I find hackaday inspirational, but not informative enough for newbies.
In no particular order, I suggest:
Check out makezine.com.
Find a local makerspace[1]
Work through tutorials and references for beginners (great hands on electronics book [2], more in-depth info to augment an electronics tutorial [3], arduino [4])
In no particular order, I suggest:
Check out makezine.com.
Find a local makerspace[1]
Work through tutorials and references for beginners (great hands on electronics book [2], more in-depth info to augment an electronics tutorial [3], arduino [4])
[1] https://duckduckgo.com/?q=makerspace
[2] http://www.amazon.com/Make-Electronics-Learning-Through-Disc...
[3] http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Electronics-Inventors-Third-...
[4] http://www.amazon.com/Arduino-Workshop-Hands--Introduction-P...