Answers to this question were recently needed by one of our staff members at Fundisi and the search for a clear answer resulted in this short e-book. We felt that any help that could save someone serious money down the road, was definitely needed.

When considering the daunting prospect of acquiring a house, you are immediately presented with a decision:

• Buy an existing house.
• Build a new house.

Assuming that you have decided to build that dream house, you have to make another decision:

• Build it yourself (with or without a builder’s assistance) as an owner-builder, or
• Employ the services of an architect to manage the whole operation.

Making this last decision is what this week’s highlighted course is all about. This small e-book explains what an architect actually does (his job is much more than just designing a house) and helps you decide wisely between the two options. A respected professional architect wrote our little e-book course so it is obviously biased in favor of using an architect, but many of the points that are made can turn out to be critical if you are to avoid the myriad of pitfalls that lie in wait for you as a future house owner.

Click here to read more about what the architect says in this e-book course (it only costs $1), and view some sample pages as well.

Today we highlight an E-book course that can make your life in the home a little easier.

If you have just moved into your own apartment or are newly married, one of the first skills you will need to acquire is that of ironing clothes. This is definitely not something that you just can’t wait to do – in fact, just the thought of ironing can become quite a drag. Have a look at our fresh approach to how to iron your clothes. You may look at ironing in a whole new way.

Learn how to Iron

Ever heard of the sport of extreme ironing? Have a look what it’s all about – the e-book even gives links to some extreme ironing sites.

Mom may have taught you a little about how to iron those crinkled clothes, but you will certainly find lots of useful stuff about ironing in our little 18-page course that Mom never even thought of.

Click here to take a look at what is covered.

How much will all this information cost? How about just $1 !

Today’s highlighted course is all about transistors and how they work. Ever since the transistor was invented just over sixty years ago in 1947 ( by three physicists John Bardeen, William Shockley, and Walter Brattain at the Bell Telephone Laboratories) our world has been revolutionized. Nowadays we come across integrated circuits containing millions of transistors in a tiny encapsulation smaller than your thumb. The three men received the Nobel Physics Prize in 1956 for their joint invention.

As part of our beginner series of courses on learning electronics, this short 12-page PDF course explains with the help of clear illustrations just how a transistor actually works. The course also includes a few practical circuit illustrations and just a smattering of easy math to put matters in a firm technical footing.

Check out the course summary out by clicking here.

The full course download will only cost you $2.