Chris Drumm is a lifelong gamer with a BA in English writing and years of experience writing articles and news online. He's played hundreds of games in dozens of genres, enjoyed them all, and put more ...

Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the essential building blocks behind almost all modern electronic devices. These components ...

Printed circuit boards for consumer electronics are like a city skyline. With limited real estate to build across a neighborhood block, developers build up, story-upon-story. Memory chips and logic ...

The basic metallurgy of solder. How to make a solder joint. How to repair a circuit board. The vintageTEK museum is a geek’s paradise to tour if visiting the Portland, Oregon area. The museum has ...

Most mission-critical systems need to be designed for near-zero downtime throughout their useful life. So, if a component of such a system fails or needs updating, it must be replaced without ...