Projects
SDL Tutorials - A few tutorials for using Simple DirectMedia Layer.
JPong - A Java applet clone of the classic game Pong.
password - A simple command line password generator.

Programming Links
Google - The best place to start looking for anything on the net.
cprogramming.com - A great resource for C/C++ programmers (especially the message board).
Flashdaddee.com - Another resource for all sorts of programmers.

Programming Tools
Dev-C++ - A great free IDE for C/C++ development.
java.sun.com - Everything you need to program with Java.

Graphics Links
OpenGL - An industry standard cross-platform graphics API.
Nehe's Tutorials - Many tutorials for learning and using OpenGL.
Simple DirectMedia Layer - A great cross-platform multimedia API.
DirectX - Microsoft's multimedia API.
DrunkenHyena - Similar to Nehe's site but for DirectX instead.