Improvised Portable computer I used to take to LAN parties back in the day, it still works and never had issues1yr ⋅ rakha589 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I configured my spare Razer mouse as a toggle mute for discord with a visual representation of mute status using its LEDs.3yr ⋅ Knoppixx ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Macgyver'd document camera for Macbook. CD held down at an angle reflects the keyboard area up into the webcam. Credit: HugotMaestra on FB.3yr ⋅ ratsta ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Couldn't find a big enough flash drive so I'm installing Windows from my drone.4yr ⋅ Yooserneam ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I built a Linux pc inside an IBM keyboard and attached a small screen. The least practical battery powered laptop?3yr ⋅ Kirkwood1994 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I built myself secret Bluetooth headphones in my earmuffs so I can listen to podcasts at work.4yr ⋅ Sebi1324 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My iPad will kernel panic when I lock it if nothing's running in the background... Solution: Infinitely loop a silent MP34yr ⋅ yenwah ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My son is in the hospital, with another week to go, at least. He couldn't see the TV from his bed, so I brought my projector, hooked it up to a laptop, and we're watching our shows and vids on the ceiling through Kodi.2yr ⋅ CaptainPunisher ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Fuck the RS232 Unfucker 3000. I present to you the RS232/422 simplified.1yr ⋅ Crhallan ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My flash drive was getting way too hot for my liking. Desk decorations to the rescue.1yr ⋅ iammandalore ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Power button in my printer broke after 14 years and didn’t want to spend money on a new “smart” one1yr ⋅ objectivecranberry20 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Does this count? Brother’s wiper stalk crapped out, replacements are $100. My dad did this.2yr ⋅ squishy_pete ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Ghetto RGB: Changed the colour of my Macbook Pro keyboard backlight to replicate the colours from the old Apple Logo using coloured cellophane.4yr ⋅ AwakeOrStillDreaming ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My partner was hit by a car on New Year's Eve, so we got this full on tablet video player from an ambulance chaser in the mail. Free components!2mo ⋅ celticdude234 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I have this cheap gaming laptop Asus Made (FX505DY) And honest to God the trackpad is horrendous. So I slap this (not even new) tempered glass for a phone and the tracking is 100% better!2yr ⋅ muhwyndhp ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Cat kept stepping on my power button so I installed a Molly Guard.3yr ⋅ ItsGotToMakeSense ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Diagnostic chopstick shoved in to a toy stethoscope to help find a faulty relay in my amp. This let me to hear which relays were clicking - worked perfectly.3yr ⋅ OutbreakMonkey ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
The sensor in our dishwasher is malfunctioning and it will only stay running if there is continuous pressure on the door. This was my dad's solution.3yr ⋅ gantzypants ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My dad couldn't find a power cable for the TV, so he dremelled his MacBook power cable until it fit5yr ⋅ iAmAddicted2R_ddit ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My old phone after I've turned it into a battery-less Android Auto machine3yr ⋅ JeFi2 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
It was supposed to be a temporary solution... 2 years ago3yr ⋅ objectivecranberry20 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
9v battery to power internet modem during a power outage.1yr ⋅ TheRealFailtester ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My pocket wifi has a low battery life, so I stuck its motherboard inside a powerbank with its default battery and soldered a usb connector onto its pins and rerouted it outside and plugged it to the powerbank to charge it forever.4yr ⋅ andropi ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
This wifi dongle is the most reliable one I have ever used, but its only problem is that it disconnects when it gets too hot. This is my solution.2yr ⋅ Derpeh ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Audio drivers were screwed. Say hello to my External Audio Driver3yr ⋅ KeyboardFromElbaf ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My kid broke his computer's power button. So he gets a switch MacGyvered switch2yr ⋅ Sololegends ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Imagine the possibilities. I ordered a solar panel and this is the set of USB adapters that it came with.4yr ⋅ derallo ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Couldn't see comm indicators, so I used a glue stick. Super proud of myself but pretty sure I'm not a genius.3yr ⋅ boypinoy ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Directional antenna to provide WiFi to my office located in another building.2yr ⋅ StefanPaulNoack ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Why carry around a power bank to charge the iPod when you can cut out the middleman and put the power bank's cell inside the iPod itself?1yr ⋅ nekomichi ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Why using a perfboard when you can use a cracker that doesn’t harm the environment?2yr ⋅ sersoniko ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
The 1 adapter I didn't have have (1/4th - AUX) so I made it work the long way round.3yr ⋅ Knoppixx ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Mom, can we get a Mac? No we have a Mac at home. The Mac at home:1yr ⋅ windows98seuser ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
A fellow technician loved his old Dell mouse, but couldn't bear to part with it after the rollerball mechanism broke.6yr ⋅ MrBeeeeee ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Wife broke an important work thumb drive, nothing was backed up...fixed it.6yr ⋅ hiss_spat_ima_cat ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Came across a surprisingly effective improvised cable management clip1yr ⋅ ooqt ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Wanted to jailbreak an old iPad 1st gen but the software (Redsn0w) doesn't work on newer computers. So I took a newer iPad, jailbroke that, set up a Windows XP VM, repurposed a Lightning to USB camera connection kit to connect the older iPad, and ran the jailbreak from iPad to iPad.9mo ⋅ nekomichi ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
someone just posted this frankenstein monitor setup in a 4chan thread I was in2yr ⋅ AeroRandy ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Turned an old Chromebook + an overhead projector into a regular projector2yr ⋅ sean101v ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
upgraded my laptops power supply, because it wouldn't hold anymore.1yr ⋅ ButtsMcCracken ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
WiFi dongle gets no signal under my desk and the ethernet port in my room is dead. Solution? Hang the dongle from the wall on a USB extender1yr ⋅ HYPERHAMSTER534 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Built an upscaler and I needed something to put it all in. I don’t have access to a 3D printer but I do have old Thai food takeout containers.1yr ⋅ rick_mcdingus ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Used a button cover for a car starter to keep her from turning off my pc1yr ⋅ Zenphobia ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Our blood pressure monitor uses 4 AAAs (and it burns through them quickly). Could also use it via mains, but then we're tethered to the wall. So I decided to snip the power cord from the AC adaptor (6V) then connected it to a USB cable (5V). It's still accurate.1yr ⋅ CompUser01 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
DIY Stem Player made from four iPods and a bunch of adaptors. Fun fact: Headphone splitters work both ways and can also function as audio couplers, allowing multiple sources to be played at the same time through one set of headphones.1yr ⋅ nekomichi ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Found this on an Amazon review of a flash drive and thought it'd belong here3wk ⋅ atomicdragon136 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Saw this at my buddy's house. It's exactly what it looks like. He says it's lasted ~6 years.1yr ⋅ Thorsjazzcabbage ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Romanian real-time train departures are just webcams showing the actual departure board2yr ⋅ emmmmceeee ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Finally fixed our noisy freezer with a piece of paper after the maintenance guy said the sound was normal2yr ⋅ Linkums ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
The obvious solution to a missing retaining screw. This lasted 3 years until I moved out.3yr ⋅ kevpatts ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
People complained about missing the whirring and clicking feel of a spinning hard drive after installing flash storage, so I replaced the activity indicator LED with a Taptic Engine extracted from an iPhone 7. It works like a charm.2yr ⋅ nekomichi ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Didn't have low profile bracket for this video card. Do now.1yr ⋅ CerberusTamen ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
How to prevent wireless charger from overheating? You add a heatsink to it of course!3yr ⋅ lankasu ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Other side is keeping pressure on a 0 ohm resistor while I copy data off1yr ⋅ Most_Mix_7505 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My powers out. 19V is 19V. Now killed all 3 drill batteries and down to 12%.4yr ⋅ mb300sd ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
another chapter in the life of a dead GTX1060, how do you like my new rear light?2yr ⋅ speeder658 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I was 14, had no monies, and my headphones snapped. My finest creation.3yr ⋅ Rohall ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Fixing a garbage Pokemon Crystal cart with $0.01 worth of wire3yr ⋅ Speedy_Greyhound ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Stupid overpriced shark lolly I bought for my kid wasn't such a rip off after-all - makes a pretty cool GPU prop right?1yr ⋅ lifeofry4n52 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My building’s PA microphone was broken. These were the only supplies I could scavenge at the front desk.6yr ⋅ ItsJustTheSmells ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Unusual result display in the match between Madagascar and Seychelles1yr ⋅ moneyfink ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
1 AM. No store is open to buy a new marker. Behold, the centrifugal force ink extractor Mark 0!10mo ⋅ MasterGeekMX ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Didn’t have rope to tie down my trunk, but did have an ethernet cable in my trunk11mo ⋅ GeneralSirConius ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Bluetooth headphones only last 10 hours, fitted a ps4 controller battery now it last 3 days2yr ⋅ drempire ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Gas station does not have the option to pay at the pump...so they put cameras on the pumps to know how much to charge the customer after they pump.6yr ⋅ confused_boner ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Chromecast ultra felt overwarm, popped off the cover and it still stayed too hot to touch. Thermal glue and roofing nails took it down to 80° F.9mo ⋅ derallo ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
A cyclone went through and took out the power here for 5 days. After the first couple of days, all my batteries were dead so I cobbled together the output from these solar garden lights to trickle charge my phones.3yr ⋅ purple-circle ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
You have to get creative when you dont have an oven at work.1yr ⋅ Little_Capsky ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Didn't have enough PATA power adapters...but some rivets in the right size.1yr ⋅ Bobby_Bonsaimind ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
37(feels like 43) Celsius outside and phone won’t charge properly anymore. Avocado smoothie water cooling ftw1yr ⋅ logerup ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Router was overheating and causing DCs and slowdowns, slapped a lil heat sink on it and now it works like a charm2yr ⋅ DMGLMGMLG ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Got tired of having my glasses stuck inside my VR headset and it’s expensive to have custom lenses made so old glasses and double sided tape did the trick.2yr ⋅ BandarFHD ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Thermostat batteries died and I don’t have new ones. Keeping the heat on with a bent paperclip1yr ⋅ nixietubular ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My Raspberry Pi was overheating. Nothing a bit of silicon cement and beer cap can't fix.2yr ⋅ imval_fr ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Gave my glove a touchscreen fix with biscuit packaging thread.1yr ⋅ solventbottle ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
The middle of this tablet's USB-C port broke off, leaving a very loose port and exposed, fragile pins. Used Sugru to glue a magnetic charging cable tip to the port.3yr ⋅ pscout ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
The answer to the post few days ago.. this is running for years now3wk ⋅ julezz77200 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Someone used a flex ruler to attach a wi-fi router to the wall... well, technically it works. lol1yr ⋅ MyUsernameIsNotLongE ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Your advice didn't fall on deaf ears. Here is Have fun dying now you big battery having bitch V2.1yr ⋅ TheSolderking ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
How to cram full size gpu and psu into a dell slim-guy3yr ⋅ notworthteheffort ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
The classic fm radio antenna made from broken headphones and paperclip1yr ⋅ RakonHenri ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Partner asked i scrub the walls, i didn't want it to take all day, half hour later heres a simple solution! It is a multitool after all :-)3yr ⋅ BN_ChickenBiscuit ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
