Tag Archives: Org-mode

If you were paying attention to my response to Watts Martin’s post on Markdown, you probably concluded that Karl Voit is not a fan of Markdown. I’ve been following Voit’s views on light weight markup languages and personal information management … Continue reading →

My old friend and ex colleague Watts Martin has weighed in on the Markdown issue. Martin is a technical writer and novelist who regularly uses Markdown in his work. Lately, he’s become a bit peevish about the periodic spasms of … Continue reading →

This post is about a posting by Marcin Borkowski (mbork) from a couple of weeks ago that I’ve had sitting in a browser tab since then. Sacha already covered it so I wasn’t going to replow that ground but I … Continue reading →

My recent post on Markdown Versus Org Mode engendered some limited but spirited engagement so I thought it would be nice to followup by writing about a post I’ve had sitting in a browser tab for sometime. Piotr Migdał writes … Continue reading →

I think it’s fair to say that virtually everyone with knowledge of and an opinion on the matter would agree that on the technical merits Org mode is clearly superior to Markdown. The differences in syntax are trivial and don’t … Continue reading →

Many commentators, Irreal included, are fond of pointing out that even if you need to deliver your writing product in some sort of Word compatible format, you can still write in the comfort of Emacs and Org mode. All you … Continue reading →

I’ve been a long time fan of Eric Fraga’s quiet work in the Emacs sphere. He an academic who, as far as I know, doesn’t work directly on Emacs development but is nevertheless active in the community making suggestions and … Continue reading →

The Emacs Cat, like me, is a heavy Org mode user. He uses it for note taking, maintaining his personal knowledge base, agenda management, and blogging. He recently decided to share his org mode configuration. It’s worth taking a look … Continue reading →

As you all know, I’m a huge Org Mode fan but Álvaro Ramírez’s use and customization of it dwarfs mine. Yesterday, I wrote about how Ramírez was an expert at finding solutions to small problems and that those solutions can … Continue reading →