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I finally got around to reading the big Zettelkasten book: How To Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning, and Thinking. The […]
How do you measure productivity in writing? Or, how do you know when is a good time to stop working and take a break? If […]
There are a lot of great Emacs configurations out there. You’ve got Doom Emacs, Spacemacs, Aquamacs for Mac users, and so forth. But if you’re […]
Some people have a philosophical aversion to spell-checkers. And I can understand that. (Though, I find grammar checkers more fussy, prescriptive, and generally annoying.) As […]
Oh, line numbers. It’s one of the surprising joys of writing in a text editor. But many writers ignore line numbers. I understand. We think […]
It makes writing and editing an absolute blast.
A friend of mine said, “You’ve got to stop writing in UNIX, your stories are coming out choppy.” God bless him, he doesn’t know the […]
In this article, we’re going to take a look at how you can use accented characters when composing documents in Emacs. What Do You Need […]
In Emacs, you may see your cursor referred to as “point”. But you may have likewise seen references to a cursor. So what’s the deal? […]
That’s right. Let’s take a common scenario. You’re doing some work in Emacs. Maybe you’re programming. Maybe you’re writing a novel. It doesn’t matter what […]
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