I found Electronic Components: A Complete Reference for Project Builders quite helpful in understanding what is going on. But I haven't compared it against other books.
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I found Electronic Components: A Complete Reference for Project Builders quite helpful in understanding what is going on. But I haven't compared it against other books.
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I had this problem when I went to http://gmail.com./ Change your bookmark to https://mail.google.com/ and it will stay secure. (I learned this trick by following a gmail link back to itself)