>Have you actually worked with the product and built things? IMO, this is the best way to learn - to stumble around....A LOT.

That's exactly what I'm doing. I've stubmled so much, I have skinned knees. *g*

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>I have a few books on .Net - from Apress. They are good as backgrounders - but as far as helping one really get into the thick of things - I am not sure how much help they are. Of all the resources, the online help docs have actually been the best...

I prefer printed books, but have looked at the online docs.