Author Archives: jcs

Quicklisp Client Update

Posted on 2014-12-27 by jcs

Xach has an updated quicklisp client available. Just call (ql:update-client) to get it.

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Going to the Top and Bottom of iBuffer

Posted on 2014-12-26 by jcs

I use iBuffer a lot. That’s probably because I get a little OCD about stray buffers eating up memory for no reason. With my new 16 GB laptop, buffers eating up memory isn’t much of a problem but it’s too … Continue reading →

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Sorting by IP Addresses 2

Posted on 2014-12-25 by jcs

Yesterday, I told you about my difficulties in trying to sort an Org mode table. I came up with a solution that was, um, less than optimal but at least I got the table sorted. It bugged me that Org … Continue reading →

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Maintenance

Posted on 2014-12-24 by jcs

Irreal’s hosting provider is planning some server maintenace from [2014-12-26 Fri] to [2014-12-29 Mon]. Somewhere in that interval, the server that Irreal runs on will be upgraded. The hosting provider does not expect any outages during this process but warns … Continue reading →

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Sorting by IP Addresses

Posted on 2014-12-24 by jcs

Recently, I needed to sort an Org mode table by a column having IP addresses. For example, given the table | IP | 11/01 | 11/02 | 11/03 | |—————+——-+——-+——-| | 10.1.213.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | … Continue reading →

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PDF Animations

Posted on 2014-12-23 by jcs

Edgar Aroutiounian has a nice post about adding animations to PDF files with Emacs, Org, and LaTeX. If you’re an OS X user, he also explains how to load a minimal TeX distribution rather than the huge MacTeX distribution. The … Continue reading →

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Emacs Function Frequency

Posted on 2014-12-22 by jcs

Xah Lee has an interesting post of the frequency of Emacs functions in the Emacs code base. It’s easy to write such a thing off with a shrug but I found the chart fascinating. The first five most frequently used … Continue reading →

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Yosemite Autocorrect

Posted on 2014-12-21 by jcs

This is a note for users of OS X Yosemite. With the new OS, spelling autocorrect is on by default. For me, at least, this was most evident in the mail app (almost all my other writing occurs in Emacs). … Continue reading →

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Ooh, I Must Be a Power User

Posted on 2014-12-20 by jcs

#Emacs: using transpose-chars is a litmus test. If you care enough to save keystrokes to internalize C-t, then you must be a power user. — Fredrik Appelberg (@appelberg) November 28, 2014

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Mastering Emacs, The Book

Posted on 2014-12-19 by jcs

The estimable Mickey Petersen, proprietor of the Mastering Emacs blog, is working on a book. Mickey says that the book is not an encapsulation of his blog but rather is all new material. His announcement has a general outline of … Continue reading →

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