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Sometimes you’ll resort to unusual means when it comes to repairing! Discover tips and tricks, creative DIY ideas and very involved transformation projects.

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Kintsugi: Broken Is Better than New

The Japanese art of kintsugi, which means "golden joinery," is all about turning ugly breaks into beautiful fixes. The story goes that a 15th-century Japanese shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimasa, set out…

February 26, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Hacks

Be Prepared: Six Must-Haves for Desert Driving

This is a continuation of my series of posts about repair at Burning Man. I travelled to the heart of Nevada’s inhospitable Black Rock Desert to study the effects of…

October 4, 2010

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Hacks

Next Christmas, Give Them Something They’ve Already Got

The world is awash in gadget lust. But do you really need a brand-new shiny-curvy-not-bigger-but-better iPod nano when you’ve already got three sitting in a drawer? Next Christmas (or birthday), make…

December 23, 2009

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

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Retrieving a Stuck CD is as Easy as 1, 2, 3!

Hi there. Have you ever found yourself troubled by a nasty optical drive that just won’t let go of your favorite CD? Did you ever wish you could just tear…

September 2, 2009

by Walter Galan

Hacks

Spills That Kill: What to Do When You Have a Wet Device

Over time we've had various people contact us about spilling wine on their MacBook keyboard, or giving their iPods/iPhones a good wash in the washing machine. Here's a few tips…

July 31, 2009

by Miro Djuric