I've been applying for programming jobs, but I am getting a little bit rusty with C and C++ and would like to brush up a bit.
I'd also like to teach myself visual basic as I have no experience with it.
I've found people on Ebay selling programming Ebook guides, does anyone know if they are any good, or anywhere where I can download similar material for free?
Any help/advice would be good here
Bubblegum
Try the "Thinking In ... " series by Bruce Eckel. You can download the pdf versions of his book from his site.
http://www.bruceeckel.com/
(at least for c++)
Sorry don't know any freebe VB guide, although I'm sure you could find some with google.