Customer: Will you swap my PSU? Me: I'd be delighted, sir... Time passes. Thorin sits down and starts singing about gold. I get out my favourite screwdriver. Me: AAAARRRRGGHH!!! #Repair 😩

If it helps, I’m happy to give it a whirl for around £400k but I will scrap EastEnders and replace it with Hey Duggee…

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Someone who knows I spend too much time talking about #AI & David #Bowie got me this. Sing along if you know it: 🎵There’s a Starman, waiting in th…ske…sky 🎶 #FFS

Mrs G is prepping for tonight’s ’Nine Lessons & Carols’. Has just uttered: “Christ give us the joys of everlasting lice”. #HolyGoat

I don't repost the @pcpro.co.uk #podcasts (but I do encourage you to listen), but an exception is made for annual #Christmas #technology #quiz episode. Expertly written & hosted by @dariengs.bsky.social, featuring Rois Ni Thuama, @nik.uk, @jonhoneyball.bsky.social, Tim Danton & me. Please enjoy ☃️

Want to see what I look like in a suit? This and other marvels are contained in my latest story for TechFinitive: www.techfinitive.com/new-chatgpt-...

"Their relationship is more awkward than Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" Google, Meta & Microsoft are counters in a high-stakes round of transatlantic tiddlywinks over EU #CSRD & #CSDDD eco directives. Big tech, geopolitics & an omnibus. What could go wrong? New by me for TechFinitive.com

Seriously? #Spotify

I’m not saying that I look rough after a run this morning, but the facial recognition on my phone now refuses to let me in… 🥵

“My profile views are up over 2,000% and my impressions up by 300% – all because I changed gender, pronouns and posted a pic of myself as a hypothetical guy,” Fabulous post on techfinitive.com about the gender BIAS of LinkedIn.

"What if community-based repair events are actually the largest repair shop on Earth?" Delighted to chat with Neil Mather, tech-lead for @therestartproject.org & technical coordinator for the Open Repair Alliance about the importance & value of repair data. New, by me, for TechFinitive.com

OK - we need your help... Mathew Lubari is a phenomenal guy, fighting hard to improve the lives of people in South Sudan via repair & reuse. In short, he's a top guy & a fantastic fixer. Sadly, his baby daughter Sophie arrived early & the medical bills have cost Mathew everything he has.

Cripes…😬

Repair is officially in stock. We’ve teamed up with Micro Center to make repair more visible and accessible than ever. - iFixit Toolkits and parts now available in Micro Center stores. - Free in-store repair consultations. - Pros using iFixit tools for every fix. www.ifixit.com/collaboratio...

Just for clarity, this isn't a good thing

"The race to power AI responsibly is no longer just a business imperative but a critical test of our ability to safeguard our environment". This dive into Google's energy numbers references 5 key topics: #AI ✅ #Google ✅ Nuclear Power ✅ #Climate ✅ Homer Simpson 🍩 New, by me, for TechFinitive.com

What a day… First AWS collapses and my Alexa won’t play The Archers. Then Pizza Hut burns down. Now there’s not a lot of chocolate on a biscuit. Has anyone checked recently on Big Yin?

Bomb shelter hatch done 💣 Only one plaster required due to an argument with a saw. I’ve been meaning to fix this for ages & International #RepairDay was the inspiration I needed. Today is the day to fix that squeaky hinge, blocked drain or anything else. Embrace repair & it will embrace you. 🛠️💚

Happy International #RepairDay everyone. ⁠ Check out repairday.org to find the amazing events happening in your local repair community. Myself, I’m building a replacement access hatch for a WW2 re-enforced concrete bomb shelter …yes really I am to woodworking what a rhino is to ballet.. 🩰🦏💣

For the @green-alliance.org.uk blog, our co-director, Ugo wrote about the end of Windows 10, why it's such a massive issue, it's place in the larger picture of software obsolescence, and what we can do to fight back. ⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Read more: greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/10/14/t...

“…one giant leap for mankind” 😬

Microsoft says it’s time to “upgrade." We say it’s time to switch sides. Our new guide walks you through installing Linux—keeping your computer secure, useful, and running long after Microsoft walks away. Check it out at the link below. www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to...

A perfect summation of #Windows10 & the issues surrounding planned obsolescence by Ugo Vallauri from @therestartproject.org 👇👇👇

On International E-Waste Day, Microsoft decided to create more e-waste. They're decision to end free security updates for Windows 10 doesn’t just affect users—it pushes 400 million functional PCs toward early obsolescence. Learn more and sign the petition to extend free support for Windows 10 below.

RIP Drew Struzan - a man whose talent and imagination etched onto so many minds throughout the last 40+ years. His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds. A massive loss 💔

I still find it bizarre that #Microsoft decided to pull 10's plug on October 14th - International E-Waste Day. Is it irony, stupidity or apathy? Recently I've spoken with customers who'll do nothing about #Windows10 because they don't want to, or cannot afford to, change anything about their PC.

💥 Big news: @microsoft.com confirmed that #Windows10 users in the EEA will get 1 more year of free updates if they log in with a Microsoft account. 🌟 This is a win worth celebrating. Our campaigning, writing and chanting forced one of the world’s #tech giants to act.

If other customers are reading & also feel the urge to endorse our services with a gratuity payment then, from today, we accept sherry trifle. This sits alongside the usual wine, biscuits, chocolates, gift vouchers, cash, artworks and - strictly in front of the CCTV & a witness only - hugs. ❤️

Here Rufus…here boy… 🐶… What’s that you say? There’s an ISO of 24H2 on a USB stick nearby?… …or you can use a burner account for primary account setup, then easily create an offline secondary admin account to delete the primary, like we have to do for S-Mode laptops?

Homeless people were protected from hot weather on a record number of occasions in 2025 as climate change led to hottest summer ever.

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"A sustainable phone is a repairable phone & in these regards, the iPhone Air is making the rest of the iPhone 17s look outdated." New, by me, for TechFinitive.com #iPhone17 #Sustainability #CarbonEmissions #Righttorepair

“During a crisis, you don't put crucial data behind a paywall.” 👇

If you’re not neurodivergent in some way but all your friends are, I have incredible news for you

“The train at platform one has been delayed due to…well, you know…it’s only the north…” 🚂💩

I have taken the Tylenol that was in the medicine cabinet and which they think probably is the reason you like trains forgive me but that’s bullshit you got autism from your dad

sending Amy an "I Beat Cancer and All I Got Was This Shithead" t-shirt. #scd #strictly

Having AI crammed down our throats is bullshit, but machine learning has some real uses in science. This awesome page shows experimental cyclone track forecasts from Google DeepMind and Google Research's AI weather models, along with forecasts from ECMWF. 😍 deepmind.google.com/science/weat...

Seems like the headmaster hired the school minibus to take the kids out on a trip to the museum...

As John Noakes famously said “Never work with kids, elephants or AI”….

Emma Reynolds is the new Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. #Repair and #Reuse needs her full attention. This is where you come in. Get your MP to sign @therestartproject.org's UK Repair & Reuse Declaration. It'll take you 5 mins tops. #RepairReuseDeclaration 💚🛠️♻️ 👇

If I ever meet Asus' product designer who hides screws under feet (with different heads 🤯) & sharpens the hidden edge of the laptop's back cover into a blade that could slice through concrete, I shall demand recompense for waterproof plasters & about half a pint of O negative. #RightToRepair #Ow!

Homelessness is on the rise and the frontline workers who are trying to tackle it are struggling to keep up. The situation needs action now.

If you are wondering why landfills create toxic liquid, its from things like batteries, electronics, waterproof clothing, cosmetics, shoes. 35% of UK waste ends up in landfills. Globally its more like 90%.

Had a fabulous night at The Fixing Factory with @therestartproject.org for #Fixfest 2025. Watched @kwiens.bsky.social demo @ifixit.com’s fabulous new FixHub… …then held an impromptu workshop, giving some guests their first taste of through-hole soldering… 🙌🛠️❤️ #RightToRepair

‘Petroganda’ will be a useful addition to my lexicon. 👍

Grease in the palm...possibly from the North Sea, but who really knows....