I have been toying with the idea of putting up a series of 5-10 minute screencasts.  To start I am going to focus on the default jQuery UI widgets, and then pick and choose the most commonly used plugins. Although the widgets are pretty self-explanatory the documentation may be confusing to a new jQuery user in regards to settings, effects, or anything beyond the default demo.

I am going to start with the simple defaults of Tabs or Dialog, then go in depth with effects, and different options and uses for the widget(s).