Yeah, “working” in the yard might be a bit of a stretch, I did pick up a shovel and plant 2 bushes, but truth be told I spent my time with Layla and the garden hose. She’s only about 8 months old so playing in the yard is still new and fun! It was hot outside and since we were both a bit warm we starting by trying to figure out what was happening:

Layla, curious about the garden hose!

After she built up some confidence, she really started to understand that this was fun. She wanted to BITE the water:

Don’t worry Layla, it won’t bite back!

Until finally after about an hour of fun in the water, my girl was completely exhausted:

Layla defeated by the water hose, ready for a bath!

It was a really nice afternoon with my puppy. She’s such a good girl (sometimes) and she deserved a nice day out with “dad” (that’s me!). When I got into my office at Mission Repair today and uploaded these pictures, I just had to share. It’s the little things in life that keep me going.

Have a great afternoon, Ryan

It’s kind of fun. . .we build our list of fans on a spreadsheet, then automatically use a random number generator from RANDOM.ORG to pick a lucky number for us. Today it was number 642 which was Matthew Hoover on our list!

Congratulations Matthew! Your iPod Touch is waiting for you! I noticed that Matthew is local to our Olathe Kansas Mission Repair office and he will come pick it up when he gets back from vacation. This is a fun prize, I mean who doesn’t want their very own brand new iPod Touch for free?

Listen, if you didn’t win, don’t worry. You will automatically be entered into our next drawing when we reach 6,000 likes. So tell your friends to “like” us on Facebook and someday it might pay off for you! It will for someone. . .

Take care, Ryan Arter at Mission Repair.

P.S. Matthew, if you ever need a repair on that iPod Touch, you know who to call. *hint – 866-638-8402 at Mission Repair.

We are at it again. . .and I’ve got graduation on the mind! My daughter Tayler is graduationg from High School this year. WOW. What can I say other than I am in complete and total shock about how my time with her has flown by! It seems just like yesterday I was a young guy living in Hawaii (that’s a whole story altogether) and I had my first child at the Maui Medical Center in Wailuku. I remember that I went to McDonalds for lunch (#3 meal with a coke), the nurses name (Becky), and even the first words that came out of the doctors mouth after she was born: “Wow, she has red hair!”.

Talking about all of this is making me a little teary eyed because this weekend I’ll be watching her walk down the aisle and receiving her diploma from High School. She’s also done something that I could never do, and that she is receiving honors with a 4.0 grade point average all the way through. I’m super impressed!

Well, I’m in for a few more tears of joy. . .as I would expect. This just leaves my son, Casey who is going to be a sophomore next year – so as a parent I’m feeling pretty accomplished!

To celebrate all of those grads out there – the class of 2012 – I’m issuing a coupon for anyone to use. It will give you 12% off your entire order, all you need to do is enter the coupon code “GRADS” when checking out online! This coupon is good all the way through 5/25/12 but don’t delay. Think about it, does your grad need an iPhone repair? How about a new iPod battery? Are they using a cracked macbook? Get it fixed as a gift!

Have a great day, Ryan

P.S. Congratulations to all of the “graduating” parents this year. I’ll be thinking about you on Saturday night!

I know it’s been a while since I’ve been on the blog. It’s nothing personal, I have just been inundated with projects (see my previous blog!) and we’re just getting our fingers wrapped around all of the changes. It’s an amazing feeling!

Just a quick post to let you know – so many people have already taken advantage of the great deal – but we’ve got an unbelievable special running right now through 5/18/12:

White 13″ MacBook Polycarbonate Screen Repair – only $159 installed! Normal price is $189 and there’s no coupon code necessary for the deal.

That’s the price for the new screen with installation. This is truly amazing on our part and we hope that if you’re in need of a new screen (we know accidents can happen) then you’ll think about having the best repair service on the planet performed by the best technicians in the industry. Right here at Mission Repair.

Thanks for reading I promised a coupon code soon, I will follow up with one TODAY!

Best, Ryan

We’ve been hard at work with yet another building expansion.  Why are we expanding?  Well it’s a necessity.  We need space for the new people that we’ve hired and we are on the largest hiring spree in the company’s history.  We need technicians, customer service personnel, shipping and receiving clerks – all to get started at Mission Repair asap.

Within a week, this space will be fully operational and at full staff!

Our new addition will house our newest 30 employees that are coming on as fast as we can get them screened, interviewed and hired!  Need a job?  EMail our General Manager Troy = troy@missionrepair.com.

It’s the result of a ton of hard work and rapid growth. All of which are happening at Mission Repair. This newest addition will bring an entirely new “production line” style of service that you’re not used to from Mission Repair – we are going to be able to run repairs down the line and generate an exceptional run rate which only means one thing for our customers. . .faster service at a better-than-ever-before pricing.

It’s a “win-win” for everyone.

OK, I’ve been asked for a new coupon code from several fans of the Mission Repair FaceBook Fan page. I’ll bring you one shortly!

Best, Ryan

We’ve got an exciting new service that has rolled out this afternoon and is ready for the masses- you may have read that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak went on the record saying he thought the new Lumia 900 Windows Phone was more beautiful than iPhone or Android operating systems. Woz dropped the news during a podcast interview and called the new Nokia product “intuitive and beautiful.” But don’t trade in your iPhone or Android just yet just to be like Wozniak — even though he’s in love with the Lumia 900′s aesthetics, he went on to say that the iPhone 4S is still his primary phone, adding that he thinks Windows phones still need to work on improving app selection and utilities.

Whether you side with Woz or just want to be your own person and choose the Nokia Lumina Smartphone for the mere price point AT&T is offering – just $99 with a contract – you’re going to want to know that Mission Repair is in your back pocket for any screen repair issues that might arise.

Remember that broken screens are NOT warranty issues – with carriers and manufacturers turning customers away when cracked screen show up at their doorsteps.

It’s why Mission Repair was invented – to help those in need, and with our newest Nokia Lumina 900 Screen Repair service, you’re just a few clicks away from relief if you every damage that screen.

Picture courtesy of CNET Reviews. Put it in your pocket!

Thanks folks. I’ll be in touch soon again with more great Mission Repair information!

Best, Ryan

The Android based myTouch Q from Tmobile touts “easy to learn”, “easy to use”, “easy to choose” marketing and Tmobile is currently offering the myTouch Q to their customers. The plan includes data on the Tmobile 4G network, but it doesn’t include breakage. You go to Missionrepair.com for that!

We will rescue that Q. It’s a Q rescue. Don’t BBQ your Q, but if you do, we’ll fix that too.

Take care, Ryan

As we moved along the route, my buddy Darrin was like a tour guide and pointed out the interesting spots along the way. “Don’t stray too far from the road”. I wondered why. “Gators will getcha”. Oh, we don’t have those in Kansas City!

Here’s a screenshot from the 1994 movie “True Lies” when the “blow up” occurred. The bridge that was blown up was an 80′ model of the 7 Mile Bridge. The old bridge (where they did the shot) was already “blown up”, when they opened the new bridge.

Here’s a picture that I took with my iPhone along the bridge to Key West, where the movie was filmed “after” the explosion:

So once again, if Key West comes up as a possible vacation destination (or if you get lucky enough to take a business meeting there!) I highly recommend the trip. Well that is if you like sun, blue water, shopping and fun. I’ll be going back.

So along with this little travel tidbit from “yours truly”, I’m also extending a coupon that is good for any iPod, iPhone, iPad or other service or part that we offer. This coupon is good now through 4/24/12. Use coupon code “KEYLIME” to receive 15% off your order. Then you can start saving for that vacation

Take care, I’m dreaming of the beach. Ryan

It could have been knocking over a glass of milk, walking and slipping on a patch of ice, or a fender-bender in our car. It’s a common description along with “my life flashed in front of my eyes”.

Quick story- I was working on my basement last year and adding some additional circuits to my existing electrical panel. Well, I got careless after a long day of working and I got zapped. It took a minute for me to recover and a couple of chiropractic appointments later, I was all fixed up! I can clearly remember thinking a ton of things in a short amount of time. I think this could be described as “my life flashing before my eyes!”

Well, we hear this on a daily basis here at Mission Repair, and we’re sympathetic to life’s daily trials:

“I dropped my iPhone, tried to grab it and in slow motion it crashed on the cement.”

“I had my computer on the coffee and my German Shepherd walked by and knocked it off onto the tile floor with his tail.”

Your pet can do this kind of damage. Try to remember that he doesn't know any better!

“I dropped a space heater onto my computer and crushed the screen”.

“I left my iPad on top of the car and when I stopped at the corner realized that it was still up there. My whole life flashed before my eyes.”

After the immediate shock wears off, don’t panic. Just give us a call at Mission Repair: 866-638-8402. We can take care of those little hand-held devices and make you feel like you have 9 lives. We keep you up and running when otherwise you might be stuck. Can we fix that fender bender in your car? No, and we don’t clean up spilled milk either

We will be happy to be your iPod, iPad, Smartphone and Laptop repair center of choice.

Take care, Ryan

The power to live life to the fullest.

A powerhouse in your pocket
With 4G LTE network download speeds and a turbocharged 1.2 GHz dual core processor, you’ll get things done — and fast.

Entertaining by design
The HTC Vivid™ is built to entertain, with movies and shows through HTC Watch™, all on a beautiful, 4.5-inch qHD super LCD screen. Or you can watch videos on your big-screen TV — with HDMI out, or wirelessly with DLNA®.*

Capture every last detail
An 8 MP camera with 1080p video recording means you’ll never miss a thing — even at night, thanks to its f/2.2 aperture and back-illuminated sensor. And you can squeeze more friends into your group shots, thanks to a wide 28mm lens.

A phone designed around you
HTC Sense™ lets you do more in fewer steps with a logical and friendly experience that brings everything you care about right to the surface.

There are a ton of new phones that seemingly spontaneously arrive in the market overnight – and they are all designed around the glass touch screen which makes these things so desirable. Our customers tell us on a daily basis “I didn’t even think about what would happen if I broke it.” That’s why we are here.

In the event you do break your awesome little device we are doing our best to stay on top of the ever changing market in sea of smartphones that surround us. Need help with that HTC Vivid Smartphone? Need us to repair the cracked glass on your HTC Vivid? Call us at 866-638-8402 and we’ll make you whole again. Almost spontaneously.

Take care, Ryan