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Old February 9th, 2009, 08:44 AM     #21 (permalink)
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Help for tired eyes

this is a great list! I also added an illuminated magnifying glass (combo 2x and 4x). Really helps when I am trying to identify teeny tiny print on motherboards.
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Old February 9th, 2009, 06:02 PM     #22 (permalink)
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Really good to know, thank you!
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Old June 17th, 2009, 02:06 AM     #23 (permalink)
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Greetings all,

I must say I am impressed by the list so far, some things I have found on this thread make total sense to me, although I probably would have never thought about it until I needed it. I give great thanks to everyone contributing to this list and look forward to seeing what others can come up with. With that said, I would like to add a couple of rather "odd" items. These come from my experience working for a repair depot, servicing Apple, HP, & Xerox hardware.

New 20 & 24 inch iMacs have a full glass front that requires a special tool to remove, in order to reach the case screws. One could buy the "special" tool from apple for $80. We imporvised with a set of sink plungers. I figured that would be too bulky to pack in a toolbox, so while shopping at Harbor Freight, I found these handy small suction cups. They are only 2 or 3 dollars a piece, and far more mobile. You can actually do a google search or search directly from their website.

Also, as strange as it may seem, we used a steel putty knife to open the cases of the Mac Mini.

I hope that this may be of use to someone.

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