Short tips

Tramp mode, ssh:

C-x C-f /ssh:test@host#2222:/tmp

Current .emacs file:

(require 'recentf)
(recentf-mode 1)
(setq recentf-max-menu-items 25)
(global-set-key "\C-x\ \C-p" 'recentf-open-files)
(setq x-select-enable-clipboard t)
(set-face-attribute 'default nil :height 100)
(setq tramp-default-method "ssh")

(setq backup-directory-alist '(("." . "~/.emacs.d/backup"))
  backup-by-copying t  
  version-control t    
  delete-old-versions t
  kept-new-versions 20
  kept-old-versions 5 
  )
(setenv "LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
  (let ((current (getenv "LD_LIBRARY_PATH"))
        (new "/home/local/lib"))
    (if current (concat new ":" current) new)))

(setq-default fill-column 72)
(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill)
(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'flyspell-mode)
(add-hook 'prog-mode-hook 'flyspell-prog-mode)
(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'auto-fill-mode)
(add-hook 'prog-mode-hook 'auto-fill-mode)