You can’t find a good substitute for a solid LCR meter. With the most basic unit, an LCR meter will measure inductance, capacitance, and resistance. But depending on your selection, LCR meters can provide detailed information about impedance, dissipation factor, quality factor, phase angle, or even equivalent series resistance. It all depends on what you …
Not long ago, the average home might have a handful of connected devices. Most people would have a family PC, and little else. If you worked from home, you might have a second computer or a network printer. That was about it. But as technology has moved on, we’ve all started to rely on more …
People behave differently when they know they’re being recorded. Place an obvious camera in the center of your home and you’ll probably never catch someone stealing from you, a babysitter being neglectful, or problems with the nanny. But where do you hide a camera without having to undergo some elaborate reconstruction project? Putting cameras inside …
Many people crave office jobs for their creature comforts. This only makes sense. In an office or home office, you don’t have to worry about hot or cold weather. You’re not out in the rain, and your risk of a major workplace injury is virtually zero. For these and other reasons, many “blue collar” jobs …
Few things are more important than the safety of your home. And fewer things are more essential to that safety than a good quality deadbolt. But locks have come a long way over the years. In ancient and medieval times, only the very wealthy could even afford to own a lock. The craftsmanship required was …