Excerpts from the current config for org-mode I use.

orgmode.el

(try-load-and-configure-library
 'org-install

 (setq org-hide-leading-stars t)
 (setq org-pretty-entities t)
 (setq org-pretty-entities-include-sub-superscripts nil)
 (setq org-return-follows-link t)
 (setq org-special-ctrl-a/e t)

 (setq org-log-done t)
 
 (setq org-agenda-files '("~/Dropbox/GTD2/"
                          "~/Dropbox/GTD2/projects/"
                          "~/Dropbox/GTD2/projects/HSKRK/"))

 ;; (setq org-agenda-category-icon-alist '(("HSKRK" "~/.emacs.conf/icons/hskrk2.png" nil nil :ascent center)
 ;;                                        ("home" "~/.emacs.conf/icons/home.png" nil nil :ascent center)
 ;;                                        (".*" (space . (:width (16)))))
 ;;       )

 (setq org-refile-targets '((nil :maxlevel . 1)
                            (org-agenda-files :maxlevel . 1)))

 (setq org-agenda-prefix-format '((agenda . " %i %-12:c%?-12t% s")
                                  (timeline . "  % s")
                                  (todo . " %l%i %-12:c")
                                  (tags . " %i %-12:c")
                                  (search . " %i %-12:c")))
 (setq org-agenda-span 14)

 (setq org-todo-keywords
       (quote ((sequence "TODO(t)" "NEXT(n)" "DOING(o)" "|" "DONE(d)")
               (sequence "WAITING_FOR(w@/!)" "DELEGATED(e@/!)"  "|" "CANCELLED(c@/!)")))) ; "HOLD(h@/!)"



 (custom-set-faces
  ;; '(org-agenda-date ((t (:inherit org-agenda-structure :weight semi-bold :height 1.2))) t)
  ;; '(org-date ((t (:foreground "Purple" :underline t :height 0.8 :family "Helvetica Neue"))))
  '(org-document-title ((t (:height 1.5 :weight bold))))
  '(org-done ((t (:foreground "light green" :weight light))))
  '(org-level-1 ((t (:weight semi-bold :height 1.2))))
  '(org-level-2 ((t (:inherit outline-2 :weight semi-bold :height 1.1))))
  '(org-level-3 ((t (:inherit outline-3 :weight bold))))
  ;; '(org-level-5 ((t (:inherit outline-5 :family "Helvetica Neue"))))
  ;; '(org-link ((t (:inherit link :weight normal))))
  '(org-meta-line ((t (:inherit font-lock-comment-face :height 0.9))))
  '(org-property-value ((t (:height 0.9))) t)
  '(org-special-keyword ((t (:inherit font-lock-keyword-face :height 0.9))))
  ;; '(org-table ((t (:foreground "dim gray" :height 0.9 :family "Menlo"))))
  ;; '(org-tag ((t (:foreground "dark gray" :weight bold :height 0.8))))
  ;; '(org-todo ((t (:foreground "#e67e22" :weight bold))))
  )

 (setq org-todo-keyword-faces
       (quote (("TODO" :foreground "orange red" :weight bold)
               ("NEXT" :foreground "deep sky blue" :weight bold)
               ("DONE" :foreground "light green" :weight light)
               ("WAITING_FOR" :foreground "indian red" :weight bold)
               ("DELEGATED" :foreground "indian red" :weight bold)
                                        ; ("HOLD" :foreground "magenta" :weight bold)
               ("CANCELLED" :foreground "light green" :weight light))))

 (setq org-use-fast-todo-selection t)
 (setq org-treat-S-cursor-todo-selection-as-state-change nil)

 (setq org-agenda-restore-windows-after-quit t)
 
 (add-hook 'org-agenda-mode-hook '(lambda () (hl-line-mode 1)))
 
 ;; Org Habits
 (setq org-habit-following-days 14)
 (setq org-habit-preceding-days 56)

 ;; Org Agenda fun
 ;; (stolen from http://nakkaya.com/2010/03/19/org-mode-in-your-pocket-setting-up-mobileorg/)
 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands
       '(("w" todo "TODO")
         ("h" agenda "" ((org-agenda-show-all-dates nil)))
         ("W" agenda "" ((org-agenda-ndays 21)
                         (org-agenda-show-all-dates nil)))
         ("A" agenda ""
          ((org-agenda-ndays 1)
           (org-agenda-overriding-header "Today")))))

 ;; Capture
 (setq org-default-notes-file "~/Dropbox/GTD2/capture.org")

 (setq org-capture-templates
	   '(("t" "TODO" entry
		  (file+headline "~/Dropbox/GTD2/inbox.org" "Inbox")
		  "* TODO %?\n  %i\n  %a")
		 ("j" "Journal" entry
		  (file+headline "~/Dropbox/GTD2/journal.org" "Quick Notes")
		  "* %T\n  %i\n  %?")
		 ("w" "Web link" entry
		  (file+headline "~/Dropbox/GTD2/stuff.org" "RnR Web link")
		  "* TODO %c\n  %?")
		 ("b" "Bookmark" entry
		  (file "~/Dropbox/GTD/bookmarks.org")
		  "* %c\n  %T\n  %?")
		 ("n" "Note" entry
		  (file+headline "~/Dropbox/GTD2/stuff.org" "Notes")
		  "* %T\n  %i\n   %?")
		 ("q" "Question" entry
		  (file+headline "~/Dropbox/GTD2/stuff.org" "Questions")
		  "* TODO Question: %?")
		 ("u" "Quote" entry
		  (file "~/Dropbox/GTD2/quotes.org")
		  "* %c\n  %?")
		 ("l" "Blacklist" entry
		  (file "~/Dropbox/GTD2/blacklist.org")
		  "* %c\n   %T\n   %?")))

 ;; Key bindings
 (global-set-key "\C-ca" 'org-agenda)
 (global-set-key "\C-cr" 'org-remember)
 (global-set-key "\C-cc" 'org-capture)
 (global-set-key (kbd "<f9>") 'org-agenda))