Since I've written many articles on how I am using elements and features from Org mode, I decided to introduce a new blog series for these articles. I also added already published articles to this series in case their topic fits this category.
It is crucial to know that these articles are my personal approach to deal with various situations within Org mode. It is driven by my own requirements and use-cases. It is not an exhaustive reference on how to use things from the great Org mode manual. Some articles do not even provide solutions. Sometimes, articles just mention things where I'm struggling with or shed a light on things to be aware of when using Org mode for a long period of time.
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- How
to Start With Emacs Org Mode
- My recommendation on how to start with this beautiful beast while staying sane and happy.
- Managing
web bookmarks with Org Mode
- One of my most popular blog articles on a very simple method to maintain web bookmarks.
- Quick
Access to My Org Mode Agenda on Android
- A very trivial DIY approach for having my agenda on mobile devices.
- Advanced Usage
of Dependencies Between Tasks Using Org Mode
- One of the killer features of Org mode: not being distracted by tasks whose dependencies are not done yet.
- Reference
Management with Org Mode
- Before org-ref, I developed this method to manage scientific whitepapers and books for my PhD project. Kind of dated and hacky but it's here as a reference in case somebody tries to accomplish something similar.
- Getting
Emails into Org Mode
- This article is for people who are looking for a possibility to get emails into Org mode which is independent of their email client.
- Easy
Entering Values for Org Mode Properties
- Especially but not only for managing contacts, you need manipulation of properties within drawers. This trick will save you tons of time.
- Recurring
Events with Org Mode
- There is this rather trivial feature of having recurring things
within Org mode using date-stamps like
2019-09-25 Wed +1w
. This article explains why you should think of using separate headings per occurrence instead and how to accomplish this with minimal effort.
- There is this rather trivial feature of having recurring things
within Org mode using date-stamps like
- Org Mode
As a Rabbit Hole: Agenda Tasks Piling Up
- Your agenda tends to get quite large so that you are losing overview? Well, this article explains some things that you might enjoy.
- Using
Template Files for Pandoc Exports to Word or LibreOffice
- Need to export content into Word files that do look like your official business documents? Reading this article will put a smile on your face and pushes acceptance of Org mode usage not only in business environments.
- My
Emacs Key Binding Strategy
- This is not only Org mode related but large parts are related to Org mode. Therefore, I added this to this series as well, explaining my personal system of dealing with key bindings. It even shows you ways of not having to remember that many bindings at all.
- Writing a
GitHub Wiki Using Org Mode Syntax
- Exporting Org mode snippets for GitHub or reddit can be frustrating. This is a quick summary of things to be aware so that everything is going smoothly.
- Using Org
Mode Categories Versus Tags
- When is it appropriate to use categories, when to use tags instead?
- Presentation
Slides Via Reveal and PDF Handout
- The beauty of having the content of a presentation and its corresponding handout in one single place instead of creating them separately.
- On How to
Define Projects in Org Mode
- The various ways of defining a project with their ups and downs.
- The thing you should take away from this article is that you might want to sit down and think a couple of minutes before creating projects that are not defined as such when you might regret this in a later stage.
- Linking
Headings
- Why internal links are important and for what do I use them.
- What possibilities there are for creating internal links.
- My personal method of creating internal links.
- Logging
With Emacs Org Mode
- Why and how I moved notifications from my computer systems to my Org mode agenda.
- My
Current Org Mode Files and Heading Structure
- The very long and boring article describing all of my Org mode files and their heading structure. This is just for the really desperate fans since it is long and boring, exposing even embarrassing weak points of my system.
- Linking
Headings With org-super-links (Poor-Man's Zettelkasten)
- Reading this article you will learn why the Zettelkasten method is not for everybody. Furthermore, I show you a nice Org mode extension to link headings with back-links.
- Linking to
Text Within PDF Files
- By reading this article, you will learn how to create custom link abbreviations to link to text within PDF files.
- Easy
Dependency Creation With org-linker-edna
- Simplifying the creation of org-edna dependencies and linking of headings.
- My Current
Life-Cycle of an Org Mode Task
- A brief overview on my current habit of using Org mode todo keywords, scheduled dates and org-edna triggers to define the life-cycle of an Org mode heading.
- The
Right Way to Use Org Mode
- My explanation on why there is no single right way of using Org mode features and why you can't expect to get everything from the manual to create your own solutions.
- Semi-Automate
Boring Tasks: Replacing Twitter-Snippets
- A hands-on use-case from my personal tasks where I used Emacs and Org mode to support me when I had to replace many HTML snippets with Org mode snippets for my blog.
- My
Current Mobile Capture Process
- A description on how my capture process from Android to my
inbox.org
looks like.
- A description on how my capture process from Android to my
- Path-Independent
Links to Local Files Via Locate
- Linking of local files just by their basenames, independent to their current path.
- How I'm Working With Tasks and My Agenda
Some selected topics from my long-term article pipeline:
- Using many or few Org mode files
- Finding stuff within Org mode
- Update on contact management
- Getting non-org stuff into Org
Side-Note: In case you wonder why I don't introduce a new tag for marking articles of a series, please do read this article.