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Author: Dale

  • Planned obsolescence – what is it all about?

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    Hello again, fellow readers and fixers! There’s a term that refers to the state of being that makes us favour new stuff and trends. Something that leads us to switch to new and better ways of working and entertaining ourselves. And what sometimes leaves us unable to keep old, but otherwise functioning everyday items going…

  • Getting creative with holding internal storage in place

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    Hello again, fellow readers and fixers! Now, sometimes when you buy a refurbished computer, it comes without caddies or screws for holding internal storage. Without them, they can rattle or loosely flop around inside when you carry it around. They may even become disconnected from SATA, M.2 or NVMe ports without warning when you put…

  • Introducing Reyt Repair!

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    Hello again, fellow readers and fixers! We have some exciting news to share with you today. Gareth is launching Reyt Repair, a new social enterprise on Wednesday 19th October! Enter Reyt Repair It aims to fix a broad range of everyday items, such as clothes, furniture and electricals. Volunteers will run workshop sessions from 10am…

  • The three kinds of people in the world [NSFW]

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    Hello again, fellow readers and fixers! Now then, here’s a different take on our usual articles – the three kinds of people in the world. People often talk about what these are when referring to all kinds of topics. Whether it’s about business & office culture, psychology, or just life’s lessons in general. So how,…

  • Our media centre build: the cooling conundrum

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    Hello again, fellow readers and fixers! Since the previous part, we looked again at implementing a cooling solution for our media centre build project. We intended to reuse one of the fans I salvaged from some old laptops as an exhaust fan. However, a problem enters… Why not use a laptop fan for our media…

  • We’re in the Burngreave Messenger!

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    Hello fellow readers and fixers! Last week, we celebrated 18 years of fixing computers for local communities. Through our work over the years, we’ve kept people digitally connected with each other. This is more important than ever before, as people rely on the internet for all kinds of things. Whether it’s for entertainment, buying goods,…

  • My journey to being a BitFIXiteer

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    Hello again fellow readers and fixers! Now, this will be different from the usual posts about computer stuff. Over the years, I’ve written about different ways to fix and reuse various tech gadgets and computers. I have aimed to educate and inform readers about how we tried to find new ways to reuse various parts.…

  • Missing feet? Try furniture pads! (BitFIXit QuickFIXits)

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    Hello fellow readers and fixers! Now, sometimes we lose rubber feet that we commonly see on desktop PCs and laptops. We risk dislodging them as we move them around. And they may drop off altogether when that happens. But furniture pads are useful as feet for our computers, just as we use them for our…

  • Spicy pillows: what are they exactly?

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    Ah, ‘spicy pillows’. It’s basically a term the techies among us use to describe how batteries which puff up overtime. Now, chances are you notice a battery in your tech gadgets which looks like it’s about to pop at any moment. In fact, there’s even a whole subreddit that showcases pictures of swollen batteries! Batteries…

  • Upgrades on a shoestring

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    Hello again fellow readers and fixers! As the cost of living crisis continues to bite, making every penny count is more important than ever. It’s especially true when choosing how to upgrade our computers. We can keep our computers running for longer with more RAM or faster storage. We can upgrade to a newer refurbished…