Mobile Phone On the Blink? Shove It in a Bowl of Rice ; and Other Improbable Diy Solutions for When Modern Technology Lets You Down [Scot Region]
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MODERN technology was supposed to make our lives easier. Everything from the television remote control to the pacemaker was hailed by its inventors as time -- and life -- saving.
But what about when technology goes wrong or breaks down? Before microchips were a component of every household item from the washing machine to the telephone, people repaired, mended or made do. Now, faced with a technical hitch or malfunction, most of us throw the offending device away or have to pay for an expert to fix it.See the full content of this document
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Mobile Phone On the Blink? Shove It in a Bowl of Rice ; and Other Improbable Diy Solutions for When Modern Technology Lets You Down [Scot Region]
But help is at hand. The internet now carries a string of very old-fashioned remedies for modern problems. So instead of binning broken mobiles, defective DVDs and failed ink cartridges, we are sharing cheap -- or free -- quick fixes, which to the computer- literate are called 'lifehacks'. Here are ...
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