How do I begin using SVN?

Question

I am ready to start using SVN, but I have NO (as in the money required for free beer) experience with source control. I have installed subversion on my server (that was eas

Answer 1

Another good Subversion book is Pragmatic Version Control with Subversion, a Pragmatic Programmer book that goes out of its way to make key concepts of version control (from checkin & checkout to branching & merging) clear.

Answer 2

Jeff posted a good "getting started" article for Windows, including how to setup svnserve:

Setting up Subversion on Windows