I started a few years back with using binary distribution of Apache, over the year I gained knowledge on how to compile it myself.
Here is where I share the knowledge and also some configuration blocks that are useful.

Name	Difficulty	Description
Convert *NIX Tarball		Explanation on how to convert a *NIX tarball to usable source for windows.
Build httpd 2.2 x64 binary		Step by step on how to compile your own 64-bit binary using Visual Studio 2005.

Name	Difficulty	Description
Upgrade SSL		Upgrade a connection to SSL
Reverse Proxy		Configure Apache to forward requests to backend servers
DAV Server		Configure a DAV Server
Clear Logs		Perl Script to wipe the Apache logs.