Started working on a vim configuration blog post.

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+# Vim Introduction
+
+
+# Appearance
+
+
+```vim
+syntax enable
+```
+
+
+```vim
+" Enable 256 colors palette in Gnome Terminal
+if $COLORTERM == 'gnome-terminal'
+    set t_Co=256
+endif
+
+try
+    colorscheme desert
+catch
+endtry
+
+set background=dark
+
+" Set extra options when running in GUI mode
+if has("gui_running")
+    set guioptions-=T
+    set guioptions-=e
+    set t_Co=256
+    set guitablabel=%M\ %t
+endif
+```
+
+
+# Spell Check
+
+```vim
+autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.md setlocal spell spelllang=en_us
+autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.txt setlocal spell spelllang=en_us
+```
+
+
+# Indentation and Tabs
+
+```vim
+" search as characters are entered
+set incsearch
+" highlight matched characters
+set hlsearch
+
+" Ignore case when searching
+set ignorecase
+```
+
+
+# Useful UI Tweaks
+
+```vim
+" Set Line Numbers to show
+set number
+
+" Highlights the current line with a underscore
+set cursorline
+
+" Displays a red bar at 80 characters
+set colorcolumn=80
+```
+
+
+# Searching and Auto Complete
+
+```vim
+" Shows a auto complete tab when you are typing a command
+" like :sp <tab>
+set wildmenu
+set wildignorecase
+
+"  Searching when in command mode type /words to find
+" search as characters are entered
+set incsearch
+" highlight matched characters
+set hlsearch
+
+" Ignore case when searching
+set ignorecase
+```
+
+
+
+# Useful Things to Have
+
+
+```vim
+"Disable ding sound on error, flashes cursor instead
+set visualbell
+
+" Display ruler on bottom right -- should be there by default
+set ruler
+
+" Enables mouse support
+set mouse=a
+
+" Auto updates file if an external source edits the file
+set autoread
+
+" Improves performance by only redrawing screen when needed
+set lazyredraw
+```
+
+
+```vim
+" Set utf8 as standard encoding and en_US as the standard language
+set encoding=utf8
+
+" Use Unix as the standard file type
+set ffs=unix,dos,mac
+```