Thanks for the help. I was talking with Blueroom and he told me that this is basically a PIKKIT2 which is very well supported. I'm going to go do some googling about it before I build either. But for sure I have learned a lot. So here is what I have learned, and I'm sure the forum members aren't afraid to correct me where I'm wrong.
1 You can't start a new thread again until you have posted a minimum number of times.
thanks to blueroom for answering anyway.
2 Do your homework, it almost always pays off, especially in the forum. (unless it takes you so long that your subject becomes obsolete. That's only funny until it happens to you.)
3 Canister looking caps are generally electrolytic even if they have colors.
4 Flat "disc" caps are actually disc caps, the cheep ceramic kind.
5 Disc caps that are a little shinny and fatter are generally tantalium.
6 My girlfriend will never think this is cool even after seeing a blinking led.