

Soldering Tools
You've probably heard about it, maybe you’ve even seen the tools before, but it is not a skill that you have felt compelled to tackle. I

Soldering Technique for Through-Hole PCB
Through-hole soldering refers to soldering wires or pins to a printed circuit board or a proto-breadboard where the wire or pin is pushed th


Components in Electronics Circuits
Here, we will briefly discuss the most common components you will encounter in electronics, their symbols in circuit diagrams, and why we us

Techniques for Removing Old Solder
Sometimes, solder needs to be removed, this could happen for several reasons – too much was applied, it was applied in the wrong area, or fo

Ohm's Law, Resistors, and LED's
Current, Voltage, and Resistance are three properties of electrical circuits that allow us to specify parts, calculate needed values for var


Building the MagPi Google Voice Kit - Review
Overall it is a great project to demonstrate to beginners and students the accessibility of the Raspberry Pi and of software engineering. Th


Raspberry Pi: No HDMI Monitor? No Problem!
Use this $6 component to run your Raspberry Pi with an older DVI monitor! Plug and play! No need to modify the config.txt file!


Saving Time by Organizing Electronics
So I realized that as I have been working on all of my small electronics projects, that I'm sometimes using a third of my project time j

Re-engineering the Billy Bass Alexa API Integration
Like most people, I saw the Billy Bass Alexa integration video and I was instantly infatuated. I think most 90's kids remember that...


Adding Alexa API into a MOSHI Talking Alarm Clock
Most of the time I'm frustrated by my mother's need to save EVERYTHING, but today I was pleasantly surprised when she asked me if I...