Hacks 6 Tips for Tackling the Scariest Repairs Some of the scariest repairs are easier than you’d think. To help build your courage, we’ve collected some simple tips for handling the scariest small electronics repairs around. Just like… October 29, 2015 by Ron Davis
Hacks What To Do If You’ve Stripped A Screw Even if you've stripped the screw so badly it's a hollowed-out shell of its former self, you still have options. Our very own Gwendolyn Gay has put together a few… November 12, 2014 by Julia Bluff
Hacks Tool Hacks: Sometimes, You Gotta Improvise We firmly believe that it's always best to use the right tool for the job. But, sometimes, time is really of the essence. When you've just dropped your iPhone in… May 17, 2013 by Andrew Goldheart
Hacks Hack It Better: Apple Extended Keyboard II I’m lucky enough to own an Apple Extended Keyboard II, which belongs to my Macintosh SE. Unfortunately, it wasn’t doing much good connected to my rarely used SE. So, I… April 9, 2013 by
Hacks Repairing The Riff: Guitar Repair, Self-Repair, and Soul While the more complicated fixes on guitars—like neck issues—might require an expert eye, odds are most guitar problems can be fixed with a few tools and basic research. “These are… January 21, 2013 by
Hacks Digital Makeover: 5 Reasons to Repair Your Gadgets, Not Replace Them Lots of people will be lining up the night before the September 21st iPhone 5 release to get their grubby hands on the glossy screen—us included. We won’t shame you… September 19, 2012 by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit
Hacks Repair Smarter: 5 More Tips for Electronics Repair Sometimes, repairing electronics is hard—especially if this is your first time at the rodeo. Don't worry. We got you covered. Here are five more tips for electronics repair that we… September 4, 2012 by Brittany McCrigler - iFixit
Hacks Don’t Be an Oil Change Sucker Every 3,000 Miles The truth? An oil change every 3,000 miles is as necessary as getting a new smartphone every 12 months. Sure, there may be some immediate benefits, but ultimately your wallet… June 6, 2012 by David Rans - iFixit
Hacks 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