clothes? As in, no new pants. No new socks. Not even new underwear. A couple of months, maybe? Well,…

September 11, 2015

by Julia Bluff

Repair Stories

Wilderness Wear and Boot Repair

My boots have been through a lot—weekend hikes, snowshoeing in high country, and dozens of backpacking trips. And it looked like they’d hiked their last. I feel like I owe…

August 4, 2015

by Brittany McCrigler - iFixit