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January 2010
DirectFix Featured on TechNow Tv Show
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DirectFix.com was featured on the TechNow TV program on Jan 16, 2010. Host Scott McGrew talked about the
Free YouTube Repair Videos and also the discount parts for people to fix their iPhone Screen.
(Click here to watch the video)
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January 2010
iPhone Fix? There's a YouTube for That
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Think the only solution when your iPhone screen is broken or your iPod quits playing is to spend hundreds of
dollars on professional repairs? Guess again.
(Click here to watch the video)
By Scott McGrew
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Sept 2009 - Repairing Your Palm TX PDA Digitizer
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If you are like me, you find it difficult to live without your trusty PDA. I rely on it for so many things, such as writing this column, that I'd be lost without it. Unfortunately, by their very nature, they tend to be rather fragile devices. This is particularly true for those who might have a tendency to drop or sit on them...
By John R. Joyce, Ph.D.
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May 2009 - DirectFix.com Has sold over 10,000 iPhone and iPhone 3G screens
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DirectFix.com says it sold over 10,000 iPhone and iPhone 3G screens and touch panels, generating more than 3 million unique visitors to its replacement screen video tutorials on YouTube.com. The company says that instead of replacing broken iPhones at full retail price or shipping a broken phone for repairs, over 1,000 customers a month now elect to purchase and replace iPhone touch screens and LCDs themselves by following the online repair videos at DirectFix.com.
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May 28, 2009 - Oops! iDropped It…. iPhone “Butterfingers” Get New Life for Broken iPhone Screens
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DirectFix.com, the leader in “You Fix It” replacement parts, accessories and videos for iPhones, Blackberrys, iPods, PDAs and handheld games, today announced it sold over 10,000 iPhone and iPhone 3G screens & touch panels, generating over 3 million unique visitors to its replacement screen video tutorials on YouTube.com...
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May 2009 - Broken iPhone LCD and/or touch screen? Fix it yourself
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With over 20 million iPhones sold, there will be broken screens and digitizers, and maybe yours is one of them. Apple can fix it, of course, but that can take a while. An alternate is getting replacement parts from DirectFix.com. They also have instructional videos and everything else you need to get your iPhone back into working condition. The warranty goes bye-bye if you do that, so keep that in mind. -- Posted Wednesday, May 20, 2009
by chb
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November 2007 - Don’t Throw Out Your Broken iPod; Fix It via the Web
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...Knowledge is only half of the battle. A number of sites specialize in providing spare parts but also provide the information on how to install them as the incentive to use the site. PDAparts.com, for instance, sells replacement screens, batteries, cases and other parts for Palm Treos, iPaqs and other P.D.A.’s. Videos describing the process of opening the cases — probably the trickiest part of repairing today’s electronics — can be downloaded from the site....
By PETER WAYNER
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Aug 2007 - Dealing with a cracked iPhone screen: Repair, other options
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...Do-it-yourself: $150-$200 tools and loss of your warranty Several third-party companies sell replacement iPhone screens, which include the LCD and associated components. PDAParts sells the complete replacement screen for $150 and has a how-to video for self-installation.....
By Ben Wilson
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November 2006 - Fix a PDA Yourself
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TMCnet Webpage
...Well, at least if you’re talking about smartphones and PDAs, there is a company out there with
an alternate solution to waiting several weeks for the manufacturer of a Treo, for example, to
replace a broken screen...
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June 2005 - A Cracking Good Repair Guide
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Computer User Magazine
Fix a busted PDA screen? Not as hard as you might think.
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Make Magazine (Technology On Your Time) - May 2005
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Crack Open an iPAQ
...I found instructions for replacing the battery at PDAparts.com. Which also sold the
battery. The replacement battery arrived in the mail within several days. I then set out to
remove the back cover with their instructions...
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Las Vegas Review Journal - April. 2005
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ONLINE GUY: Broken PDA? Site helps you fix it
...Next time your PDA needs to be repaired or your iPod needs a new battery,
try doing it yourself, with the help of PDAParts.com. Even technophobes should
be able to order the correct replacement parts and tools, and follow the simple
instructions to get your device working and looking like new...
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Pocket PC Magazine - Sept. 2003
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"newsBYTES" Page 12
GetHighTech, Inc. is an online source for a variety of spare parts
for iPAQ and Jornada Pocket PCs, including screens, batteries...
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About.com - "BEST PDA REPAIR SITE ON THE NET"
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GetHighTech.com - Best of the Net
This is a great stop for PDA repairs and parts.
They also have a great selection of refurbished PDAs and
accessories. Be sure to check them out.
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GetHighTech - In Jan. 2003 The Dallas Morning News
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"PDA emergency!"
Personal digital assistants such as the Palm and Sony Clie entered
our pockets only a few short years ago, but the litany of problems reported by
users has already spawned a mini-industry...
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GetHighTech - In Sept. 2002 HandHeld Computing
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Page 25 "Ultimate Troubleshooting Guide"
Nice article in
the Sept. 2002 issue of HandHeld Computing Magazine. They also show
a picture of our webpage with the free how-to videos.
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GetHighTech - In Sept. 2002 Computer
Shopper
"The Hard Edge"
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Mondo PDA Cool
Suppose you own a
PDA. (Unless you're Bill, who doesn't. - Alice) Then it breaks.
Either you throw it away and buy a new one ($ouch$), or your send it
back to the company and see what, if anything, it can do to fix it.
How anout a third choice: GetHighTech. More than a pretty face.
GetHighTech is a cornucopia of spare parts for PDAs...
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July 31, 2002 - GetHighTech WebPage Shown on TechLive!
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GetHighTech WebPage was featured on TechTV
show called TechLive
To Replace or Repair? (Click
Here) to read the article from the
show.
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July 16, 2002 - The Wall Street Journal
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Guaranteed to Last A Whole 90 Days -
Companies Slash Warranties, Making Gadgets Disposable; `We Design
Landfills'
By Jane Spencer
...Another way tech
companies encourage upgrades is by setting repair costs
prohibitively high. At Palm, getting a replacement for a cracked
screen costs $125 - even though Web-based repair companies like
GetHighTech.com manage to fix them for closer to $50. The site also
offers videos and guides to help users make basic repairs on their
units...
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July 2002 Issue of Smart Computing
Learning Series - Your PC Troubleshooting Help Desk
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This Old PDA
Rescue Your Palm OS
Device From The Scrap Heap
July 2002? Vol.8 Issue 7
Page(s)
66-69 in print issue
You rush through yet another unfamiliar
airport terminal, trying to catch a flight. As you pull out your
trusty PDA (personal digital assistant) to check flight information,
some other harried traveler racing down the terminal bumps into you.
The collision catches you unaware, and before you can react, the PDA
is flying out of your hand and crashing to the floor. The once
pristine glass screen now sports multiple cracks...
(Click
Here)
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June 1, 2002 - Company Specialized in PDA Parts & Repair
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It started out as a hobby, as well as a desire
to help inform people about the inner workings of PDAs. Now, Mr.
Stanley is founder and president of a successful online business
dedicated to assisting PDA users.... For the rest of the article (Click
Here)
- By: Jende Huang
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April 3, 2002 - Do-It-Yourself Handheld Repairs
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By Steve Niles
..."In my opinion, though, the next best thing to
knowing how to do a thing is knowing where to find out how to do it.
From now on, whenever someone writes in to ask me how to replace a
cracked screen or how to resuscitate a Palm handheld that has
apparently suffered the equivalent of a major coronary, I'll refer
him to the extremely knowledgeable and friendly folks at
Gethightech.com"...
(Click
Here) to read the rest of the article.
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October 25, 2001 - Christmas Wishes
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Target last year's customers with creative
marketing opportunities that encourage repeat
business.
Mr. Stanley, whose company, GetHighTech,
repairs and resells personal digital assistants, plans to send a
special edition of his e-mail newsletter to the 3,500 customers on
his mailing list. He'll be pushing holiday specials and also
offering tips and new-product reviews. By including the how-to
information, he makes the newsletter more than just an ad and
ensures that it will be well read, forwarded to online PDA-users
groups, and printed out and passed around by techies.
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Aug
22, 2000 - New Uses For Old Handheld Devices
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Has your old handheld device outlived its
usefulness? It might not be as worthless as you think. Several
companies have found a way to make money with these old devices.
They're purchasing discontinued Palm and Hewlett-Packard PDAs, which
can then be cannibalized for parts and resold for use in repairing
broken machines. Robby Stanley, president and founder of Gethightech
Inc. in Morgan Hill, Calif., has been buying and selling used Palm
and Handspring devices for two years. Two months ago, he quit his IT
job with headhunter firm Hall-Kinion to focus on his online
business, which now has five employees...
-- Matthew G.
Nelson
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