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Baby Boomer Talk
An autodidact is a person who spends time learning something new on his own.
With endless resources available for free online, autodidacts have never had it easier.
We've gathered a list of resources where you can go learn some entirely new skills (if you're motivated).
Here's our beginner's guide to learning everything you need to know to make it in tech.
Build your own website with these web design tutorials
W3Schools.com: free tutorials in basic web design and all the major web development technologies.
Webpages That Suck: Learn good web design "by looking at bad web design."
Get started with computer programming
Nate Westheimer
One of the best introductions to computer programming we've ever seen comes to us from Nate Westheimer.
He outlines what he calls the "Hope Manifesto," breaking down how he learned basic coding principles in one week. He shares his method here.
Get your feet wet in the world of electrical engineering
iTunes
Electrical Engineering for Beginners: If you start at the beginning with this blog, it will take you headfirst into the world of circuits, watts, and volts.
iCircuit: An iOS app that lets you play around with circuits without electrocuting yourself.
SpeckyBoy Video Tutorials: If you don't have the time to learn something in-depth, check out these cool color-by-the-numbers techniques to stylize your images.
Stanford C193P Courses: These are available as a free podcast provided by Apple engineers. That makes them a great place to start.
Stack Overflow: It's a repository of questions and answers related to computer programming and development. Browse the questions tagged with "iPhone" and see what you can learn. If you don't find what you're looking for, you can submit your own questions.
There are plenty of resources for beginning Android development
