I enjoy hot showers, but since the water traveling into my house is only at ground temperature (read: cold), it needs to be heated up. This isn’t done at the water plant—it’s actually coming from inside the house, thanks to a water heater. Here’s ho…
Lees meerWhen Apple launched its independent repair program last year, we had a lot of questions. We still do, really—but that’s us. For the past 15 years we’ve been fighting for easy access to parts, tools, and repair information for anyone willing to wield…
Lees meerWithout fail, zippers are the first thing to break on a much-beloved jacket. If you’re living with a broken zipper, take heart. You aren’t the only one. I once spent months with a giant box full of broken zippers—learning how to fix them all and cre…
Lees meerI remember when rumors went out that Apple was about to unveil the first MacBook Pro with a Retina-quality display. I remember because I was relating to a friend the engineering challenge Apple faced in scaling up from phone-size displays to laptops…
Lees meerMicrosoft’s “new approach to retail,” announced last Friday, involves closing all of its 83 retail stores. The Verge reports that the closures were already planned for 2021, but hastened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Microsoft opened its stores in 2009,…
Lees meerMy name is Mem. And I’m a gamer. Over the years, I have collected a dragon’s hoard of games and consoles. Amongst the collection: a much-beloved Xbox 360. But after years of gaming sessions, our old Xbox overheated and stopped working. Ah, the Red R…
Lees meerThese days, seeing software-based copy protection on something you “bought” doesn’t come as a shock. DRM, or Digital Rights Management, stops you making copies or backups of your Kindle books, your digital movie and TV purchases, and, of course, you…
Lees meerWe’re 16 years into our quest to fix the world and defeat the evil e-waste overlords. But no hero can achiever their destiny all by themselves. We need your help with a master plan to conquer throwaway culture. So we made a survey/battle plan, where…
Lees meerNostalgia hits us all at some point or another. Perhaps the strongest connection we have to our pasts is through the games we played as children—I’m talking video games of course, but if you were a pen-and-paper or collectible card kid, more power t…
Lees meerReady for some happy news? In a surprise move, Apple this week released SSD upgrade kits for Mac Pro owners, along with DIY instructions, and (crucially) the secret-sauce software that makes the repair viable. These resources are publicly available,…
Lees meerTake a look in the cupboard under your kitchen sink. See all those cleaning products in overly elaborate plastic bottles? You probably don’t need most of them, except the bleach. Pretty much any regular cleaning job around the home can be done with …
Lees meerMy friend Jill asked me recently about fixing printers. A printer seems like something you should be able to fix. Actually trying to fix it, though, usually leaves you confused, disheartened, and unpacking a new printer in short order. Jill asked be…
Lees meerNote: This post was originally published on June 27, 2019. We’re republishing it now as part of a home-focused week at iFixit, and because more people are searching for this kind of fix right now. If you’re replacing your thermostat for the first ti…
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