Posts Tagged ‘repair’

10 Tools for the Non-Handy Person’s Toolbox

I’m not handy. I wish I were, sometimes – I’d love to craft a bookcase, patio bench, or computer hutch with my hands, or even fix a busted electrical outlet. But I can’t – somewhere along the line I missed out on developing that talent, and at this point in my life learning to be more handy is simply too far down on my list of priorities to be very… Continue reading

September 21 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: home, housework, maintenance, repair, tool | 17 comments»

The Easy Computer Maintenance Kit

Computers can be fickle things. Whether you're a zealous follower of Getting Things Done methodology or you don't have any productivity system to speak of, these buggers can get in the way of day-to-day life so often that you might think the modern human spends more time getting technical issues fixed than they spend doing real work and getting things done. I've been on caught in situations where I had… Continue reading

December 29 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: computer, maintenance, repair, tools, upgrade | 10 comments»

How To Repair A Computer Keyboard

Although many keyboards can be bought for as little as $15 - less even - if you have one that you really like and a few keys go, you should look into doing a little repair. It's not that hard.This Instructable goes through the fairly simple process of taking the thing apart, finding the problem and using a little conductive ink pen to fix it up.

Repairing a Computer

June 12 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: keyboard, repair | 3 comments»

Repair a Scratched CD with Hair Gel

Interesting. Ben Hayes at om3ga has discovered a way to save your scratched CD - guess what? At first, he experimented different things - such as using water, deodorant, lem oil, and toothpaste. They have not done any magic fix on the CD. But when he tried the hair gel:

Yes, hair gel, and guess what… It worked!I applied it in much the same way as the toothpaste, except I… Continue reading

August 4 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: cd, repair | 9 comments»

20 of the all-time best hints for making household repairs

Al Carrell has a list of quick tips that you can use when you do your repair project for your house. It has tips for doors, windows, floors, and ceilings. Here is a taste for some doors repair tips:An Easy Way to Sand If a door is dragging on the floor or threshold--making scraping sounds-place sandpaper on top of a stack of magazines and position the pile under… Continue reading

March 30 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: house, repair | no comments»