Okay, having decided to pitch myself at the PIC family (including dsPIC), I now have a question about programmers. I've been hearing a lot of bad things about the new PICKit 3, and …

The impression I get is that PICAXE is based on the PIC cores, but geared to beginners, but I wanted to make sure before committing to any particular platform. Thank you!

There are some great blogs out there for programmers (Joel on Software, Paul Graham's Essays, etc.). I would love to know about any similar quality content for electronics. Do you …

Hi, I have a 17" laptop monitor with a 1920x1200 (WUXGA I beleive it's called? or just UXGA?) resolution which I simply love. Now, assuming the laptop dies before the monitor does …

Is there a tutorial that shows different techniques and the dos/don't of soldering? I was doing a kit last night that just said heat up both components for 5 seconds then put the …

I am thinking about ordering up some parts for every day use. I am thinking about making one big purchase so as to minimize on shipping and other charges. What are some of the co …

Hi, can anyone point me to a tutorial for electronic noobs that explains how to use op-amps and what i can do with them, besides amplification?

I'm always looking for interesting electronics kits with a music or audio based theme. I've recently started an online shop selling a basic electronics kit, the Posc pocket oscilla …

This is intended to be the hardware equivalent of this question: "When/if to seek a [software] patent?". What are some possible ways to make money from a hardware project that you …

What are the items you have in your personal electronics tool kit?

Hi all. Not entirely sure if this applies to ChipHacker, if it doesn't, I apologise for posting. But it definitely applies to the subject of electronics in general. Im currently wo …

I know this may sound weird and I hope everyone doesn't mind me asking it here, but I've had a hard time finding people online that are into electronics and are online regularly. N …

I'm wondering how much company work (not personal projects) you typically do after hours.

There's another similar website, called Electronics Exchange which also aims to be a central community for electronics engineers. So, where do we go from here? Should we try and m …

Hey, i was wondering for a project of mine if i can order components that are made for a long time of usage. would Mil-spec components fit under this category? What i basically wan …