Category: Fixers | Page 24

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

iFixit at NY’s World Maker Faire

“I’ve heard of these!” There’s something hilarious about watching an eight-year-old encounter a typewriter for the first time. I explained, “It’s like Microsoft Word, but without the screen." “How do you backspace?”…

October 2, 2013

by Jeff Stephens

Fixers

Stop Fearing, Start Fixing: The Fixperts Social Project

We're lucky. I mean, really lucky. We live in a global culture of makers, imaginers, and inventors. But somewhere in the constant innovation we forgot something important. We forgot how…

September 30, 2013

by Cait Emma Smith

Repair Stories

17 Reasons Why the Reno Air Races Are Awesome

What do you get when you combine planes, pilots, and aerobatics? The Reno Air Races! This weekend I took a road-trip up to Reno, Nevada. I brought along 3 friends,…

September 17, 2013

by Cait Emma Smith

Repair Stories

One Simple Thing: GungGung’s Repair Legacy

It’s likely you’ve seen today’s fashionistas sporting bright, chunky watches—with shimmer and diamonds. Watches that proudly show off classy brand names like Michael, Kate, or Marc. And while I do enjoy…

September 12, 2013

by Cait Emma Smith

Repair Stories

Let Boys Be Boys: Confessions of a Female Fixoholic

Alright, so I’m gonna let you in on a little secret. But you gotta promise you won’t tell my fellow iFixiters. I’m not a fixer. I don’t fix my computer…

September 3, 2013

by Cait Emma Smith

Fixers

Down in the Bamboo Bike Belt…

We love bikes. Better yet, we love cool looking, locally-sourced, job producing bikes. Apparently bamboo bikes are the answer. The Semester Bicycle, a Kickstarter project in the "Black Belt" of Alabama, is creating a…

August 30, 2013

by Cait Emma Smith

Repair Stories

Confessions from the Classroom: What I Learned About Students

I’m a technical writer, a solar physicist, a masseuse. But I never thought I’d be a teacher until I came to iFixit. I direct iFixit’s technical writing service learning project.…

August 27, 2013

by Brittany McCrigler - iFixit

Repair Stories

Repair to the Rescue: An iPhone 3GS Screen Repair

Nine-year-old Whitney has a rare genetic disorder, 1p36 deletion syndrome, which makes hearing and speaking difficult. She relies on her iPhone 3GS to communicate both at home and at school.…

August 21, 2013

by Julia Bluff

Fixers

I, (Printed My) Robot

No, no these aren't trailers for I, Robot, the sequel. But they could be. Gael Langevin, a French sculptor and model-maker, has been working for over year on this open-source,…

August 19, 2013

by Cait Emma Smith

Fixers

Repair Cafes Fix Stuff, Bring Communities Together

Last year, The New York Times went to the Netherlands to report on a new brand of social activism: The Repair Café. Staffed by volunteers, Repair Cafés are a place…

August 5, 2013

by Julia Bluff