I have a private forum with links (to here) in a single thread with all the hacks I've installed/done. Clicking install on any hack you use here as well - it not only shows the Coder that you appreciate his work, they'll show up in your User CP (show installed hacks, down the bottom).

If you're new with vB, start small, try a few installs, always read the entire thread before downloading and going for the install, and if you get stuck, ask questions in as detailed a fashion as you can. (For example "This doesn't work, help me" doesn't give us much to go on.)

.2c. Good luck.