Fixers They Came, They Saw, They Fixed “Fixing is a way of thinking” says James Carrigan and Daniel Charny, founders of Fixperts. Fixperts, a social project based in the U.K., has been taking fixing to another level… July 26, 2013 by Cait Emma Smith
Events “EPIC” Engineering: What I Learned from Future Fixers “Who here has ever taken something apart?” I stood in front of 20 sixth- and seventh-grade students at the Engineering Possibilities in College (EPIC). Asking this question always makes me… July 17, 2013 by
Repair Stories The Amazing Break: Cats Hate Your Computers The internet has long been a fan of cats. What's not to love? Adorable little fluffballs. Just picture it: you find a cat sitting on a computer, snuggling in between… July 12, 2013 by Cait Emma Smith
Events “If You Haven’t Learned, You Haven’t Lived”: Repair at SkillsUSA People are quick to point out the shortcomings of a beleaguered public education system. But after spending a week at the National SkillsUSA Competition in Kansas City, I am hard-pressed… July 4, 2013 by Brittany McCrigler - iFixit
Repair Stories Fix Things, Never Force It: Repair Lessons From Grandpa My grandfather was a man of action. Decades after serving as a aircraft carrier in World War II—when time and exertion had weathered his body—Grandpa still spent his life making… June 15, 2013 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
Repair Stories The Great Jugaad Debate One of the best examples of adaptation and creative repair is jugaad. The term refers to the process of engineering or repairing through frugal means. For fans of the jugaad… June 11, 2013 by
Fixers The Art of the Resole Mark Sensenbach perches on a stool, back slightly hunched, eyes down, brows narrowed in concentration. His hands, toughened by mountains and work, maneuver the rubber sole of a climbing shoe… June 7, 2013 by Julia Bluff
Repair Stories Hoarder; Or, the Modern MacGyver I guess you could my Dad something of a modern MacGyver: He has never made a rocket-powered harpoon gun out of toilet paper and gum wrappers, but he does know… May 31, 2013 by Sam Goldheart - iFixit
Repair Stories The Amazing Break: Military Files As part of iFixit's Community Survey, we collected some amazing stories about how you use, break, and fix your stuff. The stories were too good not to share. So, we… May 24, 2013 by Julia Bluff
Repair Stories The Amazing Break: Flaming Johns and Wayward Wheels Recently, we asked the iFixit community to take a survey. We already knew our community was resourceful, opinionated, fiercely independent, and probably good looking. But we wanted more: We wanted… May 9, 2013 by Julia Bluff