While the Arduino family of boards connect to your computer using a USB virtual serial port, the ATmega ones have an actual serial connection on-board.

Outputting data from a microcontroller over a serial port is convenient and easy, but formatting, visualizing, and analyzing the data can be tedious and frustrating. [Alex Spataru] knows this all ...

It can be a scary prospect to go digging around your computer looking for specific files. Here's how to find Arduino libraries on Mac, PC, and Linux.

For those starting out in Arduino, there are tons of resources to get better acquainted with the community and the types of projects you can tinker with.