Angstrom help

Does anyone have a good tutorial for Angstrom? I have tried scrounging bits and pieces from the net with no avail. ssh in and get a root and desktop with nothing on it. It seems empty. All I want to do is load python on and have it run scripts to manipulate the IO can someone help me?
Thanks!

Not sure if this is what you’re looking for, but try these:

Adafruit BBB tutorials: http://learn.adafruit.com/category/beaglebone

Videos by Derek Molloy: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UUf_sAmhBw7Tj7-2ujmLFoQg