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SP Developer Introduction Portal
Great MS-supplied starter resource for .NET developers moving to SharePoint.  Features Quick Starts, Virtual Labs, Screencasts, Resources, and much more.
Portal/Reference
 
SharePointCommunity.com
Great portal and source of information for all things SharePoint.  Has large and frequently udpated indexes of Web Parts/3rd Party Extensions, Tools, Books, Videos/How Tos, Training, and more. Despite its name, this content is modified  by one MVP (James Mueller); rather than being a "community driven" site, it's a site *for* the community.
Portal/Reference
 
Aggregated Feed: SharePoint MVP Blogs
Aggregate RSS feed for all SharePoint MVP blogs containing a goldmine of useful posts from Gurus every day.
Blog/Feed/RSS
 
Aggregated Feed: MS SharePoint Individual Blogs
Aggregate RSS feed for blogs of individual members of the various Microsoft SharePoint teams.  Often includes more "honest" content than the MS Team blogs.
Blog/Feed/RSS
 
Aggregated Feed: MS SharePoint Team Blogs
Aggregate RSS feed for all the Microsoft Sharepoint-related teams, including SharePoint, SharePoint Designer, Documentation Team, ECM, "Get the Point", as well as three update feeds for new content published on MSDN, TechNet (WSS) and TechNet (MOSS).
Blog/Feed/RSS
 
KB Alertz: MOSS
Alert feed for MOSS hot fixes and service packs.
Blog/Feed/RSS
 
KB Alertz: WSS
Alert feed for WSS hot fixes and service packs.
Blog/Feed/RSS
 
MS SharePoint Community Portal
Microsoft-created SharePoint community portal containing useful indexes of resources, though frequently out of date and not actually "community driven".
Portal/Reference
 
MSDN: WSS Developer Center
MSDN portal for WSS content containing links into the library but also to other resources, feeds and downloads.
Portal/Reference
 
MSDN: WSS Library/SDK
MSDN WSS library including visual how-tos, articles, "How Do I's", plus SDK documentation including API and general reference.
Portal/Reference
 
MSDN: MOSS Developer Centre
MSDN portal for MOSS content containing links into the library but also to other resources, feeds and downloads.
Portal/Reference
 
MSDN: MOSS Library/SDK
MSDN MOSS library including visual how-tos, articles, "How Do I's", plus SDK documentation including API and general reference.
Portal/Reference
 
MSDN: Forums
Microsoft-hosted forums for all things SharePoint.
Forum
 
Ian Morrish's WSS Demo Portal
Great source of information on training articles, books, public MOSS sites, and much more.  Ian is a certified SharePoint hero.
Portal/Reference
 
TechNet: Forums
MS-hosted TechNet forums for SharePoint.  TechNet has a greater focus on administration, while MSDN focuses more on development.
Forum
 
TechNet: MOSS TechCenter
Massive number of resources including webcasts, labs, white papers, and technical references.  Guidance covers the full lifeycle from planning through to implementation and support.
Portal/Reference
 
TechNet: MOSS Library
TechNet content articles and resources for MOSS.  Many of these articles are linked to through the MOSS TechCenter.
Portal/Reference
 
TechNet: WSS TechCenter
Massive number of resources including webcasts, labs, white papers, and technical references.  Guidance covers the full lifeycle from planning through to implementation and support.
Portal/Reference
 
TechNet: WSS Library
TechNet content articles and resources for WSS.  Many of these articles are linked to through the WSS TechCenter.
Portal/Reference
 
Office Online: MOSS
End user/administrator assistance for MOSS, including online help, QuickStart guides and demos.
Portal/Reference
 
Office Online: WSS
End user/administrator assistance for WSS, including online help, QuickStart guides and demos.
Portal/Reference
 
Office Online: SharePoint Designer
End user/administrator assistance for SharePoint Designer, including online help, QuickStart guides, webcasts and demos.  There is a particularly useful "six part series" on getting the most out of SharePoint Designer.
Portal/Reference
 
SharePointPedia
Not a Wiki as you might think, but a rated index of SharePoint articles and answers.  Though there is some excellent stuff here, it's not updated frequently enough by the community to be a one-stop-shop.
Portal/Reference
 
WSS FAQ
End-user focused FAQ including a large and frequently updated index of third party web parts, products, and solutions.
Portal/Reference
 
SPS FAQ
Frequently updated index of resources, blogs, KB articles, and more.
Portal/Reference
 
GEAR Up for SharePoint
Contains role-based guidance for evaluating, planning, adopting, then releasing SharePoint in an organisation.  Includes the "Buzz Kit" (presentations, posters, and prescriptive guidance) for getting user buy-in and excitement around a SharePoint implementation.
Portal/Reference
 
SharePoint University
Popular community-driven SharePoint forum.
Forum
 
MindSharp Aggregate Blogs
Aggregate feed of all MindSharp trainer blogs.  These guys are legends of SharePoint and typically leading on "best practice" advice.
Blog/Feed/RSS
 
SharePointBlogs Blog Mirror
Mirrors many popular SharePoint blogs, including some already part of the aggregate MVP feed but also non-MVP blogs.
Blog/Feed/RSS
 
Joel's List of SharePoint Blogs
Joel Olesen's list of 300+ SharePoint Blogs, compiled by him while he was using Technorati to determine the top 100 Blogs (also linked from this list).
Blog/Feed/RSS
 
Mark Kruger's SP Resources
Commonly referenced list of SharePoint blogs, resources, and third party products/tools.
Portal/Reference
 
Heather Solomon on Branding and Design
Contains Heather's blog but also many articles and useful resources on Branding SharePoint, for which Heather is known to be the guru on.  This includes minimal master pages, CSS references, site definition file references, and more.
Portal/Reference
 
Andrew Connell's WCM Resources List
Andrew Connell is the guru of WCM (and SP development in general), so his list of WCM/SP resources is naturally a good one.
Portal/Reference
 
End User SharePoint
Search through the archives here for some excellent end-user oriented articles on SharePoint, often by guest bloggers and often with a lot of depth.
Portal/Reference
 
SharePoint Reviews
Supposedly independent reviews/index of SharePoint web parts and solutions.
Portal/Reference
 
SharePoint Dev Wiki
Portal/Reference