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We’re inspired by people who put things back together. Meet the crafty folks pushing the boundaries of repair.

Roadside Speaker Repair

Among a sea of motorcycles and shoppers on Hardhyan Singh Road in New Delhi, four men stand over a broken Sonilex MP3 dock.

January 25, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Tools

Hold On, Museum Wax Is On the Job

Jeff Stephens is an inventory specialist at iFixit, and he worked for six years as a supervisor of installations at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. He has installed…

January 25, 2012

by Jeff Stephens

Repair Stories

Rickshaw Repair in Dheli

At a bicycle and rickshaw repair and sales shop in Delhi, a man with lightning fast hands puts spokes on a new wheel.

January 24, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Repair Stories

Liz Screws Up (But the MacBook Upgrade Happened Anyway)

Here at iFixit, we make new people work on their stuff. I’m Elizabeth, and I’m new. A couple of years ago, Mitra wrote on the iFixit.com blog about her success replacing…

January 24, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Events

Going to Macworld? We Are

This weekend, we’ll be in San Francisco at Macworld | iWorld, the annual Apple fan convention held from January 26-28 at the Moscone Center. We’ll be presenting at three events…

January 23, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Repair Stories

Marcel Musee’s MacGyvered Mac Mini

Marcel Musee wrote in to tell me about an unconventional repair he made on his Mac Mini—proof that you don’t always need high-tech tools to fix high-tech equipment. While upgrading…

January 23, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Repair Stories

Yes, the iPad 2 is Repairable, but Just Barely

A couple of weeks ago, iFixit programmer Tony Gines aimed a hair dryer at a bunch of broken glass in his living room. Then, armed with only bare fingers and…

January 20, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Fixers

Inside a Water-Pump Repair Shop in Kenya

Kikuyu farmers would be in serious trouble when their water pumps broke down were it not for Simon Njugi. This post was originally published in The Atlantic on November 9, 2011. Brian X. Chen and Kyle…

January 18, 2012

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Fixers

Meet Saleh, Egypt’s Master Car Mechanic

An adventure in Herefyeen, a car-repair district on the outskirts of Cairo. This post was originally published in The Atlantic on October 25, 2011. Brian X. Chen and Kyle Wiens contributed to this story. A small, red…

January 18, 2012

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Fixers

Political Tensions Heat Up Cairo, But Repairmen Carry On

Kyle Wiens, founder of iFixit, is leading a team of journalists on a documentary trip in Africa to meet the community of electronics technicians who fix and remake the world’s…

January 18, 2012

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit