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Archive for the 'Website Updates' Category

Getting Started in the Samurai Appliance Repair Forums: The Movie

Monday, August 18th, 2008

The Samurai Appliance Repair Forums are where you can get interactive help with your appliance problem. I get lots of emails from folks who are new to compooters and/or new to online forums and can’t figger out how to get help in the repair forum. Since he is compassionate and of great gootness, […]

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How to Find Appliance Parts Without Having to Know Much

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

Now it’s easier than ever to find the appliance parts you need using the new pretty yellow appliance parts search box at the top of the page.
Let’s walk through a quick example of how easy it is to find parts with the new Part Detective using the Whirlpool Duet Sport washer as an […]

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The Famous Three-Step Samurai Appliance Repair Program

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

So you have a broken appliance; you’re trying to figure out what’s wrong and how to fix it. And you’re all flustered because you don’t even know where to start getting help. Well, you just unfurrow that brow and unbunch those panties, Grasshoppah, because the Samurai will walk you through your repair journey […]

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Appliantology Newsletter, Fall 2007

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Konnichiwa, My Friends!
Another edition of our award-winning newsletter, Appliantology, has hit the streets face-first and screaming! Download this issue now (about 580 kb, PDF file). Lots of cool new features have been added to Fixitnow.com and are ’splained in this newsletter so hurry and download it today before it gets all used up. […]

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Samurai Appliance Repair Forum is Down… Temporarily

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

9:51 AM ET - Forum down, server glitch. Should be back up soon. I’ll post updates here.
1:55 PM ET - Forum back up! Turns out I had a wrong setting in my user account; my awesome webhost for the forum, Dreamhost.com, helped me get up and going again.
So, come on […]

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Appliantology Newsletter, Summer 2007

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

Konnichiwa, my friends. It’s been a long, cold winter and now half the summer is gone but, at long last, the wait is over: the Summer 2007 issue of our award-winning newsletter, Appliantology, is out. Lots of good appliance tips in this issue so hurry and download it today before it gets all […]

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Blackout

Sunday, February 25th, 2007

More problems with the repair forum, but with a twist. This time, it’s not the forum per se that’s causing the problem; the entire datacenter in which the forum is hosted is down while they install a new power cable. Was supposed to only take three hours starting at midnight. But, we […]

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Movin’ On…

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

Well, just when I thought things were stabilizing at ye olde repair forum, I get kicked in the groin. Seems the search function at the forum was eating up too much CPU time and slamming the server. So I had to disable it. I’ll figure out work-around, like Google Search, or something.
Other […]

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Repair Forum Crash and Burn

Thursday, February 15th, 2007

Well, it finally happened: the repair forum database shat the bed.
Last September, I moved the Samurai Appliance Repair Forum to a virtual private server (VPS) run by A Small Orange. The reason for the migration was because the server at the previous host, a shared server with 1,000+ other websites on it, […]

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Official Legal Notice: Terms of Service (TOS) for Fixitnow.com

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

Be it known to all ye present…
By using Fixitnow.com or other Samurai Appliance Repair Man websites (”Samurai Sites”), you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions pursuant to the Common Law of Erasmus (c.1530):
Be thou not a weenie. For weenies belong not in civil conversation but rather roasting over a warm […]

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No Paypal Account but Need Personal Help from the Samurai on an Appliance Repair Problem

Sunday, January 14th, 2007

MESSAGE SENT THROUGH YOUR WEBSITE
IP Address: 64.172.176.75
name: Robert
I would like your help fixing a washing machine. I don’t have a paypal account and want to make alternate arrangements.
How do we do that?

Your appliance is broken and you know you need Live Help from the Samurai. Only problem is that you don’t have a […]

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Appliantology Newsletter, Winter 2006

Saturday, December 9th, 2006

At long last, the wait is over: the Winter 2006 issue of our newsletter, Appliantology, has hit the streets, face-first and screaming! You can download the newsletter from the following link:
http://fixitnow.com/documents/appliantology-winter-2006.pdf
In this issue:

The Samurai visits RepairClinic… and likes what he sees!
Changes in the repair forum to serve you mo’ bettah.
Talk to the Samurai in […]

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Meet Cheeky the Appliance Repairclown…

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

Or not. You know the drill: you have a broken appliance but you’re dreading calling Cheeky the Repairclown. Good news: you don’t have to! Fix it yourself and save big bucks. This website is all about helping you fix your own appliances so you don’t have to gouge out […]

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Use the Form, Luke!

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

This website has over 3,000 pages packed with pearls of appliance repair wisdom just waiting for you to feast your bleary, blood-shot squinties upon them. Just use the search form below.

In my vast and awesome experience running this website for 10 years now, I’ve realized that most people don’t know how to use a […]

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Fixitnow.com Turns 10 Years Old this Month!

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

I can’t believe it was 10 years ago this month that I registered the domain name, Fixitnow.com, and started this do-it-yourself appliance repair website. Yay me!

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