Org · Random Geekery

Jul 31, 2017 (Updated Aug 5, 2017)

I am setting up Emacs org mode to track how I use my money. This is a healthy habit, which I applied in the past with a little paper notebook. This needs to be as easy as that little notebook, or I will never use it.

I only want to see how I use my money. This can eventually become part of a budget, but all I want today is the ability to make quick money notes.

My friend paid me back some money they borrowed
One of the housemates chipped in for groceries
I treated myself to coffee.

Stuff like that. Let’s see what I come up with.

Blog Writing in Org Mode

Oct 21, 2014

Tools · emacs · org · jekyll ·

An experiment with using Org mode to write Jekyll blog posts. Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Organize Directories 3 Front Matter 4 Configure HTML Export 5 Publishing A Post 6 Followup Introduction Much of what I've read about Org mode has focused on its utility as a task management tool. That's great. I wouldn't mind spending some time on that aspect. Mostly I've been focused on its usefulness for note-taking and writing.

Exporting From Org to Markdown

May 16, 2014

Tools · emacs · org · markdown ·

TL;DR? C-h v org-export-backends to ensure that Markdown export is available. C-c C-e m m invokes org-md-export-to-markdown. You may need to update Org Mode, which could be a fussy process.

My New New (New) Site

May 15, 2014

Marginalia · site · emacs · org ·

I have been exploring GNU Emacs recently. As part of that exploration, I decided to use o-blog. Why? Well. I want to blog more. I want to use Emacs more. I got tired of my WordPress blog. o-blog sits on top of Org mode, which is the Killer App of Emacs for me. Org mode is amazing. o-blog is nifty, and relatively easy to get started with. I have fiddled with the o-blog templates to suit my tastes. I replaced browser-side Less CSS with a bit of Sass at build time. Eventually I’ll port the Wordpress posts to o-blog and maybe the old static pages to something involving org-mode.