Many of you have seen my Arduino Starter Kit reviews on the old forums. I don't know if it ever really made to light that I rewrote them and structured them in a much easier-to-use tool:
http://conductiveresistance.com/arduino-starter-kit-comparison-chart/
This comparison chart is designed to help beginners whittle down which kits they are and are not interested in. You can drop kits out, hover over components for explanations, view larger images, etc.
Also, I've put together a 595 Shift Register simulator. While not strictly related to Arduino, I thought it would help novices understand how the 595 shift register worked by making it visually useful. That can be found here:
http://conductiveresistance.com/interactive-595-shift-register-simulator/
@Sircastor, Thanks for your great work on the Starter Sets. I have been looking at all of them and have bought quite a few, looking for good value for Arduino Workshops etc.
I was able to connect to several suppliers in China through my good friend there and we are now repackaging and selling 3 that I thought were best and good value. . Two of these sets come with ATMEGA328 boards (Open Source Copy of Arduino Duemilanove) and are about $40 and there's one with an Arduino MEGA compatible board. We are able to offer 2 or 3 shipping options, too.
I am actively working on putting together Starter Sets of electronics components as we have direct access to the amazing SEG electronics market in Shenzhen. Meanwhile we are selling a few prepackaged sets of components here: http://arduino-direct.com/sunshop/index.php?l=product_list&c=15
I'm not making any money on this yet, but hopes for the future!
Have you updated your comparison site recently, or is info available elsewhere?? I've been working on Starter Kits for over a year now and have a couple I think are great, including a really decent one for $32. I'll link to a couple here: