WiGoMan Blog - Tech Care (Repair, Reuse, Recycle) Industry Leader

As I walked into the conference area of the hotel in Nashville on the first day of ERC 2020 I realized that this year was going to be much different than years past. I took a deep breath as I prepared for non-stop interaction with many of the great people in the tech repair, reuse and recycle industry. I was really looking forward to shaking some hands, giving some hugs and getting up close and personal with my friends in the industry. But then it hit me like a ton of bricks as I heard an all to familiar sound...   ...my alarm clock that snapped me back into reality. As I awoke from my slumbers I decided that today -- since it was the first day of the virtual conference -- I would go ahead and take a shower before noon and even wear pants before logging into the first session of the  VIRTUAL ERC 2020  show. As I headed into my HOME OFFICE I took the opportunity to shake hands with my 13 year old daughter -- who is attending virtual school and working on her handshake...

If you repair, refurbish, or recycle electronics congratulations! You are on the forefront of what is becoming one of the largest industries in the world over the next ten years. Why, you ask? Because everything is becoming computerized (Tech) and it will require someone to take care of it (you) from beginning to end. Allow me to introduce you to the... Over the last ten years we have seen more and more products rely on computerization to operate which has fundamentally changed the way we take care of these products. This has opened tremendous opportunity for people already have some experience in the repair, reuse, and recycling of this type of products.  The age of the smartphone ushered in this trend as companies started to look for ways to make their products "smarter" and more "connected" to the world. The smartphone wars over the 20 years have aided these efforts by forcing the size of electronics components to get smaller and cheaper. As they did engineers sa...

While our country remains divided on who the next president will be, among other issues, one thing is clear – seriously just one thing because this election cycle was a bare knuckle brawl up and down the ballot all over the country – people all over the country want THE RIGHT TO REPAIR  and the freedom to do whatever they want to do with the stuff they own! In a clear, without a shadow-of-a-doubt, win (by knockout) 74.9%of the voters in Massachusetts said “screw you auto manufacturers, we want to be able to fix our cars when and where we choose.” This is a huge victory for the right to repair movement and will help companies in the automotive industry gain more market share. Let me repeat that for the people on the backrow. A right to repair victory means MORE BUSINESS for those that are in the auto repair business. It means more business for anyone and everyone in this industry. Especially the small business owners who support local communities across the country! QUICK H...