Jonathan BraxLab note / Current
In the lab
Techable IMS rebuild
Rebuilding the inventory system around a clean device history, reliable state tracking and stronger marketplace connections.
Open the lab noteBrax / Techable Labs
The future of technology shouldn't be disposable.
Jonathan Brax · Keep tech useful longer
I work on what happens after the first owner is done with a device.
We chase what's next. Every upgrade leaves something behind.
Devices that still work. Parts that still have value. Technology that could have stayed useful longer. This is my record of trying to keep more of it in circulation.
The practical belief
Keep tech useful longer.
Repairability, right to repair, refurbished technology, trade-in and resale all shape what happens across a device lifecycle.
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Repair
Keep a device working when a practical fix exists.
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Reuse
Refurbish it, resell it, trade it in, or put it in someone else's hands.
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Recover
When the whole device is finished, keep useful components from becoming waste.
No Parts to Waste
Look at what's still useful before deciding it's finished.
Constant upgrading leaves useful technology behind. Progress shouldn't require a more disposable world.
Waste as little as possible.
Techable Labs / The record
I write things down while I'm still inside them.
Repairs, systems, mistakes, experiments, things that worked and things I still haven't figured out.
From the archive / 2017
Starting over in a rented house in Elk Grove Village.
Macs went on shelves, then into closets. The photo setup lived in another room.
Open the 2017 chapterStory / 2020
The Snap Call I Almost IgnoredRead the story Firsthand work
The device comes before the spreadsheet.
Repairability, diagnostics, pricing and resale start with the hardware itself: what it is, what failed, what it needs and whether it has a practical next life.
Take part
Keep useful technology moving.
The companies
Different parts of the same problem.
Each one handles a different part of keeping technology useful.
From the archive
The record goes back to 2008.
Start at the beginningContinue