Justin Ogihara

Happy June everybody. I can’t believe we’re already halfway through 2019! Please post any spammy content you might find...

Spring showers bring May flowers, and banning users requires admin powers. Happy May everyone and please post any spammy...

Happy April everyone! I’ve been MIA for the past week as I was out vacationing in Cabo San Lucas. I hope everyone else’s...

Happy March y’all! I’m Justin and I’m training to be Meta Dispatch so feel free to tag me or @kristen if you need...

Hi there @threymert and thanks for posting. The Lenovo Legion Y530 does not have an existing device page on our site, which is why you are unable to select that device when making a post. However, you’re more than welcome to create the device page yourself. If you’d like to create the page, you can follow these simple steps. Thanks and happy fixing!

I completely agree with @kristen that we need the Right to Repair more than ever! It’s absolutely ridiculous that a manufacturer can say that you’re only allowed to use their “authorized” services to repair your device, when in reality anyone can complete the repair with the right tools and instructions. I only hope that other companies won’t follow what Apple is doing, for example, if Samsung started doing this (oh boy), then we’re in a whole new heap of trouble.

So basically, in order for a small business to sell anything through the Amazon Renewed program, they have to move roughly $10 million in inventory per year. I’m no expert in business, but if you ask me, $10 million in inventory doesn’t really coincide with “small business” practices, especially when there are tens of thousands of e-commerce businesses. Hopefully we can get a good outcome from this after the FTC finishes their investigations!

Hi there @joshyjosh and thanks for your post. Our parts are made to the same specifications as the originals, but we cannot claim them as ‘OEM’ or ‘original’ since they aren’t made by the same manufacturers that companies like Apple or Samsung use. However, all of our parts are individually tested and are also backed by a warranty. You can visit our Parts Quality Page for more information. Thanks!

Ok so I was able to find an answer. The reason the UE Wonderboom doesn’t show up in the Answers forum is because both of those pages are ‘page stubs,’ meaning that they don’t have enough information for Google to categorize them as useful pages. This issue can be resolved if you fill out the summary, image, and category of the device page. However, there are always going to be instances where users will post questions about devices that may have their device pages categorized as ‘page stubs.’ As a result, here’s what you can do. On the user’s question/post, hover over ‘Options’ and click on ‘Edit.’ From there, if you type in the device name, it won’t show up but you can click on ‘Choose “UE Wonderboom”’ and it’ll select the right device (as seen below). If you misspell the device name though, you’ll be given the option to create a new device page (as seen in the image below). So for now, if you come across any questions/posts in the Answers forum that have incomplete device pages (aka page stubs), then I...

@danj Wow that’s awesome! I knew that they were going to use recycled materials for the Olympic medals, but I didn’t think they would be collecting used electronics from the citizens. On top of that, they look amazing! Have you heard of the rest of the eco-friendly initiatives they’re following for the 2020 Olympics? They’re planning to use renewable energy for the entire duration of the Olympics, which has never been accomplished by any other host country. Pretty neat if you ask me!

Hi again Jessica. We wanted to follow up with you since we haven’t seen any emails from you yet. When you get the chance, please send us your student account details to techwriting@ifixit.com so we can look into your situation more closely. Thanks!

@danj Wow that looks amazing! Once all the Cal Poly students come back in the fall this will definitely be a premier (and busy) Instagram location. I’ll have to make a visit to this soon. Thanks for sharing!

Hi there Mark and thanks for voicing your concerns. When we reviewed your “Activity” section, it shows that you posted questions on (all in 2019) 2/20, 5/13, 5/19, 6/19, and 7/2. We also checked if any of your posts were caught by the spam filter, and unfortunately, we couldn't seem to find anything. This may be a possible root of the cause, but when you submit your question, you should be directed to click on “Preview Your Question.” After you click on that button, your question will not be saved until you scroll further down and click on “Submit Question.” If this isn’t the case, then next time this happens could you provide a screenshot of your question as well as the date/time? That way we can get an idea if something is going wrong on our end. Thanks!

@danj Ha! I love how the article mentions that they were digging a hole "Shawshank Redemption" style too! Some Apple/tech company employees certainly go to extreme measures to release/smuggle information. I don't know if you heard about Tesla recently but a former Tesla employee admitted to uploading some Tesla source code onto his own account, and then left Tesla to pursue a job at a similar EV startup in China. It seems like every company is susceptible to leaks nowadays!