This interesting video — really a commercial for iFixit — has some fascinating things to say that would resonate with makers. Do you see yourself slaving over some 386 trying to get it to work? If iFixit creates a Wikipedia-like repair guide, will you contribute? Leave a comment with your thoughts. [Via bunnie’s blog] More: […]
“Maker Mig” sent us news of this little act of maker-y kindness, done in support of GOOD magazine’s Neighbor Day. We asked, if people did anything in support of this event, to let us know, so Miguel let us know of this trashcan repair: A couple of months ago, my neighbor was upset that the […]
It’s Earth Day again and what better way to observe it than to use our skills to make it a slightly better place? It’s not hard to rewire that lamp or refurbish an old piece of furniture. Here are a couple repair tips gleaned from our @make_tips Twitter account: How to save your cell phone […]
Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios. — John Prine For Earth Day 2010, iFixit.com has announced an ambitious goal: To teach every person on Earth how to fix each thing they own. To that end, iFixit has expanded their wiki-like platform for online repair manuals beyond the Apple product line. In this […]
Our BFFs over at iFixIt went medieval on the just-released Nintendo DSi XL. They sort of looked at it as practice, keeping themselves in shape and head-sharp for this Saturday’s iPad release. You know they’ll be the first in line, screwdrivers and spudgers twitching in their hands. On the DSi XL teardown, Kyle writes: Nintendo […]
Turned out that some of the switches had gone bad. I was thrilled to see a nice assortment of through-hole parts when I took it apart.
Work on your bicycle the simple way with this inexpensive and easy to build bike stand. Thanks go to Shaun Wilson for the original article in MAKE, Volume 18. To download The Bike Repair Stand video click here and subscribe in iTunes. Check out the complete Bike Repair Stand article in MAKE, Volume 18 and […]
