Author: Lioba Ferreiro
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Checking a Used Phone Before Paying
Read more: Checking a Used Phone Before PayingI remember sitting at my workbench last Tuesday, squinting through a jeweler’s loupe at a “mint condition” tablet a neighbor had tried to sell me. The seller had waxed the…
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How Trade in Values Are Set
Read more: How Trade in Values Are SetI spent thirty-four years in a physics classroom, and if there is one thing I learned, it’s that people love to dress up simple mechanics in expensive, intimidating language. When…
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A Blacklisted Phone Is a Brick
Read more: A Blacklisted Phone Is a BrickI remember sitting at my workbench last Tuesday, squinting through a jeweler’s loupe at the delicate escapement of a 19th-century carriage clock, when my grandson called me in a panic…
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Smart Home Routines That Are Useful
Read more: Smart Home Routines That Are UsefulI spent thirty-four years in a physics classroom, and if there is one thing I learned, it is that a shiny interface is often just a mask for a poorly…
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Buying Refurbished Without Risk
Read more: Buying Refurbished Without RiskI was hunched over my workbench last Tuesday, the smell of ozone and old solder hanging heavy in the air, trying to coax a stubborn escapement back to life in…
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Reading an in Home Display
Read more: Reading an in Home DisplayI spent thirty-four years in a classroom trying to convince teenagers that physics isn’t just a collection of magic tricks, but a series of visible, predictable movements. Now, I see…
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Smart Plugs and What They Should Not Run
Read more: Smart Plugs and What They Should Not RunI was sitting at my workbench last Tuesday, squinting through my jeweler’s loupe at the guts of a 1950s mantle clock, when I realized I had no idea why my…
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Restoring and Checking Everything Came Back
Read more: Restoring and Checking Everything Came BackI remember sitting at my workbench last Tuesday, the smell of aged machine oil heavy in the air, staring at a dead external drive that refused to spin. It’s that…
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Reaching a Computer From a Phone
Read more: Reaching a Computer From a PhoneI was sitting at my workbench last Tuesday, squinting through my loupe at the escapement of a 19th-century French carriage clock, when my grandson called to ask if I could…
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A Reset Done Without Losing Anything
Read more: A Reset Done Without Losing AnythingI remember sitting at my workbench last Tuesday, peering through my jeweler’s loupe at the guts of an old smartphone that had been handed to me by a well-meaning nephew.…









