yesterday was my first real day at itp, and i did a little personal pcomp project (in the sense that i used a soldering iron). it was initially frustrating, but ultimately rewarding. i didn’t have to buy new headphones. i added a bling element to my daily appearance. i gained a smidget of confidence. see the pics. i had come by an article on lifehacker.com and had been meaning to do the fix over the summer. i finally bought the piece at radioshack for 3.99 and moved forward with the mini-project. it took me a little while to figure out the wiring. i had red and copperish colored wires, plus the stranded protective copperish wires. red and copperish went to either side. i twisted and tinned the stranded wire for ground. good as new. yay.