Category: BitFIXit QuickFIXits
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Why cleaning the charging port helps solve charging troubles
Why make cleaning the charging port the first port of call when you can’t charge your phone, tablet or laptop? Well, more often than not, the main cause is dust, lint and other debris! Overtime, they gradually build up inside the port (as well as speaker and receiver grilles). Most of us keep our phones…
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Getting creative with holding internal storage in place
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…
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Missing feet? Try furniture pads! (BitFIXit QuickFIXits)
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…
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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…