I know this has been posted all over the internet by now, and I have been a bit slow in learning MOSS realted stuff, but I have been devoting my spare time in learning .NET 2.0 and related technologies. Figured, that I should first focus on .NET 2.0 and related framework technologies and enhancement before jumping to learn MOSS. So that's where I had disappeared. Stopped learning SharePoint since beta 1.
Just like anyone else, when I decided that now the time is right for me to start with MOSS, I was faced with a overload of information available on the net and did not know where to start with. Found this very nice resource at Steve Sofian blog and would highly recommend it as a starting point. I am starting with the WSS tutorials, as having deep knowledge of WSS will be of great help when I start with SPS.