Starting as a Junior .NET Web Developer

In this post, which I will try to update as I learn new things as a junior ASP.NET web developer, will contain facts, tips, and ideas that I've gathered that I believe that may be helpful as a reference/guide/refresher.

 First Steps.

1. Get a copy of Visual Studio (it's free!) 
1. http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us
2. Sign up for Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA).  
1. They have tons of free online courses that you can add to a development plan, covering topics such as MVC, .NET 4.5, and mobile development, just to name a few.
3. Learn C#
1. If you're completely new, or may have missed a few things:
1.  http://meme.ms/nqgkbix
2. If you're established with C#:
1. http://meme.ms/nqjhnr1
4. Learn .NET Web Apps (all-day Jump Start course)
1. http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/create-web-apps-with-asp-net#
5. Start to dabble in the topics covered.
1. The Web Apps Jump Start video covers a lot of ground to introduce the major topics in ASP.NET 4.5 web development.  Pick a few and try to reproduce them on your own.  Try out JQuery, Knockout, Razor templates, or develop a Web API.  Knowing the ideas is great, but you need to actually practice them.  Start small, and scale up, maybe using Windows Azure.
6. Sign up for Windows Azure (cloud hosting and development - free!)