Will left a comment asking how to begin soldering. There are plenty of basic projects to begin with. As I said I am away from my computer so I can’t demonstrate all of this, but I can tell you. You can pick up a soldering gun at Radioshack for about ten to twenty dollars. You [...]

Once again, I am away from my home equipment and lab, so I will do something on my computer, using only what I have available: my computer and an Internet connection. I have had Audacity, an audio manipulation software, on my computer for a long time now. It allows you to edit sound very simply. [...]

You may have heard that the other day, Randy Pausch passed away leaving his wife and three kids. For those of you who do not know, Dr. Pausch taught computer science at Carnegie Mellon after working on the Disney Imageneering program in virtual reality. More importantly, he inspired thousands of people to live out their [...]

Often times, in lab notebooks and textbooks, we all tend to skip over the safety section and onto the fun stuff. However, just this time, we need to realize the dangers of soldering. When you melt solder, you are essentially melting lead, which is a toxin. The fumes can be held responsible for numerous diseases [...]