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Information sources, websites, ezines etc.

News

• Embedded World
• EE Times
• EDN
• Power Electronics News
• Electronics Weekly
• Makezine Makers News
• Maker News on Substack Mailing list
• Wired.com Makers
• Everything RF

Blogs and eZines

• Frankly Built and Emily the Engineer
• Tool Guyd
• Embedded World
• Teach Me Micro
• Ikea Hackers
• Circuit.io Blog
• n-o-d-e.net
• Make Use of Technology Simplified
• Maker Advisor
• Hackster IO

Magazines

• Make Magazine
• All about Circuits Electronics industry e-zine

Books

• Open Tech Book
• Wiley Online Library vast array of online books on most subjects. Some free to read.

Enthusiast Sites

• Dronebot Workshop
• Lukas Pomykal Anycubic Kossell 3D printer Upgrades and Software configuration
• Droid builders R2D2 Builders
• Open Electronics
• MD0MDI Radio Ham site with lots of info
• Dev255 The Solar powered Maker
• Hackaday
• Sensors IoT Website for Andreas Spiess
• CNC Cook Book Blog
• This is Carpentry
• Tool Guyd
• Stumpy Nubs
• Norms Tools All about Norm Abrahams New Yankee Workshop

Makers

• Blake McFarland Sculpture and Art installations
• Quirky Design inspiration
• John Park

Inspirational Sites

• Cabaret Mechanical Theatre Automata

Sell Your Stuff

• Tindle Awesome things directly from makers (Electronics and projects).
• Etsy Handmade, vintage and Custom
• eBay The worlds marketplace
• CrateJoy Marketplace helps subscription box businesses find subscribers in their niche.
• iCraft Gifts Handmade-only Marketplace is for true artists and crafters.
• IndiCart Community of Independent Shops
• Folksy A place to buy and sell handcrafted or designed work from UK designer-makers.

Projects and plans

• Instructables
• Random Nerd Tutorials
• Volos Projects - YouTube Channel about MCU and Display projects
• ESPHome ESP8266/ESP32 Home Automation system
• Thingverse 3D models repository
• April Wilkerson
• Electronics Lab
• Hackaday
• Maker.Pro
• Night Driver LED ESP32 project to drive up to 8 channels of WS2812B Neopixel LEDs
• Saws on Skates
• Wood Working Crafts Ideas

Spec Sheets and Info

• SB Components SB MCU Information
• LCD Wiki - Specs of many commonly used LCD display modules
• Pighixxx Pin-outs and circuits
• ESP32 Net
• SB Components Learning Page
• Fastner Data spec sheets and information about all types of fasteners
• The Electronic Connector Book a catalog of electrical connectivity components used in the electronics industry

Repairing Stuff

• Repair Wiki Louis Rossmann's repair wiki (Lots of Stubs at the moment)
  • Repair Wiki - Repair Basics covers basic components and repairs.

Wiki Pages

• ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII/Unicode Table)
• Python Programming Language
• WikiHow "the most trusted how-to site on the internet"
• Mighty Ohm Wiki

Calculators and Utilities

• Engineering Toolbox Countless calculators and tables with useful information for engineers and makers alike
• Time and Date Calculators and utilities for working with dates and times.
• 66 Pacific Electronic and RF Calculators
• Cell Mapper Locate Cell towers on maps to calculate coverage
• World Time Buddy Time zone conversion
• Calculator.net a multitude of different calculators and utilities
• Space Station Tracker Dashboard
• Mile Per Gallon Price Calculator Turn the price per litre into price per gallon
• MPG Calculator Enter miles and Litres and get MPG etc.

Standards Organisations and Bodys

• MIPI Alliance Interface specifications for mobile, automotive, IoT and more-
• British Polymer Clay Guild
• GTMA UK Manufacturing trade association
• STEM Resources UK
• The Crafts Council
• Creative Commons Licensing for sharing
• IANA Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

Maker Spaces and Clubs

• Hackspace UK Main site
• Fab Lab Foundation UK Main site
• Essex Hackspace Hockley
• British Tech Network

Electronics tutorials

• AOGFB An Online Guide for Beginners
• The Electronics Club A lot of good advice for newcomers to electronics projects
• Electronics Hobbyist
• The Institution of Engineering and Technology Browse issues of E&T Education magazine
• The North Carolina State University Electronics Tutorial good explanations of various electronics topics.
• Williamson Labs Electronics Tutorial This site provides explanations of basic electronics con-cepts with good illustrations and fun animations.
• Soldering is Easy Comic

Microcontrollers

• ESP32 Display Code
• TTGO T-Display Projects
• Instructables TTGO T-Display
• Github Xinyuan-LilyGO
• Micropython
• Pinouts The Pinouts Book

Events

• Makers Central Show

Watch Making

• Grail Watch Reference

OpenSource

• Mac Open Web A collection of open and indie Mac, iOS, and web apps that help promote the open web.
• FlatHub The Linux App Store
• Opensource.com
• Open Street Map

Computer related Info

• Markdown Guide
• GNU “GNU's Not Unix!”
• Linux.org
• The Free Software Foundation
• UK Stratum 1 NTP servers

Retro Computing

• Minus Zero Degrees Information about the IBM 51xx family of PCs

Forums

• Radio Reference Forums
• KiCAD Forum
• Stack Overflow

Directories

• The Knowledge Online TV and Film suppliers listing
• Kay's TV and Film suppliers listing
• 4rfv TV and Film suppliers listing
• The Makers Directory
• The Crafts Council Directory
• The Heritage Crafts Makers Directory
• Make Southwest Directory
• The Build List A supplier link site with information about the suppliers by NODE
• Ezilon

Note on links: These links are provided as-is. They are not endorsements of the organisations listed, we have no affiliation with them and are provided here for education and reference use only. If you find a broken link please let us know.