Just a quick question from youre experience is astalavista worth paying for?
Being a poor college student i cant afford to waste much money the main reason i would join is for the tutorials and tools.

thx i think i will put off a membership at Astalavista till another time. yea i have been going to the learn security site for awhile it is definatly a great resource for me.

Astalavista has been around a long time and for many it was the first site they had hacking concepts exposed to them.  Unfortunately, they seem to have gotten a little stale in their approach.  Actually using the search function effectively on this site and using a site like learnsecurityonline, just between these 2 you should have a lot of information to keep you busy.