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Jasmin Malik Chua, Jersey City, USA

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By Jasmin Malik Chua
Jersey City, NJ, USA | Sun Mar 23 17:21:00 EDT 2008

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Before you declare your electronic doodad or geegaw a goner, consider getting some free technical advice on Fixya, a Web site packed with community-generated content on how to troubleshoot a host of gadgets, electronic equipment, and consumer products. Recent questions range in complexity from "How do you make the ( ) sign on a Verizon LG phone?" to "My Epson C48 doesn't print any thing, it's just rolling papers."

Not only does Fixya connect you with 165 experts who can offer technical advice, but the site also stores manuals and troubleshooting guides for more than half a million products, provides a forum for posting products tips and user-create wiki-manuals, offers warranty-management tools, and maintains a directory of repair service providers searchable by zip code.

If you can't wait around for the generosity of strangers, you can also upgrade to Premium Assistance to get fast, guaranteed technical assistance from the experts via forum post or live chat. ::FixYa

[Via ::Wise Bread]

See also: ::Repair or Replace (and Recycle): Your Computer and ::Repair Damaged Clothing, Accessories

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