I moved to the Central Coast (or is it Southern California Coast?) in 2015 thanks to iFixit. Before that I was located in a small Northern California town called Shasta Lake City. Prior to working with iFixit I ran and operated my own small business fixing phones, tablets, computers and whatever else came to me. I went to the University of Nevada Reno (Go Wolf Pack!) and majored in Public Speaking.
My first repair was on an iPod Touch and was unsuccessful, however that one repair was all it took to spark a passion for fixing things. As I grew in my experience and expertise I began interacting with larger organization in the area securing local contracts with Best Buy, AT&T, Verizon and a handful of local repair shops. I screwed up a few devices, paid some unfortunate customers a few hundred dollars and learned from the experience.
Through it all I maintained a great relationship with my mentors and my customers. I understand that we all have a wealth of knowledge that we just want to give to someone willing to listen and learn with a bit of humility. For me, if knowledge is power, then I'm a power hungry kind of guy.
When I'm not working I like to help people out by fixing their things. My ultimate goal is in line with iFixit's in that I want to see less things thrown away or shoved in a drawer. There's immense value in the things we already own, we just have to recognize it.
Beyond fixing I enjoy hiking quite a bit. I've traveled up and down the State of California hitting every trail I can find the time to do, and making lists of things I will do. More recently I've done:
And so much more. I love meeting new people and having new experiences. To follow my life check out my Facebook (http://facebook.com/cvneutron).
I leave you with this: "The mountains are calling, and I must go." ~ John Muir
There is an update in the works!
There is an update in the works!
There is an update in the works!
There is an update in the works!
I can only speculate as to why Apple won't acknowledge the issue. They have a history of ignoring or avoiding a problem until things get to a breaking point, however.
Great idea! I'll update the guide now to include a link to that article.
Hey that's a good point! A repair shop can generally fix this by fixing the solder, the point of failure in these devices. It won't necessarily protect it forever from having the same issue but it will restore functionality for the foreseeable future. I'll update the guide to detail that!
Typically repair shops (including Apple) have always just swapped out the screens. However as the LCDs get more complicated and the price goes up on these repairers are turning towards more economical methods like screen refurbishment. A lot of times the cost of a glass-only repair vs a full display assembly is less than half! But it's a lot more complicated, as evidenced.