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You know iFixit from their Mac repair guides and parts. (They estimate they’re the second-largest supplier of Mac parts next to Apple.) Now they’re expanding to create repair guides and manuals for everything.
I once had to wait an extra four weeks for a couch. I was furious. All I can say is that I’m glad I’m not this dude on the Best Buy repair forums trying to get his TV fixed.
When your stuff gets stolen, FILL OUT A POLICE REPORT. Consumerist reader Alisa is figuring this out the hard way after Apple received her stolen phone for repair. Even though it’s clearly hers, they refuse to return it.
I really like my Droid, but have had the same loose battery door problem as everybody else; it usually slides off while being removed from my pocket, which makes the otherwise-heavy-duty-feeling phone feel weak. Verizon’s solution? Also weak.
There’s a lot of grumbling going on in forums and other blogs about Core i7 iMacs showing up DOA much more often than you’d expect from a brand new computer. We’re not exactly sure what’s going on, but something’s up.
The Consumerist is reporting that two Mac users were denied AppleCare coverage because the owners were smokers. Not because the computers were damaged by second-hand smoke, but because of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.
Our weekend lists are all about gadgety fun and leisure, but sometimes technology can be frustrating — and there is definitely a right way and a wrong way to handle it. This is definitely the wrong way.
I abused my iPhone and it’s got the marks to tell the stories. The most annoying though are the scratches on the pretty silver bezel, but as Lifehacker shows us, they can easily be eliminated using a kitchen sponge.
