If you regularly repair photo equipment, possibly even those of the same type, it is worth documenting these projects. This preserves repair processes that are usually no longer visible once the device has been reassembled.
Information will be provided about the type of error, the measures taken and the current status later. If problems arise again with a device that you have already repaired, you can build on the previous history and do not have to start troubleshooting from the beginning because you have forgotten the details.
Which of my many Canon T90s was I working on here and when? What was it about? Good documentation answers these questions.
With good documentation
you also keep track of the work you have done so far, your own learning progress and can also differentiate between projects by status, e.g. successfully/not successfully completed, pending for resumption, section for study purposes, etc.
For this purpose, I use „Notebooks“ on the iPhone:
This allows entries in „books“ to be freely organized, sorted and easily searched. Photos and links can be included, entries can be marked with colors. A powerful editor enables the designing of textes, various export functions are available.
Articles, sorted by year.
A selection of the projects 2024, arranged chronologically.
Green: successfully completed, Blue: contributions on PHOTRIO, ORANGE: not successfully completed, Red: pending, Purple: section for study purposes.
Example of an entry.
What was the problem, when was what done?
It is important to note down the serial numbers of the devices so that you can identify them later if you own several of them.
A detailed report with photos, ideally here on PHOTRIO, can be included as a link and accessed directly from Notebooks.
I get along very well with this system, and if I have any questions or suggestions, the developer of the app provides excellent and personal service.
How do you go about it?
Do you document your repair projects, and if so, how?
Information will be provided about the type of error, the measures taken and the current status later. If problems arise again with a device that you have already repaired, you can build on the previous history and do not have to start troubleshooting from the beginning because you have forgotten the details.
Which of my many Canon T90s was I working on here and when? What was it about? Good documentation answers these questions.
With good documentation
you also keep track of the work you have done so far, your own learning progress and can also differentiate between projects by status, e.g. successfully/not successfully completed, pending for resumption, section for study purposes, etc.
For this purpose, I use „Notebooks“ on the iPhone:
Notebooks - Write and Organize • Notebooks
Notebooks is the best word processing app for your work, from taking notes to writing books and organizing documents. Available on iOS and Mac.
This allows entries in „books“ to be freely organized, sorted and easily searched. Photos and links can be included, entries can be marked with colors. A powerful editor enables the designing of textes, various export functions are available.
Articles, sorted by year.
A selection of the projects 2024, arranged chronologically.
Green: successfully completed, Blue: contributions on PHOTRIO, ORANGE: not successfully completed, Red: pending, Purple: section for study purposes.
Example of an entry.
What was the problem, when was what done?
It is important to note down the serial numbers of the devices so that you can identify them later if you own several of them.
A detailed report with photos, ideally here on PHOTRIO, can be included as a link and accessed directly from Notebooks.
I get along very well with this system, and if I have any questions or suggestions, the developer of the app provides excellent and personal service.
How do you go about it?
Do you document your repair projects, and if so, how?
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