Ken's PC Repair Omaha

05/27/2026

We've got a laptop shortage! Can you help us?

Every year, Made New Makerspace gives away hundreds of refurbished laptops to kids from low-income families. Due to rising tech prices along with a variety of other factors, we are critically low on laptops, so much so that we have temporarily suspended accepting laptop applications. With summer school fast approaching, this is a pretty terrible time to run out of machines.

We could really use your help. If you have a good-running Windows 11 laptop that isn't being used, please consider donating it to Made New Makerspace. Or even better, if you run a business that has piles of functional laptops that are taking up space, let us take them!

The easiest way to get laptops to us is to bring them to our friends at Ken's PC Repair Omaha off 138th and Q (IMPORTANT: Be sure to tell them the laptop is for Made New Makerspace when dropping it off). Ken's shop makes sure any old data is erased and a fresh copy of Windows is installed.

You can also bring the laptops directly to our facility. If you go this route, reach out to me at [email protected] in advance to confirm that your drop-off time works.

If you don't have a laptop to donate, but want to support this critical work, consider making a donation at https://madenewomaha.com/donate to help us cover the costs associated with this program.

Thank you for your support. With your help, we can get technology into the hands of young people who need it most.

05/20/2026

Ken’s PC Repair will be CLOSED for Memorial Day weekend from Saturday, May 23 through Monday, May 25.

We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, May 26 at 9:00am.

As we enjoy the holiday weekend, we pause to remember and honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country.

Thank you for your understanding and have a safe Memorial Day weekend!

05/01/2026

Thermal paste should never be used in place of liquid metal.

Luckily we got to this just in time as the leftover liquid metal was being pushed out of the protective seal around the CPU die. One that happens it will start shorting out motherboard circuits and turn this into a very expensive repair.

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402-933-7890

04/20/2026

Add Toshiba to the list of technology companies that are electing to refund your original purchase price instead of replacing their defective products.

A disappointing move from a major hard drive supplier.

04/07/2026

🔐 Ever heard of a passkey? Here’s why it’s the future of logging in:
A passkey is a new, more secure way to sign in to your apps and accounts—without needing to remember a password!

Instead of typing in a password, passkeys use things like:
👉 Your fingerprint
👉 Face recognition
👉 Your device’s screen lock (PIN or pattern)

Why it’s better:
✅ No more forgotten passwords
✅ Strong protection against hacking & phishing
✅ Faster and easier login experience

Your passkey stays safely stored on your device, and it works seamlessly across your trusted devices. Big tech companies are already adopting passkeys—so you’ll start seeing them more and more!

Say goodbye to passwords and hello to a safer, simpler way to sign in.

03/29/2026

All USB C cables are basically the same. Right?

Apple's new Thunderbolt 4 USB-C cable costs a staggering $130, more than ten times the price of a generic USB-C cable. But what's the difference between Thun...

03/18/2026

32gb (2 x 16gb modules) of DDR5 RAM is currently $400+. You bought yours 3 years ago on sale for $89.99 but now 1 of the 2, 16gb modules failed.

No problem, LIFETIME WARRANTY!

So you send in your RAM kit (there's 2 sticks..... gotta return the pair) and wait.

A couple weeks later you get something in the mail. It's not a replacement part....it's a check for $89.99.

It follows the case of a refused RMA prompted by quadrupling memory prices

03/13/2026

New data recovery hardware going into service next week. This will allow us to recover more failed solid state hard drives.

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402-933-7890

02/17/2026

Successfully recovered all 632gb of data from this 1tb Crucial NVMe SDD.

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402-933-7890

01/15/2026

PS5 brought in for repair due to no power. Replaced a blown fuse (right) and shorted capacitor (left) on the motherboard and it's as good as new.

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402-933-7890