Just a small post today... There's a particularly concise article over at Hackaday introducing the basic elements of soldering. This is the sort of guide that's great for people (like myself) who do not have electrical engineering degrees... but still wish to get into basic electronics as a hobby. Nowadays many sites like Adafruit.com have many awesome kits that are really designed with beginners in mind... Who couldn't think up something to make with Arduino?? Useful articles like these are a great first step...
You can read the article here.
Until next time!