###1. Load distro onto MicroSD card The default linux distro from Intel is missing GCC / make which is required by many NPM modules but... A guy from intel has a Nice Tutorial which adds the dev tools to the Yocto distro or download his custom image
###2. SSH into your galileo
ssh root@someaddress
###3.Change root password
passwd
###4.Set the date / timezone This distro has an unusual format so lets say you want:
12/31/2013 at 12:49am equals
date 1231004913
###5.Enable sftp for file management
vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
to open the config file- in the file change
Subsystem sftp
toSubsystem sftp internal-sftp
reboot
###6.Enable wifi