In the January 2006 Nuts & Volts Magazine, Chuck Hellebuyck started a column titled "Getting Started with PIC's" that focused on the beginner and PICBASIC PRO. It became a popular column and continues in Nuts & Volts Magazine today. Many readers missed the early columns so this book contains the original 2006 articles compiled into a book for easy reference. The list below describes the topics covered in this collection of Chuck's articles. * January 2006 - Designing with Microchip PICs * February 2006 - Microchip PIC Based Resistor Checker * March 2006 - PIC to PC Communication * April 2006 - Going Beyond 31 Commands * May 2006 - Using the Microchip PIC Timers * June 2006 - Using the PIC External Interrupt * July 2006 - Developing with a PIC Bootloader * August 2006 - Multiplexed LED Displays and Relays * September 2006 - Real Time Clock * October 2006 - USB PIC Programmers * November 2006 - PIC Hardware Interface * December 2006 - Christmas Music