added a getting started guide, and some settings defaults

readme.md

@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 # Foam
 
-👋 Welcome to your new Foam Workspace!
+👋 Welcome to your new Foam Knowledge Base!
 
 ## Getting started
 
 This documentation assumes that you have a GitHub account and have [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) installed on your Linux/MacOS/Windows machine.
 
-1. If you haven't yet, browse over to the main [Foam documentation workspace](https://foambubble.github.io/foam) to get an idea of what Foam is and how to use it.
+1. If you haven't yet, browse over to the main [Foam documentation](https://foambubble.github.io/foam) to get an idea of what Foam is and how to use it.
 2. Press "Use this template" button at [foam-template](https://github.com/foambubble/foam-template/generate) (that's this repository!) to fork it to your own GitHub account. If you want to keep your thoughts to yourself, remember to set the repository private.
 3. [Clone the repository to your local machine](https://help.github.com/en/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/cloning-a-repository) and open it in VS Code.
 
-    *Open the repository as a folder using the `File > Open...` menu item. In VS Code, "open workspace" refers to [multi-root workspaces](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/multi-root-workspaces).*
+    *Open the repository as a folder using the `File > Open...` menu item.*
 
 4. When prompted to install recommended extensions, click **Install all** (or **Show Recommendations** if you want to review and install them one by one)
 
-After setting up the repository, open [.vscode/settings.json](.vscode/settings.json) and edit, add or remove any settings you'd like for your Foam workspace.
+After setting up the repository, head to [[getting-started]] to get familiar with your new knowledge base!
 
 To learn more about how to use **Foam**, read the [Recipes](https://foambubble.github.io/foam/recipes/recipes) bubbles of the Foam documentation workspace.
 
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ To learn more about how to use **Foam**, read the [Recipes](https://foambubble.g
 We've created a few Bubbles (markdown documents) to get you started.
 
 - [[inbox]] - a place to write down quick notes to be categorised later
-- [[foam-tips]] - tips to get the most out of your Foam workspace
+- [[getting-started]] - learn how to use your Foam workspace
 - [[todo]] - a place to keep track of things to do
 
 
 
 [//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility"
+[getting-started]: getting-started.md "Getting Started"
 [inbox]: inbox.md "Inbox"
-[foam-tips]: foam-tips.md "Foam tips"
 [todo]: todo.md "Todo"
 [//end]: # "Autogenerated link references"