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When I was 8, my dad gave me a broken Mac Plus. He said that if I could fix it, it would be mine! So I did. Later, when I was 15, I bought, fixed, and re-sold a
by peterburkimsher 8y ago
When I was 8, my dad gave me a broken Mac Plus. He said that if I could fix it, it would be mine! So I did. Later, when I was 15, I bought, fixed, and re-sold a class set of 20 iBooks.
http://peterburk.github.io/blog/#iBookRepair http://peterburk.github.io/blog/#iBookRepair
Then I went off to university and studied Electronic Systems Engineering. But for the last 7 years, I've had work experience in software. I still regularly fix computers for friends.
If there are tech recycling companies in NZ/Australia/Canada that are hiring, I'd be so excited to do this full-time. If I got another job in Vancouver, I'd volunteer with FreeGeek, just because I enjoy it so much. I wish I could get paid to do my hobby though.
- abhishekjha 8y agoHow do you learn to do this? I am a CS grad(Bachelors) and I got my first computer and started programming when I turned 19. Before then I used to just browse the web. What should I focus on to get more hands-on the hardware part?
- peterburkimsher 8y agoI just taught myself, using what was then PBFixit, and is now iFixit. When it's already broken, you can be more confident about trying to take it apart - it can't get worse!