   Direct3D
  I am a newbie to this forum. I would appreciate for advices on where can I get useful links / references / online tutorials on the DirectX version 9 for learning Direct3D. and btw, is there any difference between Direct3D and Direct graphics? I am currently reading through MicroSoft Documentation for DirectX 9, which I find it hard to understand.thanks in advance for all your suggestions.   
  Try our Articles and Resources section, and specifically the DirectX articles. There's some materials there that should get you started. Starting Direct3D9 and DirectX9 with SDL would be good starting points. There's also our DirectX forum if you have any specific questions.   