Repair Stories Marcel Musee’s MacGyvered Mac Mini Marcel Musee wrote in to tell me about an unconventional repair he made on his Mac Mini—proof that you don’t always need high-tech tools to fix high-tech equipment. While upgrading… January 23, 2012 by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit
Repair Stories Yes, the iPad 2 is Repairable, but Just Barely A couple of weeks ago, iFixit programmer Tony Gines aimed a hair dryer at a bunch of broken glass in his living room. Then, armed with only bare fingers and… January 20, 2012 by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit
Fixers Inside a Water-Pump Repair Shop in Kenya Kikuyu farmers would be in serious trouble when their water pumps broke down were it not for Simon Njugi. This post was originally published in The Atlantic on November 9, 2011. Brian X. Chen and Kyle… January 18, 2012 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
Fixers Meet Saleh, Egypt’s Master Car Mechanic An adventure in Herefyeen, a car-repair district on the outskirts of Cairo. This post was originally published in The Atlantic on October 25, 2011. Brian X. Chen and Kyle Wiens contributed to this story. A small, red… January 18, 2012 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
Fixers Political Tensions Heat Up Cairo, But Repairmen Carry On Kyle Wiens, founder of iFixit, is leading a team of journalists on a documentary trip in Africa to meet the community of electronics technicians who fix and remake the world’s… January 18, 2012 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
Fixers Why Fixers Will Save Our Planet Kyle Wiens, founder of iFixit, is leading a team of journalists on a documentary trip in Africa to meet the community of electronics technicians who fix and remake the world’s… January 18, 2012 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
Repair Stories DIY Christmas Lights The Christmas light display I've put up at my parents house for the past few years is the kind where the lights flash in sync with the music. Now I… December 24, 2011 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
Tools 2011 Holiday Gift Guide Alright, friends. It's that time of year again—to reach into the pocketbook, bust out the pepper spray, and face the hordes of maniacal shoppers. Okay, okay, put down the pepper… December 13, 2011 by Miro Djuric
Tools Introducing, for Your Fixing Pleasure: The New Pro Tech Base Toolkit Our Pro Tech Base Toolkit has been a hot item ever since we released it last year -- repair techs, DIYers, single-parent moms, and even secretive 3-letter agencies have used… December 13, 2011 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
Tools Rice Is for Dinner, Not Repair If you have ever dropped a phone in a pool or spilled water on your Game Boy, then you know the helplessness of water damaged electronics. When water comes into… November 23, 2011 by Miro Djuric