Repair Stories Schoolhouse Repair Rocks Jason Kingsnorth does a bus-load of repairs. Like, a school bus-load. He’s a Technology Aide/Coordinator at Bradley Schools in Bradley, Illinois—and half of the IT team that manages maintenance of… February 24, 2015 by Julia Bluff
iFixit iFixit Has Gone Android There’s a lot of fruit at iFixit. We have Apple repair guides, Apple teardowns, and Apple parts. We’ve even invented Apple tools. But there’s more to life than just Apples.… February 17, 2015 by Julia Bluff
Gadgets The *New* Nintendo 3DS XL Teardown If you think about it, the newest of the new Nintendo 3DS XL is basically a small laptop — one outfitted with a 3D screen, a touch screen, three cameras,… February 13, 2015 by Miro Djuric
Gadgets Dell’s New MacBook Air Is Pretty Cool Actually In terms of slim, manufacturers are having a tough time beating Apple’s MacBook Air. Dell's new Air competitor, the XPS 13, may have missed the mark by a whole millimeter—but… February 11, 2015 by Andrew Goldheart
Activism We Sent 40,000 Comments Demanding Reform to the Copyright Office As part of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act review process, the Copyright Office recently asked the public to weigh in on which devices should be legal to tinker with, hack,… February 10, 2015 by Julia Bluff
Right to Repair New High-Tech Farm Equipment Is a Nightmare for Farmers I squatted down in the dirt and took stock of my inadequate tools. Over my left shoulder a massive John Deere tractor loomed. I came here to fix that tractor.… February 5, 2015 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
Teardowns The Novena All-in-One Desktop: Not Your Average Teardown A couple days ago, my boss, Kyle, handed me a plain brown box and asked if I knew Bunnie. You know, the guy who (literally) wrote the book on hacking… February 4, 2015 by Andrew Goldheart
Right to Repair Announcing the Digital Right to Repair Coalition Under the pretense of enforcing copyright law, manufacturers have been systematically chipping away at our ownership rights. That’s not acceptable. And iFixit isn’t just going to stand by and watch… January 28, 2015 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
E-Waste Infographic: Just How Big Is the E-Waste Crisis? Just how much e-waste is piling it up around the globe? A new infographic from CustomMade breaks down the good, the bad, and the deadly. According to CustomMade, "the global… January 26, 2015 by Julia Bluff
Consumer Rights It Should Not Be Illegal to Hack Your Car’s Computer Cars have a profound legacy of tinkering. Hobbyists have always modded them, rearranged their guts, and reframed their exteriors. Which is why it’s mind-boggling to me that the Electronic Frontier… January 23, 2015 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit