Here are some links which will be useful to get start with SharePoint 2010
1. SharePoint 2010 Evaluation Virtual Machine – This Virtual Machine is provided by Microsoft to work with their Hands On Lab and they provide 180 days of evaluation period which is more than enough to learn this technology.
2. Setting Up the Development Environment for SharePoint 2010 on Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 – This will help you to configure the machine if you have a dedicated 64 Bit machine for development environment.
3. There are several videos also there to explain about how to install SharePoint 2010 server. I have given couple of links for your reference.
Installing SharePoint Server 2010
MSDN Video: Microsoft SharePoint 2010: Installation
4. SharePoint 2010 Materials
A) Blogs or Documentation :
Office and SharePoint bloggers
SharePoint 2010 Development Platform Poster
B) Videos :
http://www.sharepoint-videos.com/sharepoint-2010/
Channel 9 – SharePoint 2010 Developer Training Course
C) Downloads & Code
SharePoint Downloads and Samples
D) Development Tools
SharePoint Developer Tools in Visual Studio 2010 (Trial Version)
SharePoint 2010 Development Platform Poster
Hope this would help for people who are interested to learn SharePoint 2010.
SharePoint 2010 Knowledge Sharing Point 