Information about cars?

[Mizzitch]

I have the June 2009 issue of 'Super Street'. For anyone that has the issue, you'll know exactly what I'm going to be talking about. Near the back of the magazine, it has a brake upgrade guide, talking about how to upgrade and the best upgrades for brakes. Here's an excerpt from the pads section;
PADS
"The simplest and most inexpensive way to gain brake performance is upgrading the pads. Pads are made with various materials. Factory pads are usually organic. Organic pads emit low amounts of dust and are typically quiet. Although they work great when cold, the problem with organic pads are they don't work too well when they get hot. Ceramic compound pads are a great choice for added performance without the extra dust and noise. These are a great middle ground. semi-metallic or metallic pads are what sports cars and race cars are usually equipped with. They'll offer the same cold bite as pads, but bite better than any a high temperatures. But having a better biting pad comes with drawbacks because metallic compound pads do emit more dust and noise."

Does anyone out there have any websites or online documents that present information in an easy to understand way like this? It doesn't necessarily need to be in sentence fragments, but explanations that don't require very much Automotive knowledge would be nice.

[Mopar Muscle Gal]

the article says it all
the cheapest pads are organic
middle of the road price pads are ceramic
highest price pad and best pads ( but can be noisy) are metallic