Connor Bassolino

I'm Connor, a card-carrying member of the EDU Team here at iFixit.

I'm a fresh hire, and am currently in the absorb-as-much-information-as-possible phase.

I'm new to iFixit, but also California generally--I was born and raised in colorful Colorado, where, yes, winter's are actually cold! It's hard to beat California weather, but I'm still getting used to the so-called "seasons" here.

I graduated from Western Colorado University in 2021 with degrees in Creative Writing and Political Science. While studying, I was privileged to have two world-class ski resorts, Crested Butte and Monarch, less than thirty minutes from my front door, and boy, did I take advantage of that.

I'm an avid backpacker, climber, hiker, surfer, backpacker, kayaker--all things outdoors. I feel most at peace when I'm out of service!

1) My favorite trail in Colorado: Mill Castle to Storm Pass

2) My first backpacking trip in California: Cone Peak, Big Sur

1) One of my cherry shrimp was pregnant a few months ago! Check out all those eggs!

2) While I don't have any non-marine pets at the moment, I really miss my Colorado roommate's cat, Tonto.

While I've repaired a couple laptops in my time, I'm newer to electronic repair generally, and am more experienced in general domestic repair. I'd put down money that my father is one of the most talented handymen in the world; I'm pretty sure the only time he ever called a repairman was to fix our garage door, because 'those springs can rip your head off.'

Growing up, he was always pulling me away from my Legos or Lincoln Logs and showing me how to fix this or that, whether it be a refrigerator fan, a leaking pipe hidden in devilishly pink insulation, or a twenty-year-old lawn mower that 'just needs a tune-up.'

While I learned a lot from him, the most important belief he instilled in me is that you should always try to fix something yourself before thinking of trashing it or calling a repairman--unless, of course, it's a garage spring; never underestimate elastic potential energy!