What's in your .emacs file?
yummyfajitas: I have an emacs.d, which is a superior alternative to a .emacs.The basic init.el file loads my various language modes, and some other minor modes (e.g., tempbuf-mode). It also loads a bunch of files from the "emacs.d/my_lisp" directory which contains various overrides and new functionality attached to existing modes (e.g., icicles customization, assorted one-off functions I want to add to modes). Lastly, it loads a bunch more files from my emacs.d/lisp directory which implement custom functionality.For example, the current emacs M-x eshell doesn't behave the way I like. I often want multiple shells, so I've build a "ring of shells" functionality: f6 cycles through the ring of shells, C-f6 creates new shell window in the ring. I did something similar with window configurations.Also, the emacs.d stores all modes which I use regularly. So when I migrate to a new computer, all I need to do is    darcs get me@oldbox:emacs.d

and tweak a few settings.