Table of Contents
PCB board tricks
Tutorials
KiCad
http://kicadhowto.wikidot.com/
http://blog.strobotics.com.au/2010/06/25/my-move-to-kicad/
Quick component builder http://kicad.rohrbacher.net/quicklib.php
eagle converted to kicad already http://library.oshec.org/
2D and 3D models, a lot: http://smisioto.no-ip.org/index.html
Good tutorial http://store.curiousinventor.com/guides/kicad
http://www.kicadlib.org/Fichiers/KiCad_Tutorial.pdf
Automates creation of footprints http://kicad.rohrbacher.net/quicklib.php
Production tutorial http://1010.co.uk/org/kicad_resources.html#sec-2
kicad Gerber tutorials
http://code.google.com/p/opendous/wiki/KiCADTutorialCreatingGerberFiles
General PCB explanation
PCB board manufacturers
BatchPCB
http://www.multi-circuit-boards.eu/en/
http://www.jackaltac.com/pcb-order-form.html
http://iteadstudio.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=19&zenid=5e6n18prgrqhpfhhdu3k2mlqv5
http://www.pcb-pool.com/ppde/index.html
https://wiki.lsr.ei.tum.de/nst/index
http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/115
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OIMmQkAuDQ&feature=g-hist&context=G2649537AHTxG9zAADAA
http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/115
Useful components
battery management: BQ24022
General tricks
Don't know how to reference a component? Check: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_symbol#Reference_designations
Pogo boards: http://jeelabs.org/2010/09/07/pogo-pogo/
BGA breakout board: http://www.schmartboard.com/index.asp?page=products_bga&id=110
BGA breakout board examples: http://www.latticesemi.com/support/pcbdesignsupport/bgabreakoutroutingexample/256ballcabgabreakoutrouti.cfm?source=sidebar
More eagle footprints: (Xbee microsd ) http://www.microbuilder.eu/Projects/EagleFootprintLibrary.aspx