steps to program an Attiny85

Hello there! I’m new to avr, i’d like to know how to program one but i’m a little confused, there are many tools and programmer selling on sparkfun.

Can anyone suggest what to purchase to be able to program the Attiny85? Possibly something USB since my laptop doesn’t have a parallel/serial port.

Will the [STK500 Compatible USB Programmer be enought ? Do i need some extra component? (where do i attach the chip ?)

A tutorial would also be helpful :slight_smile:

Thanks!](http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8702)

The Atmel AVR Dragon ($50). It is an in-circuit programmer/debugger.