These are some great resources for .NET, SQL Server, Access and VB developers. If you have a favorite site, please let us know.

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User Groups

Australian SQL Server User Group   
Free Technical SQL Training every month:-
Canberra = 2nd Tues; Adelaide = 2nd Thurs; Melbourne = 3rd Tues; Perth = 3rd Wed Sydney = 4th Tues, Brisbane = 4th Thurs.
www.sqlserver.com.auYou are going to a site outside of SSW

The Australian Developers .NETwork (Melbourne)
The Australian Developers.NETwork is a professional association for people working in the Microsoft.Net development environment. We are a self-help group dedicated to sharing with each other our development experiences.
www.ausdev.net You are going to a site outside of SSW

Queensland MSDN User Group
The Queensland MSDN User Group was established in September 1998 for the exchange of information of interest to professional software developers working primarily with Microsoft Windows based systems.
http://www.qmsdnug.org/You are going to a site outside of SSW

Queensland SQL Server User Group
The Queensland SQL Server User Group was established in February 2004 and consists of professional users of Microsoft SQL Server dedicated to sharing knowledge with each other.
http://www.qssug.org/You are going to a site outside of SSW

Maryland Access/Visual Basic Users Group
Based in Maryland's, MAVBUG's mission is to provide a forum for Microsoft Access and Visual Basic users and developers to meet regularly and become better acquainted with each other, learn from each other, and discover useful products and valuable techniques
www.mavbug.org You are going to a site outside of SSW

New York City .NET Developers Group
The definitive community for .NET Developers in the New York City Metropolitan area. 

Sydney eXtreme Programming Activity Club (SyXPAC)
SyXPAC is a Sydney based club for people interested in eXtreme Programming. Everyone is welcomed..
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SyXPAC You are going to a site outside of SSW

United Kingdom VB User Groups
VBUG is a membership organization that supplies high quality information, services and products to software developers
http://www.vbug.co.uk You are going to a site outside of SSW

.NET

Google Groups - Microsoft Newsgroups
Google Groups and the Microsoft newsgroups are the best source for up-to-the-minute .NET information. They are also a great place to get answers to your .NET questions.
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=microsoft.public.dotnet&hl=en You are going to a site outside of SSW

GotDotNet.com
Microsoft's .NET Community web site. Your first stop for .NET info.
www.GotDotNet.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

DotNetJunkies.com
Another great .NET site.
www.DotNetJunkies.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

VisualBasicScript.com
Great source for VB and .Net especially!
www.VisualBasicScript.com You are going to a site outside of SSW 

4guysfromrolla.com
A good site for information about ASP.NET and also classic ASP.
www.4guysfromrolla.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

123aspx.com123ASPX
An index of .NET resources.
www.123aspx.comYou are going to a site outside of SSW

ASP Experts
A good site for information about ASP.NET and also classic ASP.
www.aspexperts.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

ASP Wire
A good site for information about ASP.NET and also classic ASP. ASPWire covers everything from new product announcements to product reviews, press articles, books, seminars and ASP website announcements.
www.aspwire.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

Only4Gurus
There are almost 2000 documents and tools about everything Microsoft related. It's all free for download.
www.Only4Gurus.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

KnowDotNet
.NET Tips, tricks and tools.
www.KnowDotNet.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

Capital Area .NET users Group
This will give you access to all of the content on this growing site!
www.capoarea.net You are going to a site outside of SSW

PakSpirit.net
Proud to be the first .Net User Group in Pakistan! The .NET Developers community (PakSpirit) is a non-profit group dedicated to promoting and understanding the world's most popular software development framework.
www.pakspirit.net You are going to a site outside of SSW

SQL Server

dkRanch
A great site for SQL Standards and other cool stuff by Steve Jones. Steve regularly gets published by SQL Server Central and likes giving away knowledge.
http://www.dkRanch.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

SearchDatabase.com
A free, independent portal devoted to the administration and development of enterprise database management systems such as Oracle, DB2, and SQL Server. Contains thousands of hand-picked articles from around the Web, original technical and career tips, live chat sessions with industry leaders, daily news, and much more.
http://SearchDatabase.com You are going to a site outside of SSW 

SQL Server Central
A community of 39138 DBAs, developers and SQL Server users. It is a central location for information about SQL Server and related technologies with a focus on original content and real work experiences of the authors as well as in response to questions from the readers.
http://www.sqlservercentral.com You are going to a site outside of SSW Sql Server Central

Professional Association for SQL Server
Based in Chicago, PASS provides SQL Server professionals around the world with resources and knowledge. Also organizers of PASS 2000 North America SQL Server Users' Conference & Expo.
www.sqlpass.orgYou are going to a site outside of SSW
You are going to a site outside of SSW

Red-gate.com
This allows you to compare the differences in structure of Microsoft SQL 7 and MSDE databases, using a graphical interface.
www.red-gate.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

Microsoft SQL Server
Provides guidelines to build, deploy, administer, optimize, replicate, troubleshoot, and manage SQL Server.
www.microsoft.com/sqlYou are going to a site outside of SSW

Windows 2000 Magazine
Subscribe to a magazine that offers practical information for people who make their living deploying and maintaining Windows NT
Windows NT Magazine/SQL Server Magazine. You are going to a site outside of SSW

Vyas Kondreddi's Home
Includes a SQL Server Replication FAQ, and several other useful SQL Server tips
http://vyaskn.tripod.com/.You are going to a site outside of SSW

MS SQL City
Contains SQL Server Articles, FAQ, Scripts, Tips and FREE Test Exams. Written by Alexander Chigrik.
www.mssqlcity.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

SQL Server Support
Projects, Consulting, Support and Emergency services
http://www.sqlserversupport.comYou are going to a site outside of SSW

Access

NewsGroup
If you don't find the help you need at any of these sites, try posting your question to the Microsoft Access newsgroup,
comp.databases.ms-access You are going to a site outside of SSW

AAD Consulting
The Source for Free MS Access Databases, Add-Ins and Wizards
AAD CONSULTING You are going to a site outside of SSW

www.PetersSoftware.com
Peter's Software is Peter De Baets of Santa Monica, California and Manish Jha of Jersey City, New Jersey. They've been developing applications for a number of years for a wide variety of industries, but found that they like to develop applications that help us develop applications.
www.peterssoftware.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

www.visible.au.com
Visible Pty Ltd is an Australian company providing IT consulting services in the areas of Databasewarehousing, Database development, Enterprise design and development, Data Mining, and GIS.
www.visible.au.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

www.DevelopersHandbook.com
The Access Developer's Handbook is the bible for all Access and VBA developers. You are not a professional Access developer if you do not have this book.
www.developershandbook.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

Name Field Parser
Provides a tool to parse poorly structured Access name fields.
www.infoplan.com.au/splitter.htm You are going to a site outside of SSW

Allen Browne's Tips for MS-Access users
An Aussie site and to think I thought that they hadn't yet got computers over there in Perth!
http://allenbrowne.com/ You are going to a site outside of SSW

The Access Web
Contains links to cool code samples and FAQs for Access Developers
www.mvps.org/access You are going to a site outside of SSW

HALLoGRAM
HALLoGRAM is a programming resource with 3rd party add-ons for developers creating custom applications in Visual FoxPro, Access, Delphi, Visual Basic, and more.
www.hallogram.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

GR-FX
GR-FX ... Microsoft Access, Technical Software, Data Mining Specialists. GR-FX Pty Limited is a consulting firm that concentrates on Microsoft Access/Office product Design, Development and Support.
www.gr-fx.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

Able - Consulting
Some more VB, Microsoft Access and ASP links
www.able-consulting.com/links.htm You are going to a site outside of SSW

Cyriv.com
A few good downloads on their resources section.
www.cyriv.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

ACG Soft
Products, free files and tips for the casual user to the advanced developer.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/attac-cg You are going to a site outside of SSW

Roger's Access Library
Free sample library written in Access 97 and 2000.
http://www.rogersaccesslibrary.com/ You are going to a site outside of SSW

Jamie's Software
Microsoft Access Software and Utilities
http://www.jamiessoftware.tk/ You are going to a site outside of SSW

Database Solutions & Downloads for Microsoft Access
Database Solutions for Microsoft Access. Database design and implementation articles, tips, tricks, code samples, Access FAQ's and downloadable database and data model samples and examples.
http://www.databasedev.co.uk You are going to a site outside of SSW

GI Business and Database Solutions
Provide data management solutions to clients, and provide useful free database samples. They also do custom database work and tailor software to fit your data management needs
http://www.galleryimage.com.au You are going to a site outside of SSW

Remote Course
RemoteCourse's high quality online Access course help you to achieve your training goals conveniently at the pace and place of your choice.
http://www.remotecourse.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office Updates
http://office.microsoft.com/ProductUpdates/ You are going to a site outside of SSW

PowerLan Office Converter
How can Office Converter help me upgrade my Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Project, Visual Basic Project, migrate Lotus 123 to Microsoft Excel, upgrade from Microsoft Access to SQL or prepare for the .NET framework?
http://www.officeconverter.com/product.cfm?id=1 You are going to a site outside of SSW

Whitesmoke -sentence processing
Whitesmoke is unique software which enables you to upgrade words in sentences according to the individuals style and intention, without changing the original meaning.
http://www.whitesmoke.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

VB

OzGrid Business Applications for Microsoft Excel Development
A comprehensive set of tutorials, links, downloadable samples plus a chat room and message board for developers at all levels of experience. www.ozgrid.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

Visual Basic Resource
This site contains lots of tips, tricks, code, macros, formulas and information on the use of Excel and VBA for Excel in general. http://robinmckay.topcities.com/visualbasic.html You are going to a site outside of SSW

Visual Basic Wire
This site contains of information on tools developed in VB as well as articles on a wide range of topics.  http://www.vbwire.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

Outlook Exchange Links

Slip Stick Systems
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center.
www.SlipStick.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

MSExchange.org
Heaps of Microsoft Exchange resources.
www.msexchange.org You are going to a site outside of SSW 

Microsoft Outlook Spam Blocker SDK
A collection of VBA procedures that run in Outlook to filter spam based on multiple criteria -- configurable by filter values and criteria types
www.programmingmsaccess.com/SPAMBlocker You are going to a site outside of SSW

Outlook Exchange
Articles and news for Microsoft Outlook Exchange.
www.outlookexchange.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

Sperry Software
Great Add-Ins for Microsoft Outlook.
www.sperrysoftware.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

MAPILab Ltd
Specializes in Microsoft Outlook addins.
www.mapilab.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

General Developer Links.

Danny Ayers Stuff
A nice eclectic site, with lots of XML and eXtreme Programming links
www.isacat.net You are going to a site outside of SSW

EZTools
EZTools have a complete suite of integrated programming tools that extend the power of the Internet Explorer ActiveX control to run classic ASP webpages via a plug-in DLL.
www.eztools-software.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

Kinook Software
Kinook Software's Visual Build Professional is a tool that enables developers and build masters to create an automated, repeatable process for building their software. Visual Build Pro provides built-in support for a range of development tools.
http://www.kinook.com/ You are going to a site outside of SSW

XML Syntax Checker
Provides tools to check XML Syntax
www.xml.com/pub/a/tools/ruwf/check.html. You are going to a site outside of SSW

Objects Development
Offers many services like "Software Store" where customers or companies can purchase various software components or sell their own softwares
www.objectsdevelopment.com. You are going to a site outside of SSW

Insurance CRM and SFA solutions
Lead Organizer - Hosted CRM insurance application services provider (ASP), --- for superior integrated management of leads, documents and sales force automation for small and mid market (SMB) business segment
www.leadorganizer.net You are going to a site outside of SSW

Web Design, Optimization and Marketing
We specialize in the design, implementation and support of web designing and solutions. Our mission is to provide leadership in our chosen field through our commitment to quality, innovation, and value for money and creativity.
www.bimsym.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

Instant Insurance Quote for insurance agents and brokers
We make the on-line quoting process easy, accurate, quick, customizable, and affordable for all kind of insurance agencies. Our unique on-line quoting system is designed to provide custom quotes and rates comparison from top leading companies.
www.customquotepage.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

BimSym eBusiness Solutions
We specialize in the design, implementation and support of web designing and solutions. We are recognized as a one of the leading creative web designers. Our designers and programmers are highly trained. Our mission is to attain leadership in our chosen field through our commitment to quality, innovation, value for money and creativity.
www.bimsym.com/index.htm You are going to a site outside of SSW

eBooks Junction
Your number one resource for free eBooks. Download your free eBooks today. Both fiction and Nonfiction.
http://www.ebooksjunction.com You are going to a site outside of SSW

Australian School of Industry and Service Management
Australian School of Industry - Fully accredited service management training courses for business.
www.asism.com.au You are going to a site outside of SSW

the-it-resource.com
Online IT Directory.
Consultants resources You are going to a site outside of SSW - directory of Consultants related websites.

The ISP Guide.com
Broadband Providers
http://broadband.theispguide.com You are going to a site outside of SSW - Your Best ISP Directory to find broadband service providers, broadband isps searchable by city and area code.

Activia Training
Microsoft Excel Training Courses
http://www.activia.co.uk/Microsoft/excel.asp You are going to a site outside of SSW - Quality flexible training courses standard or bespoke classes delivered at your offices or on their premises in Slough Berkshire UK.

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