Author: Lioba Ferreiro
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Carrier Locks and Unlocking
Read more: Carrier Locks and UnlockingI remember sitting at my workbench last Tuesday, squinting through a jeweler’s loupe at the tiny, stubborn gears of a 1950s pocket watch, when it hit me how much modern…
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Moving Files Without the Cloud
Read more: Moving Files Without the CloudI 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, unnecessary clothing. Every…
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Back Up Before You Start Fixing
Read more: Back Up Before You Start FixingI remember sitting at my workbench last Tuesday, the smell of old machine oil thick in the air, staring at a disassembled 1950s mantle clock that had decided to stop…
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When a Camera Beats a Phone
Read more: When a Camera Beats a PhoneI spent thirty-four years watching students try to calculate the velocity of a falling object using nothing but a prayer and a poorly drawn diagram, so I have a very…
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Smart Lights That Still Work as Lights
Read more: Smart Lights That Still Work as LightsI spent three hours last Tuesday staring at a single, uncooperative LED bulb, convinced that the invisible radio waves were somehow refusing to obey me. Most people will tell you…
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Finding Files on a Phone
Read more: Finding Files on a PhoneI spent thirty-four years watching students stare at a circuit diagram like it was a magic spell, waiting for the electricity to simply decide to work. They treat their smartphones…
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Refurbished Grades Decoded
Read more: Refurbished Grades DecodedLast Tuesday, I was hunched over my workbench, squinting through a jeweler’s loupe at the escapement of a 19th-century carriage clock, when I realized how much the tech industry reminds…
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Action Cameras and Mount Compatibility
Read more: Action Cameras and Mount CompatibilityStop letting marketing departments convince you that a higher megapixel count is the only thing that matters. I’ve spent decades looking at how things actually work—usually with a screwdriver in…
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A Device No Longer Supported
Read more: A Device No Longer SupportedI was hunched over my workbench last Tuesday, the smell of aged machine oil and ozone thick in the air, trying to coax a stubborn 1950s clock back to life,…
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A Smart Speaker With Privacy Settings Checked
Read more: A Smart Speaker With Privacy Settings CheckedI spent three hours last Tuesday hunched over my workbench with a precision screwdriver, trying to figure out why my new little cylinder wouldn’t stop pulsing a rhythmic, judgmental red.…