I learned emacs from an O'Reilly book: Learning GNU Emacs http://books.google.com/books?id=a_lea3-w-1kC&printsec=frontcover&dq=learning+gnu+emacs&sig=ACfU3U0R9

I learned emacs from an O'Reilly book: Learning GNU Emacs http://books.google.com/books?id=a_lea3-w-1kC&printsec=frontcover&dq=learning+gnu+emacs&sig=ACfU3U0R9HW920MS1ANHyyfKvGz96QrSjA http://books.google.com/books?id=a_lea3-w-1kC&printsec=f... If that and/or the tutorial doesn't do it for you, google "emacswiki" and see what else you can find. Also, "steve yegge emacs" (but maybe not on your first day, unless you need further inspiration).