Olin,
I want you to pick a processor you have never seen before, from a family you have never seen. How about the Atmel tiny?
Use a ide you have never tried. How about studio?
With a programmer you just got that day in the mail.
Come up with a small project to teach yourself C (since you mostly seem to know assembly).
Make all documentation (schematics, description, proofs).
Write the code and use proper headers for the moudles with comments on every line.
Build the prototype.
Test your code.
Test the electrical stabilty of the design.
Post it here in two days.
I shall be awaiting here to critique your work. It damn well better be good
I've been trying to add some content to this forum, but it seems to have devolved into whinning. I challenge other people to try doing something constructive and stop playing around. Otherwise, this forum is slowly dying. What can you contribute?