Monthly Archives: July 2021

System Crafters: Magit 2

Posted on 2021-07-21 by jcs

David Wilson over at the System Crafters YouTube channel has his second video on Magit up. Irreal looked at the first video a couple of weeks ago. In the current video, Wilson considers some of the intermediate Magit functions. He … Continue reading →

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PSA: Mastering Emacs is On Sale Until Monday

Posted on 2021-07-20 by jcs

If you’re an Emacser, you’ve certainly heard of Mickey Petersen’s book Matering Emacs. If you’ve been thinking about getting a copy, now’s the time because it’s 20% off until Monday. My book, Mastering Emacs, is now on sale. Get a … Continue reading →

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Calc Formulae in the Minibuffer

Posted on 2021-07-19 by jcs

Tony Aldon has another quick video up that considers using Org-mode table formulae in the minibuffer. It’s a nice way of trying out a formula or even using them to make calculations and inserting the results into the current buffer. … Continue reading →

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Google Drive and Censorship

Posted on 2021-07-18 by jcs

I’ve told you and told you and told you but some people aren’t listening. Okay, let’s be honest, they aren’t even reading to begin with but they should be. If you use Google products for producing, storing, or sharing your … Continue reading →

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Remote Work in Australia

Posted on 2021-07-17 by jcs

I have, for many, many years, been fascinated with the idea of remote work. Since Mike Elgan wrote about the New Bedouins in 2007 I yearned to be part of the revolution. Now, of course, due to COVID-19 it’s the … Continue reading →

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Like Musical Instruments for Musicians

Posted on 2021-07-16 by jcs

Ayrat Badykov has a nifty short post on why he thinks Emacs is a great text editor. As for many developers, Badykov was inspired to learn Emacs when he saw how much more efficient the Vim and Emacs users were … Continue reading →

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Does Piracy Affect Sales?

Posted on 2021-07-15 by jcs

The headline is a spoiler because we know from Betteridge’s law that the answer must be “no.” That the answer is “yes” has been a matter of faith among those who earn their living through the copyright system but research … Continue reading →

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Query: Emacs Vterm on the M1

Posted on 2021-07-14 by jcs

A while ago I asked about Emacs on the Mac M1. Everyone who replied agreed that Emacs ran without problems so I got myself an M1. I really like it and have almost got it configured as my default machine. … Continue reading →

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See the Underlying Org Entry for an Agenda Item

Posted on 2021-07-13 by jcs

Here’s a quick tip that I just learned about from Tory Anderson: TIL about org-agenda-entry-text-mode to see the underlying entries behind your agenda notes. This #emacs #EducationalMistype brought to you by learning Dvorak keyboard. — (webdev “Tory”) (@Endless_WebDev) July 12, … Continue reading →

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It’s Time For iPhone Users To Dump Google Maps

Posted on 2021-07-12 by jcs

Zak Doffman over at Forbes—I know, I know—makes the argument that the time has come for iPhone users to dump Google maps. The TL;DR is that Apple maps have come a long way since they were first introduced and are … Continue reading →

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