Gadget Hacks How-Tos

How To: Apple's Big TV App Update Gives You 10 New Features and Changes to Enhance Your Viewing Experience

How To: See Passwords for Wi-Fi Networks You've Connected Your Android Device To

How To: Apple's Messages App Has Some Cool New Text Editing Features and Effects for iMessage — Here's How It All Works

How To: 19 New Messages Features in iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 You Didn't Know You Needed

How To: Use FaceTime's Secret Hand Gestures and Reaction Buttons to Add Animated On-Screen Effects to Your Video Feed

How To: Get the magnet out of a hard disk drive

I have used a laptop HDD in this video. I'm showing how to get the magnet out so you can use it on your paint spray - or were ever you want... this is a strong magnet, so you can use it without problems.

How To: Prep surface mount chip components w/ wet tack method

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates the wet tack method for surface mount chip component preparation.

How To: Install a TSOP32 using the multi-lead method

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates the installation of a TSOP32 component using the multi-lead method.

How To: Prep the pad for surface mount items w/ wicking method

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates pad preparation for surface mount items using the wicking method.

How To: Remove MELF diodes with the tweezer solder method

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates Metal Electrode Leadless Face Diodes removal using the tweezer method with tin-lead solder.

How To: Prepare the BGA site to start soldering

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates site preparation for BGA placement.

How To: Install and solder a 0402 component

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates the installation of an 0402 component.

How To: Prep surface mount chip components w/ dry tack method

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates the dry tack method for surface mount chip component preparation.

How To: Use StencilQuik for your soldering needs

This is a StencilQuik soldering demonstration video. This breakthrough method allows you to simplify placement/replacement saving 50% or more of time required to rework BGAs or CSPs.

How To: Place a J-leaded component on a PLCC with solder

In this two-part soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates the placing of a J-leaded component on a PLCC circuit board using lead-free solder.

How To: Remove solder bridges on gull wing components

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier certified master instructor for Soldering Skills demonstrates removal of solder bridges on gull wing leading components.

How To: Use a multi-plated through hole tweezer removal method

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier certified master instructor for Soldering Skills demonstrates multi-plated through-hole tweezer method, also known as SOIC tweezer method.

How To: Remove plated through hole flat leads on a PCB

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier certified master instructor for Soldering Skills demonstrates removal of plated through-hole flat leads.

How To: Repair plated through hole printed circuit boards

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Bob Wettermann demonstrates the repair of plated through-hole printed circuit boards.

How To: Repair printed circuit board laminate materials

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Bob Wettermann demonstrates how to repair damages that have occurred to the based printed circuit board laminate materials as well as to PCB corners.

How To: Install and solder a 0805 chip compontent

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates the installation and soldering of an 0805 chip component using a point-to-point soldering technique.

How To: Solder a SOIC14 gull wing lead component

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates the installation & soldering of SOIC14 gull wing lead component using a point-to-point soldering technique.

How To: Lead-free solder a 1206 surface manner resistor

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates the installation and soldering of 1206 surface manner resistor.

How To: Use the Christmas tree solder method for lead bending

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier explains how to prepare through-hole components for installation using lead-free solder.

How To: Prep through hole component for solder installation

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates the through-hole preparation pliers method with lead-free solder.

How To: Convert a lead solder tip to a lead-free tip

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier explains how to converting a lead solder tip to a tip that will be utilized for lead-free soldering.

How To: Use the multi-lead style to solder an SOIC20 gull wing

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates how to utilize a lead-free solder in the installation and soldering of an SOIC20 gull wing leading component using a multi-lead technique.

How To: Solder a chip component with the point-to-point method

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates the installation and soldering of an 0603 chip component using a point-to-point lead-free soldering technique.

How To: Solder an SOT23 component with a point-to-point method

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates the installation and soldering of an SOT23 component using a point-to-point lead-free soldering technique.

How To: Use lead-free solder with the point-to-point technique

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates a point-to-point technique on a QFP 100 using a lead-free solder.

How To: Do the lead-free multi-lead soldering technique

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates the lead-free multi-lead soldering technique.

How To: Insert a lead-free gold cup wire when soldering

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates how t insert a lead-free gold cup wire.

How To: Solder a lead-free through hole component

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates how to install and solder properly a through hole component into a circuit board.

How To: Use the Firefox Firebug extension for web design

Firebug is an essential Firefox extension for web designers and developers. You are able to quickly target any element on a page to see the markup, the CSS, the layout, and the DOM in an instant. Not only can you see all of this juicy information, you can edit and see the results directly in the browser window. This makes Firebug the go-to tool for debugging CSS trouble. Also indispensable for Javascript programmers. So all you Internet website designers out there, pay close attention to this...

How To: Prepare to solder gold cups using lead-free solder

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates the preparation of lead-free gold cup soldering.

How To: Build a sonic fabric reader

Sonic fabric is a textile woven from 50% cassette tape and 50% polyester thread. This video illustrates how to build a "reader" that will enable the user to listen to the sound embedded in the fabric. This allows you to play non-traditional music from clothing that's made of cassette tapes.