E-Waste How We Think About E-waste Is In Need of Repair Last month U.S. Rep. Paul Cook of California introduced the “Secure E-Waste and Export Act” to prevent counterfeit parts from making their way into U.S. military hardware. The bill will… July 29, 2016 by Adam Minter
Hacks What To Do When Your Sewing Machine Gets Jammed: Tips from a Tech It’s the night before Christmas Eve and you’re frantically stitching new PJs for Jonny, or maybe it’s the day before the school play and you’re working on Little Red Riding… July 28, 2016 by Brittany McCrigler - iFixit
How Tech Works What Will Months of Catching Pokémon Do To Your Battery? Everyone knows Pokémon GO wreaks havoc on your daily battery life. But that hasn’t stopped people from playing it. And since we’ll probably still be dodging mobs of Pokémon hunters… July 26, 2016 by Anthony Pileggi
Legislation The US Government Just Got Sued Over the DMCA A tinkerer, a security researcher, and a digital rights watchdog just filed a lawsuit against the United States government, challenging the country’s most embattled copyright law: the Digital Millennium Copyright… July 21, 2016 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
Product Design Ditching Headphone Jack Could Hurt iPhone Durability As a teardown engineer at iFixit, it's my job to be prepared for whatever Apple’s cooking up in Cupertino. So I've kept an eye on all those headphone jack rumors.… July 14, 2016 by Andrew Goldheart
Fixers Celebrating Repair at Fixit Clinic At Fixit Clinic, we celebrate successful repairs by ringing a bell and shouting “Fixxxxed!” It may seem campy to celebrate each successful repair in this way—and with a 70% success… July 11, 2016 by Peter Mui
Hacks Basic Sewing Machine Maintenance: Tips From an Expert Want to make sure you get the most out of your sewing machine as it ages? Then keeping it regularly maintained is crucial. Sewing machines are delicate, complicated creatures—but with… July 6, 2016 by Brittany McCrigler - iFixit
Right to Repair Louis Rossmann Might Lose His Repair Videos After Legal Threat We talk a lot about why it’s getting harder to fix electronics. Not just because of how those devices are designed, but also because a lot manufacturers don’t want anyone… July 1, 2016 by Julia Bluff
How To How to Buy the Best Sewing Machine—New or Used Like almost everything else we’ve seen at iFixit, sewing machines aren’t really designed to last very long these days. Rob broke down the difference between the behemoths of yore and… June 27, 2016 by Brittany McCrigler - iFixit
Repair Stories Fixing Dad’s Bike: Repair in Remembrance of My Father Grieving is a weird process, and part of mine involved spending time with my dad's old bike. The thing was a mess. The tires were brittle and crumbling, spokes askew,… June 21, 2016 by Marty Rippens
