Author: Dale
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Our media centre build: trying something else…
Hello again, fellow readers and fixers! Lately, we looked again at our media centre build, so that we can finish the project. We tried to position the Pine H64 single board computer within the external hard drive chassis. This is for making the ports we want to use easy to access. After some time, we…
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Making improvised casings for earphones with Sugru (BitFIXit QuickFIXits)
Hello again fellow readers and fixers! Today, we have a quick fix idea for people who use earphones with built-in microphones. Microphones are a useful feature that lets people answer phone calls in a hands-free way. But sometimes, the casing of the microphone can break apart. And so, you may end up losing parts of…
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And now for something different: fixing lyrical!
Hello again fellow readers and fixers! We like to change things up every now and then, and today, we’re exploring the world of music! Over decades, many songs tend to focus on themes such as romance, growing up and friendship. Music can be a powerful force in many ways. Songs can lift people’s moods, help…
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True wireless earbuds: how do we fix that e-waste problem?
Hello again, fellow readers and fixers! Today, we’ll discuss about a product that has become very popular for listening to music and podcasts. And we call them “true wireless earbuds”. So what are they, exactly? Well, they are compact earphones that can transmit sound from computers or mobile devices without wires. They use Bluetooth technology…
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External hard drive to media centre build: our project so far
Hello fellow readers and fixers! We have been working on a project that uses an external hard drive case as a media centre PC. But while it has been on the back burner lately, we’re still looking to finish the project! So let’s recap on where we’re up to at this time. How it all…
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Re-exploring the idea of making snack makers using old parts…
Hello again, fellow readers and fixers! We had a light bulb moment in our heads recently. There’s one thing that we’re keen on doing, and that’s revisiting an old repurpose idea from a few years ago. We originally explored the idea of using old parts from computers and peripherals to make different snack makers. There…
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We’re back online!
Hello fellow readers and fixers! We are glad to reconnect with the web again, after some gremlins knocked us offline a little while ago. We’re in the process of rebuilding the new website, and we will share more interesting ideas and news along the way. In the meantime, we’re still busy fixing problems with computers,…