I've started a Raspberry Pi for Beginners Youtube channel which should help all you total beginners get started.
They are step by step video guides and should show you exsactly how to get your Pis running.
http://www.youtube.com/user/RaspberryPi ... ature=mhee
Video's so far include Part 0 - Welcome
Part 1 - Unboxing of my Raspberry Pi
Part 2 - Preping the SD card
Part 3 - Booting (fedora remix) for the first time
Part 4 - Logging in for the first time
Part 5 - Loading Debian "squeeze"desktop
Part 6 - Enabling SSH on Debian
Part 7 - Swapping between OS'
Part 8.1 - How to view your Raspberry pi system's information This is a new account, as I used to be under the name Core Matrix so they are not stolen videos;
