TCA & UPSIE Technology To Launch The Independent Repair Network (IRN)
The Tech Care Association & UPSIE Technology announce a new partnership to help independent tech repair shops compete
Entries by rlink01
“OEM screens” A Problem So Big That Apple Had To Fix It
There’s been a dirty little secret in the tech repair industry ever since the industry started. OEM PARTS. In an effort to win more business people in the industry have often said they have OEM parts (Original Equipment Manufacturer). I’ve seen it and heard in the industry since the industry began. From repair shops to […]
An Open Letter to Apple on the Future of Repair
Dear Tim Cook and the Apple Board of Directors, First, I want to thank you for announcing the new Apple Self Service Repair program. This is a great first step in the right direction for a world that desperately needs repairable tech now more than ever. I hope that other companies will follow your lead […]
Tech Repair People Are Amazing – All Tech Can/Should Be Fixed
Repair People are amazing! Despite the efforts of big tech companies (OEMs) to make fixing our tech harder and harder independent repair people have shown what they are capable of time and time again. To suggest otherwise is silly. Next time you go into a big tech store (apple, Best Buy, AT&T, Verizon, etc.) and […]
Three Big Stories Offer Hope & Despair For Tech Repair
The tech repair industry had three big stories rattle its core over the last week. The biggest should come as no surprise, while the other two stories may go unnoticed by many. Either way these three stories will help shape the industry permanently going forward. The first story should surprise no one as Apple has […]
Tech Care Association
The Tech Care Association, a national not-for-profit trade organization, works with companies in the tech repair, reuse, and recycle industries to assist in expanding and promote the tech care community.
