I have bits and pieces of this scattered throughout this blog. This is an effort to put it into one place. Don't be surprised if I add more to this post later.
Helpful customizations for .vimrc:
" This turns off the annoying bell every time I hit the wrong key
set visualbell
" The following two lines turn on syntax highlighting
filetype plugin indent on
syntax on
" This tells vim that I am using a black background and need light colored text
set background=dark
