here should be some info about "us"
i hope it's ok if i start ;-)
about:markus ¶
so, here comes a little bit about me ;-)
i try to fix almost everything that comes between my fingers. i work mostly on cell phones and saeco coffee makers. from time to time i fix notebooks with bga problems. but there is another thing i work on at the moment, i bought a real bakery oven a few weeks ago and now where having some fun in the neigbourhood (and some jobs to do at company parties and so on)
i fix many things for free, but not for everone - i have a few customers (cell phone and computer stores) - they surely have to pay - except for my ex boss at the nokia store - i worked there 8 yrs ago and if i need anything - i'll get it from him (great source for spare parts - let's not forget - most stuff i'm doing is component level repair and some sparparts are simply not on the "market")
i can't compete with the social engagement of other members.
i live in weisendorf, we don't have those extreme social problems here - but i'll try to teach others how to use a computer the right way (not just for chatting and so called social networks). but as always - i have way to little time to do all the stuff i want to do...
markus
ps: if you can't get enough of that picture - click here for a larger version: CLICK
pps: btw - i bought the bakery oven on ebay for around 50$ - replaced a fuse for a few cent and it works great
about:rj713 ¶
I try to repair/rebuild at least one computer per quarter to give to a child who can't afford one. mayer has offered to help me in that endeavor.
Just delivered a rebuilt iMac G4 to the local Y kids computer lab. Trying to decide what next.
Well it turns out next is a project is a MDD G4. I have maxed the memory and added a USB 2 card. The unit checks out well and has been given to the Y kids computer lab--helps more kids for the buck.
My new primary will be a 2.4 GHZ Mini starting with 4 GB of ram but in time I will max the ram to 8 GB. I am saving my Thinkpad T 42 as a backup computer.
Update--The T42 will be given to a child after all. I just purchased a Pismo for my backup--always did like working on those.
The T-42 has been delivered to a child--working on some upgrades to my Pismo now.
That Pismo and a G4 DVI have gone to children and another Pismo will go in a week or so. I'll have to back off for a while to build up funds again.
OK I've picked up a IBM desktop for a good price and have just finished going through it and installed Mint Linux. Unit will go with a new keyboard/mouse and a copy of Mint Linux to a child when school starts in the fall.
Picked up a decent G4 iMac for $40 and a MDD G4 for $80 for my next projects for children.
The iMac and a G4 MDD are going to children this week.
I delivered my Powermac G5 to a local home for unwed mothers to be used to help train them in useful job skills. Purchased another Pismo for my backup machine.
about:nick ¶
I am a freelance computer technician, and i can approve or deny a job as i choose, due to how I work on it.
Some things i automatically refuse to do
HP DV laptop GPU failure(get something more reliable!)
Reinstalling windows vista(it is done today asof this writing about me, april 10)
Repairing CRT monitors(you expect me to open it and risk my life with the danger?)
I also do some photography on my free time, and some nostalgic gaming, and some photoshop work
Some projects are restoring a trashpicked imac G3, 2 years later after finding it, it's downconverter, tube and analog board are shot based on what i am told, so when it dies, it dies
If you need a good phone if you do this too like me, I would not hesitate to suggest a RAZR V3 or V3I from a thrift store or eBay cheaply easily. these are great little phones and are well worth it for a thing like this, especially if the phone is not used for much
As per laptops, get a ThinkPad T61 without nvidia graphics
It's NOT pretty like your Dell Inspiron laptops, but it is a reliable laptop, and you can get one cheap off-lease or refurbished
my standards for a car ¶
As long as it gets me to point A to point B, looks somehat fashionable and cool, easy to repair, gets good gas mileage, I may like it