Screws, glue, and spare parts: what repairability really means
A device usually dies of one small thing. A charging port that stopped holding the cable. A battery down to half its capacity. A cracked screen, a failed…
Devices
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What to do with the drawer full of old devices
Most households have a drawer. Two old phones, a tablet with a swollen back, a laptop that was fine except for the battery, a tangle of chargers for…
The room where the wifi dies, and what actually fixes it
Nearly every house has one. The back bedroom where video calls freeze. The kitchen where a podcast stutters if you stand near the fridge. The usual response is…
The three-copy rule, applied to one family's photos and files
Most people find out what their backup situation is on the worst possible day. The laptop won't boot, or the phone goes into a canal, or a folder…