Ok, may not instead of, but also Do not think you are gonna get out of reading. But after you read, try putting stuff to actual application. It will sink in and make more sense that way, anyways:

Click here for challenges that you can setup and/or do yourself. Some of them looked pretty interesting and also relevant. Hope it makes learning some new stuff actually fun!

Cool im looking at it right now

Very nice, it kind of turns you from a newbie into an intermediate person and gives you first base knowledge of all computer subjects.