Here are some good information links for neutron stars and black holes.  

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010901.html
Discussion of magnetar candidates.

http://solomon.as.utexas.edu/~duncan/magnetar.html
Another excellent site for learning about magnetars.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap980723.html
Sketch of X-ray pulsar mechanism.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010920.html
X-ray image of 2 closely spaced X-ray sources in globular cluster – both neutron star binary systems.

http://www.astro.umd.edu/~miller/nstar.html
Best information pages on neutron stars I’ve come across.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010119.html
Comparison of neutron star with black hole, and how to determine which is which in a binary pair.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010508.html
Evidence for spinning black hole in a binary pair.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000119.html
Detection of solitary black hole using gravitational lensing effect.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/rjn_bht.html
Super-cool movies of travel around black holes and neutron stars.   Mind-bending?

http://sci.esa.int/content/news/index.cfm?aid=23&cid=45&oid=29877
Detection of X-rays from just outside event horizon of a spinning black hole.  Includes good animation.

http://cosmology.berkeley.edu/Education/BHfaq.html
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and answers regarding black holes. Understandable, mostly, including the subject of black hole evaporation.