Police: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the legExclusive: Brother and best friend of accused pedophile priest speak out
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BONITA SPRINGS Police: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the leg Lee County deputies say the teen was accidentally shot in the leg.
PUNTA GORDA Exclusive: Brother and best friend of accused pedophile priest speak out Riley’s brother reached out to WINK on Friday, saying people aren’t getting the full story.
IMMOKALEE Caught on video: Huge gator crosses Immokalee neighborhood Fridays in Florida are for gators
FORT MYERS FGCU softball pitcher making a name for herself One season in FGCU, freshman pitcher Allison Sparkman is already ruffling feathers in the circle.
Surrendering-pets trend at Gulf Coast Humane Society concerns An large amount of pets are being surrendered by their owners. About half of the dogs at the Gulf Coast Humane Society are surrender dogs.
Students benefitting from millions in sales tax dollars So far, the voter-approved half-cent sales tax has brought in $507 million for the Lee County School District.
PORT CHARLOTTE ‘Shady’: One woman feels misled after federal student loan consolidation It takes some people decades to pay off their student loans. One woman’s last payment was in sight until she took a gamble she said she was told to take.
FORT MYERS Homeless encampments inch closer to neighborhoods Law enforcement has swept multiple encampments, cleaning the trails of mess and muck left behind, and some of these encampments are right in our backyards.
BIG CYPRESS PRESERVE What changes if Big Cypress National Preserve becomes a Wilderness Area? America’s first nationally designated preserve is in Southwest Florida’s backyard, and it is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Method to treat IBD being used for other health issues Trying to get treatments for the brain when fighting neurological diseases like epilepsy and ALS is a challenge.
FORT MYERS NTSB report reveals new details in helicopter crash after Hurricane Ian The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its final report on a helicopter crash that occurred in Iona, Florida, shortly after Hurricane Ian.
NAPLES Memorial celebrates the life of John Passidomo Hundreds of friends and family gathered for a memorial at Baker Park in Naples.
‘Latinos in Action’ empowers all students to succeed WINK News talked with teachers who are a part of the program, helping kids reach their full potential.
Immokalee ‘The eyes always draw me in’; Immokalee portrait artist turns dark times into color One of Southwest Florida best portrait artist, Martha Maria Cantu, almost gave up art. Now she’s on the forefront of the city of Immokalee, to make her community filled with color.
GOLDEN GATE Collier commissioners approve agreement for golf complex in Golden Gate Collier commissioners unanimously approved a long term lease and operating agreement to reopen the Golden Gate golf course Tuesday.
Smart phones these days can cost you six or seven hundred dollars and newer models are coming along all the time. Not everyone wants to spend the money on the latest and greatest tech gadget. Lucky for them, it’s easier than ever to keep their gear going. Frank Rothman is easily frustrated by today’s ever-changing tech devices. “Generally speaking, I’m just not good with gadgets. I find that following the instructions, getting things to work just never works for me, so when I do get something that works, I tend to hang on to it and not want to get rid of it,” said Rothman. He is still using his old iPod and admits he has spent more money adding memory to it than it would have cost to just buy a new one. But he likes it and he is not the only one with this mentality, according to industry experts like the iPod doctor. “People who hold on to their old devices are a niche market. they hold on to them for sentimental reasons, they have them because a loved one passed away, they want to recover the data, uh playlists,” said Demetrios Leontaris, Founder of NYC iPod doctor. He fixes iPhones, iPads and laptops too. His son has a business fixing old Game Boys. As more and more people embrace the old, and those owners want to amp up the battery or replace the hard drive in gadgets, repair companies with a retro niche are popping up and are busier than ever. “Our business has grown year by year,” said Leontaris. Not just that, but these days you can also find several web sites to fix and update older gadgets on your own. Zachery Nelson runs Jerryrigeverything.com on Youtube and gets more than a million hits a month from people trying to fix their own devices. “Once you’ve seen the inside of the phone, seen how you take it apart, all the different screws and stuff, people are much more willing to take apart their devices,” he said. Nelson also says repairing your retro gear on your own is easy when you can find parts online for cheap. “A penny saved is a penny earned and if you can fix your own device, you can save a few bucks and get your device working again,” Nelson said. But he admits the DIY approach is not for everyone. “You have to use a little bit of common sense and kind of know what your skill level is. Obviously, I’m showing the repair, but if you’ve never held a screwdriver before, it’s going to be kind of difficult,” said Nelson. Rothman admits he is not one of those guys. “I find by step three I’m completely lost, so I tend to shy away from those things,” he said. So Rothman will keep turning to the iPod Doc and similar tech companies for help, even if it means being teased a bit for being retro. “Keep your old tech alive, there’s nothing wrong with it,” he said. Nelson has some tips if you plan to follow a Youtube video to fix your gadget. He suggests you watch the video all the way through at least twice before taking your own device apart. He also recommends you read the comments for suggestions from others who tackled the DIY approach.