Some breadboard tricks to try.
Category Archives: Skill Set
Skill Set: Understanding electronic components
A collection of videos on basic electronic components.
Skill Set: Soldering
Make Magazine is trying to roll out some helpful tips and tricks on how to, well, make stuff. Their first contribution is a collection of notes on soldering.
Early Human Lessons: Hot Rocks Make Sharper Tools : NPR
This is a pretty cool look at how folks are trying to reverse-engineer ancient tools and have found some surprisingly sophisticated techniques.
Give it a listen.