Resources for learning Javascript and jQuery

• Douglas Crockford's JavaScript articles and book (JS: The Good Parts)
• John Resig's blog and JS Secrets book
• Rebecca Murphy, jQuery Fundamentals (inludes JS primer)

Turning MS Office into a game

There's now a plugin to Microsoft Office, Ribbon Hero, that adds simple game dynamics to encourage users to better learn how to drive the darn thing, betwixt coffee breaks.

Informative article, here.  Excellent slides:

Beats the hell out of reading the manual.