In the process of teaching myself the new language Visual Basic .NET (note that I think it's a new language rather than an upgrade of VB6) I wrote a few little things that may be helpful to those who are coming up to speed with the new language. I'll post these snippets as I solve a problem and I'm particularly happy with the solution.

What Happened to ItemData for ComboBoxes and ListBoxes?
Getting Data with ADO.NET