[beagle3]

and then spend 15 minutes putting my fingers on ice and 5 days with a painful blister because I've just soldered my finger accidentally.

Some of us are not as skilled.

[atlantis_]

You’ll find for most of them it involves just plugging in a ribbon cable, no soldering needed =)

[srtjstjsj]

Wear gloves.

[beagle3]

have you ever successfully soldered BGAs or other tiny connectors with heat resistant gloves?

I'm not as skilled, as I've mentioned. For me the software screen cast solutions are way more practical.