Welcome!
This site holds a collection of hints and tips you may find useful while doing Astronomy research with me.
You should get into the habit of looking at documentation for common tasks. These days, most Astronomical software now has excellent documentation (in particular the Python ecosystem). The most important links within these HOWTOs will be links to external documentation.
That being said, there are still a number of computer incantations that we learn through experience, which would take a long time to re-learn from scratch! To avoid frustration and discouragement, I am therefore collecting hints and tips on this webpage. At this early stage (Jan 2014) many of the HOWTOs are a little verbose since much of this material is introductory. I am planning that the hints will be rather more concise as we gain experience.Suggestions for tips are welcome!