Category Archives: General

vc-annotate Video

Posted on 2014-10-29 by jcs

I’ve written about this before but Aaron Schumacher tweeted a reminder #Emacs "C-x v g" for annotated/navigable git history of current file. http://t.co/7KN2Wbf402 Thanks @sachac/@avdi! https://t.co/VYV9z4zWRZ — Aaron Schumacher (@planarrowspace) October 14, 2014 Avdi’s video really is great and worth … Continue reading →

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Xah Lee on EWW

Posted on 2014-10-28 by jcs

Speaking of eww, Xah Lee has a nice introduction to using EWW. There’s not much to know, really, but Lee has a short FAQ on how to do some of the things that aren’t obvious if you hate to RTFM. … Continue reading →

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Duplicating a Line in Emacs

Posted on 2014-10-27 by jcs

I don’t need to duplicate a line often enough to make this worthwhile for me but it’s a nice solution and worth considering if you find yourself duplicating lines a lot. Duplicate a line #emacs (global-set-key "\C-c\C-d" "\C-a\C- \C-e\M-w\C-j\C-y") — … Continue reading →

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Compiling Emacs with eww on OS X

Posted on 2014-10-27 by jcs

I’m old school and like to compile applications myself rather than use something like Homebrew. I have nothing against Homebrew and its brethren, it’s just that compiling things myself helps me stay connected to the development process. Besides, it’s what … Continue reading →

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Installing Yosemite

Posted on 2014-10-26 by jcs

Just in case any Apple users out there haven’t already installed the new OS X, Yosemite, beware of an anomaly in the installation process. Apparently, the installation moves /usr/local out of the way during installation and when everything is installed, … Continue reading →

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Here’s a Nickel Kid…

Posted on 2014-10-24 by jcs

I recently found a reference to one of my all time favorite Dilbert cartoons. It’s almost 20 years old and still makes me laugh. I’m linking to rather than embedding the cartoon to avoid copyright problems.

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A Movement I Can Get Behind

Posted on 2014-10-23 by jcs

A great idea from Christopher Moore. I hate it when Web sites do this. Even more if there’s sound. Dear Web Devs, if your page auto-plays video, I'm gone. Immediately. Please tell your clients it's a bad idea. Please RT … Continue reading →

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Lots of New

Posted on 2014-10-23 by jcs

Here at the International Irreal Headquarters there are lots of new things to explore and play with. First, there is OS X Yosemite, the new Apple OS. I’ve been playing with it for a few days and like it so … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary to Mickey

Posted on 2014-10-22 by jcs

It’s Mastering Emacs’ fourth anniversary and Mickey has refreshed the site. Drop in and take a look if you haven’t been there lately. Mastering #Emacs is celebrating its fourth anniversary. http://t.co/VQwKnX6pr1 — Mickey Petersen (@mickeynp) October 20, 2014

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Inhibiting Dired Details in Emacs 24.4

Posted on 2014-10-22 by jcs

Who ever thought having Dired hide details by default was a good idea? I know some people like having fewer details but I don’t get it. Why wouldn’t you want as much information about the files as possible? Maybe I’m … Continue reading →

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