Usually I first check for bad images, ones that aren't fully transfered for some reason. Then I check quality/resolution. I also note if it's a set that needs pics turned to the proper vertical positions, then I open up one or two and give a quick color balance inspection. If the set has a lot of similiar shots, I might do a quick edit of ones where there's a blink or delete the ones that are seriously out of focus.

After that, depending on what it is, I may break it into a couple smaller galleries. Then I do the rename, resize for web, etc.