1. No, but if you have specific questions, feel free to ask. My skills about 15 months rusty, but I should be good for the basics.

2. First Steps in LATEX, by George Gratzer. Amazon.com should have it; tech-oriented bookstores might, if you've got one near you. It's aimed at people writing math papers, but it's general enough that between the book and some Googling I picked it up fine.