Make A Simple Electric Motor, Plus How It Works ... more.

Like looking for lost treasure? There's no need to break the bank for a high-end metal detector — just dig through your junk drawer! ... more.

In this podcast, Bre Pettis shows you how to set up a breadboard for power and then play around with electronics on it Note: In the podcast, I mention Charles Platt's article is from Make: volume 11. Its actually in Make: Volume 10. ... more.

Little demonstration of expert soldering, shows the basics of the operation to achieve good soldering joints technique. ... more.

Some basic information about capacitors: Capacitance, voltage ratings and polarity. Once you know what you are doing, you can replace faulty caps on your circuit board and bring your electronics back to life! Don't forget to vote 5!... more.

Download here: http://www.makayama.com/easywifiradar.html Some things in life should be free. Easy WiFi Radar helps you find and connect to open wireless access points with a single mouse click. It's WiFi for Dummies. This video shows how you can use Easy WiFi Radar to get wireless broadband connections for free. If you have ever tried to use Windows XP's built-in connection manager, you know ... more.

Learn How to use an N channel MOSFET to turn anything on and off. ... more.

This Weekend Project is the USB Battery from MAKE Magazine Volume 16. Conceal a flash drive in a AA battery! ... more.

Make a flaming fireball shooter just like magicians use. Save $$ and MAKE your own! Awesome pyrotechnics effect! Safe to use indoors and out! ... more.

One of the great things about these little bots is that you can make them from scavenged materials. Use parts from broken electronics and bring them back to life as little robots! ... more.