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
Repair Stories School of Hard Drive Knocks At Pacific Lutheran University, a student-run help desk will service "anything with a current." David Domask has trained 17 student techs, many of whom arrive with no prior repair experience—and… January 14, 2015 by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit
Fixers Meet the Micro Soldering Mom When Jessa's kids flushed her iPhone down the toilet, she decided she was going fix it herself. After all, the only thing wrong was a tiny charging coil on the… January 7, 2015 by Julia Bluff
Repair Stories 6 DIY Repairs Saved These Fixers Over $4000 We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: Fixing things yourself saves you money. But how much money? We heard recently from six fixers who got quotes from repair… January 5, 2015 by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit
Repair Stories Why I Drilled Holes in My MacBook Pro and Put It in the Oven What do you do when your laptop has persistent heat issues and all the usual fixes fail? iFixit programmer Sterling describes how he fixed his MacBook Pro with a drill… December 29, 2014 by Sterling Hirsh
Repair Stories A Tale of Two iPod Repairs My husband and I have a set of two classic iPods, and they've come along on grueling runs, incredible hikes, and long road trips for almost six years. But when… December 9, 2014 by Kelly Boss
Repair Stories The Most Epic Roadside Repairs … Probably Ever Last week, we launched a new book in the iFixit Store about one man’s adventures on the road. Dr. Ronald Mullisen’s book tells of harrowing breakdowns and creative repairs. Ronnie’s… November 4, 2014 by Julia Bluff
Repair Stories Ronnie’s Roadside Repairs: Self-Reliance on the Dirt Shoulder Driving through the Baja California desert in 1966 in a $50 Chevy Corvair, Ron Mullisen and a friend started having engine trouble—and dealt with it, on the spot. Ron Mullisen… October 28, 2014 by Andrew Goldheart
Repair Stories The Young Women of St. Joseph’s Academy A group of young female students sit around a table, laughing and talking. But they’re not discussing school, boys, or music. Instead, they’re talking how to replace a dead hard… June 30, 2014 by Cait Emma Smith
Repair Stories For the Record: How I Saved My Vinyl Album from My Cat The other day, I came home, walked through the door, and found my cat sleeping on my couch. He yawned and sat up—and underneath him I spotted a vinyl record.… June 20, 2014 by Brittany McCrigler - iFixit