Bonjour, Brooklyn!

How have you been? We here at Mikey’s Hookup have been restless. No longer content to just keep Brooklyn, well, “hooked up” with everything from iPod docks to SCART connectors, we’ve decided to quit resting on our laurels and add “fashion plate” to our collective resume. Renowned fashion designer Michél “Mikée” LeWeiss was recruited to supply his legendary touch of panache to the new apparel, and now we at the Hookup are proud to announce that we no longer specialize only in connecting your computer to your television, but now also in connecting your nubile flesh to the latest in haute couture.

Emblazoned with the bold, yet familiar logo that is synonymous with Apple expertise and excellent customer service, these fine t-shirts can be yours for just $10! Available in white with black screenprinted logo, black with white screenprinted logo, or 14k gold chain mail with genuine swarovski crystal logo. Oh, wait, those last ones are already sold out. Ebay?

BUT WAIT! There’s more! Mikey’s now offers totes as well. Available in black with white screenprinted logo only, these totes are a stylish way to transport Hookup purchases, groceries, beloved household pets, even oatmeal cookies by the dozen for bulk returns* The totes are available for $5, and are also available now. Here, Hookup figurehead/employee of the millennium Martha models the fresh threads, looking def while anxiously awaiting the next headphone sale.

So, now there’s no excuse to let Chili or T-Boz see you hangin’ out the passenger side of your best friend’s ride lookin’ like a scrub. Holler in style with a Mikey’s tee, tote, or even both. Be prepared to be treated like Brooklyn royalty when you stroll down Havermeyer representing local business and sustainable portage. No need to tell ‘em all Mikey sent ya–they’ll already know!

*see Mikey’s Hookup receipt for details

Ahoy, there, mateys!

Mikey’s Hookup stocks all sorts of writable media for your data storage needs. Especially popular are the Hookup CD-R and DVD-R’s which we have in many varieties:

Did you know that you can get $2 off your next spindle of Mikey’s CD-R/DVD-R’s by bringing in the spindle of a used pack of Mikey’s CD-R/DVD-R’s? While this is a great way to save a few bones, in this hardscrabble economy Hookup staffers are taking frugailty and practicality to a new level:

Oh, dip! A convenient bowl for vegetable intake! a delicious way to sustainably get that elusive FDA RDA of niacin. Here, Katie demonstrates how the 100-disc size makes a convenient bowl for mixing and eating salad. But why stop there?

Extensive field testing at Hookup Williamsburg has determined that the 50-disc size lid is great for cereal, party snacks, or cold soups (e.g. gazpacho, borscht). The 25-disc lid makes a great guacamole boat, or cheese cubes corral. They also make charming hats.

But what of the spindle itself? Well, say goodbye forever to unorganized (and unattractive) piles of donuts. Stack your donuts by the hole for a winsomely presented columnar cavalcade of breakfast that will really wow your guests. Obviously, this doesn’t apply to jelly-filled or Boston creme.

Keep you eyes peeled for more great ideas, and let us know how YOU reuse your Mikey’s post-purchase packaging surplus!

love always,

Hookup Staff

Tangled wires can be a factor of shortened life for your dainty little headphones. It can weaken and fray them. Winding them around your iPod is not recommended for the same reason.
A lot of brands don’t seem to give you any type of case with your earbuds. Which for me, means that they sadly end up as a wired wad seasoned with loose tobacco and gum wrappers at the bottom of my bag more often than not.
Luckily, my crafty, frugal brain lead me to a free and simple way to prevent this from happening, ever again! I just grabbed an old cassette tape, wound them in, and THEN tossed it into my cruddy bag.

Fancy that.

post and photo by Chloe

That’ll take your mind off of computers.

At least 3 to 4 times a day the Mikey’s Hookup in Dumbo is asked “Is this a real fire hydrant, can I park here?”
The real answer is Yes and No
I’ve seen NYC traffic tow trucks make round after round scooping cars up and coming right back for more. It hurts to watch . I’ve also seen traffic cops walk right by and don’t feel it’s right to ticket cause of it’s placement
It is a real live hydrant thats a fact.
The curb was extended 3-4 years back when Front st. in Dumbo Brooklyn was getting a face lift. The  city workers thought it was to much work to move the hydrant in a visible spot.
I’ve ask a number of different traffic officers and they all have different opinions about it.
-NYC parking violation code 40
Stopping, standing or parking closer than 15 feet of a fire hydrant. Between sunrise and sunset, a passenger vehicle may stand alongside a hydrant as long as a driver remains behind the wheel and is ready to move the vehicle if required to do so.-
The hydrant is over 9 feet from the curb. So does that mean you really only need to park 6ft from it? There is nothing in the violation code stating the hydrant must be 15ft from the front or back of the vehicle . It just says “closer than 15ft”.
Don’t worry though. I’m sure it’ll get fixed sometime in the next 15 years. So be careful next time visiting the Dumbo MHU

The Dumbo Hookup staff as well as E.T are showing the love. If we had a poster of Farrah Fawcett we’d be doing the same for her. They’ll both be missed.

“Hookup Staff,” people always ask me, “how can I attain your impressive level of knowledge and physical vigor?” Well, readers, there are lots of ways. Perhaps the easiest way to start on the path to enlightenment the Hookup way is by listening to The Quiet Storm, the staff-made and staff-loved radio station. It’s a great soundtrack for repairs, sales, or table tennis. And each an every time we cue it up, it goes out to all the ladies.

To listen at home, click this:
the quiet storm-pandora

pop a straw in an ice cold Camacho and hold a few IDE cables to really replicate the Hookup experience. You won’t regret it.

Last weeks lightning storm in Brooklyn decided to pay a visit to a Williamsburg Mac Pro. The lightning went through the cable modem and straight into the logic boards ethernet card of this expensive beast. A small hole was actually blown through the metal casing. Guess what? After hours of testing and cleanup by Phil, (Mikey’s Hookup Apple Service Manager) the Mac functions perfectly fine except for the ethernet card. Nothing a Sonnet PCI-e gigabit card couldn’t fix.

Mikey’s new favorite coffee drink which would usually be asked for as an iced americano with two pumps of chocolate has finally got it’s own name. Next time you’re at the Verb Cafe on Bedford ave. and you want this delicious beverage, save your breath and time by asking for a CAMACHO. Inspired by President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho.

Matt Kane (Dumbo Hookup Apple Technician) co-stars in this New York Times story about a failing hard drive . The Great Crash-By VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN link to article