This site is by James Mueller.

http://www.sharepointcommunity.com

yes there is a 3rd party product to log this to a SQL database :-

http://napsys.com/wp/WPAuditTrail.html

Steven Collier

Learn how to install and use the Web Part templates for Visual Studio .NET. Use these templates to create Web Part libraries containing Web Parts and Tool Parts for Windows SharePoint Services.URL: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnspts/html/sharepoint_webparttemplates.asp?frame=true&_r=1

Erol Giraudy

Here's an article entitled "Leveraging .Net in web parts" by James Edelen
http://www.msd2d.com/Content/Tip_viewitem.aspx?section=Sharepoint&id=adcfe2a6-5ffc-490a-971a-af56738db274

For more information on Windows SharePoint SharePoint Services go to Michael Greth's www.sharepointfaq.info for Mike Walsh's SharePoint Team Services/WSS FAQ.

For moving VBScript web parts to version 2 look at this whitepaper:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnspts/html/sharepoint_movingwebparts.asp

And detailed documentation is provided at
http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/assistance/
and
http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/preview/default.asp

A useful document with code for, among other things, allowing users to minimize Web Parts.

http://www.microsoft.com/australia/resources/sps_cookbook.doc

They're all here, including a load of presentations on SharePoint. You might find something useful.

http://microsoft.sitestream.com/Default2.html

Here's a great article you might be interested in:This paper provides an overview of Digital Dashboard technology and the Web Part infrastructure. Learn how
to modify your Digital Dashboard solution to ensure a smooth transition to the Web Part infrastructure.URL:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnspts/html/sharepoint_movingwebparts.asp?frame=true&_r=1

Erol

This site has lots of Windows related information including a section on SharePoint with lots of PowerPoint stuff in it.

http://www.only4gurus.com/