Happy International Repair Day, repair people. Spend one hour of it scoring your repairs: keep, reprice, or refer. Free scorecard: techcareassociation.org/2026… #InternationalRepairDay #RepairPeople

Phone took a swim? Power it off. Don't charge it. Don't put it in rice. Skip the Rice. Save the Device. Then get it to a local technician fast. Acting quickly can improve your chances. wheretorepair.org/2026/10/12…

One Number From Repair: $197.47 per bench hour, the gap between the best and worst repair in our illustrative worked example. What's yours? techcareassociation.org/2026… #TechRepair

Slow computer? It may not need replacing. An SSD or memory upgrade, a dust cleanout, or a clean reinstall can bring a lot of machines back. A technician can check what yours supports first. wheretorepair.org/2026/10/12…

International E-Waste Day. The WEEE Forum's 2026 theme is Fast Tech: "Don't bin it, bring it!" For whole devices, go one step further: keep it, repair it, reuse it, recycle it last. wheretorepair.org/2026/10/05…

Monday morning, three steps: pull last month's parts invoices and RMAs for your true cost per part; run your top ten repairs against the floor; put the minimum contribution in dollars on the pricing sheet. techcareassociation.org/2026…

A Tech Cleanout is not about getting rid of things. It is about getting them moving again. Half of end-of-life smartphones are just left unused at home. Yours could be someone's phone. wheretorepair.org/2026/10/05…

Double a $12 part: it contributes about $9 toward a ticket that needs about $104. Double a $140 part: it collects the whole ticket twice. One rule fails at both ends. Illustrative. Part 5 of Fix the Shop First: techcareassociation.org/2026…

Catch up on Week 10 of Second Life Sessions: Alberto Delgadillo, Mannapov youtu.be/HtjHqynqD-Q and Sandy Zimmerman & Jodi Ortiz, VT Services youtu.be/QRWqH9Chu-w 🤝 Work in repair? Join the TCA: techcareassociation.org/beco…

Two pockets, one floor. Parts pocket plus labor pocket has to reach what the part really cost plus what the bench hour has to earn. "Part plus $100" ran about $8 short on the example shop. Illustrative. techcareassociation.org/2026…

Before an old phone leaves your hands: back it up, move your authenticator, sign out, turn off find-my-device, pull the SIM, erase. 15 minutes. 1 in 5 resold phones still held the previous owner's data. wheretorepair.org/2026/10/05…

New on WhereToRepair.org: How to Deal With Old Phones, Laptops and Electronics. The right order is keep it, repair it, reuse it, recycle it. The drawer is not a step. wheretorepair.org/2026/10/05…

"I'm not in sales. I'm in the relationship business." Shannon Fertitta, Ep. 15: youtu.be/Gfxd_b4hdRs "Take care of your customers. Sell great products. Fair pricing." Michael Leiberman, Ep. 16: youtu.be/9UHuRkXJ17o

Weekend watching from Second Life Sessions: Shannon Fertitta, RIOS: youtu.be/Gfxd_b4hdRs Michael Leiberman, Aeris Protective Packaging: youtu.be/9UHuRkXJ17o Something need a fix? wheretorepair.org

"Everybody has a guy or a girl. I know a plumber, I know a guy for tires. I happen to be the guy for packaging." Michael Leiberman of Aeris, Ep. 16: youtu.be/9UHuRkXJ17o Need a guy for your phone? wheretorepair.org

"That doesn't cost that company a dime." Shannon Fertitta of RIOS on recyclers setting devices aside for schools and after-school programs. Ep. 15: youtu.be/Gfxd_b4hdRs In the DMV? Donate through eWaste Warriors: ewastewarriors.org