cgtalk.com the best CG forum on the web. great reference
3dbuzz.com has great training videos for max and other programs after you sign up
3dtotal.com Another good site
animax great site for textures
morguefile.com another texture site
Visualboo's free goodies has few tips and a good material .mat to learn/ use textures from
keep the link going, please keep your post clean so that it is easy to read