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<h1 class="title">Emacs Life</h1>
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See <a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news/">Emacs News</a> for a weekly digest of new resources.
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<div id="outline-container-org09f66c4" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="org09f66c4">Start with Emacs</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-org09f66c4">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/p/27144">Emacs beginner resources</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/p/24836">How to learn Emacs</a> - a hand-drawn one-page guide for beginners</li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/p/26006">How to learn Emacs keyboard shortcuts</a> - another visual guide</li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/p/27075">Emacs Basics: Using the mouse</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/p/27062">Emacs Basics: Calling commands by name</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/p/27098">Emacs Basics: Customizing Emacs</a></li>
<li><a href="baby-steps-org.html">A baby steps guide to managing your tasks with Org</a></li>
<li><a href="how-to-read-emacs-lisp.html">How to read Emacs Lisp so that you can customize Emacs</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2011/01/emacs-24-package-manager/">Emacs 24 and the package manager</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>

<div id="outline-container-orge32da52" class="outline-2">
<h2 id="orge32da52">Improve your Emacs setup/workflow</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-orge32da52">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li><a href="blog-posts/2014-01-13-tips-learning-org-mode-emacs.html">Tips for learning Org Mode for Emacs</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2013/03/emacs-use-function-keys-for-custom-keyboard-shortcuts/">Use function keys for custom keyboard shortcuts</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2014/03/emacs-evernote-enscript-exe-org-links/">Emacs, Evernote (through enscript.exe), and Org links</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2012/06/making-gnu-emacs-play-well-on-microsoft-windows-7/">Making GNU Emacs play well on Microsoft Windows 7</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2008/07/yet-another-snippet-mode-for-emacs/">Yet another snippet mode for Emacs</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2008/07/emacs-keyboard-shortcuts-for-navigating-code/">Keyboard shortcuts for navigating code</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2011/12/emacs-artbollocks-mode-el-and-writing-more-clearly/">Emacs artbollocks-mode.el, and writing more clearly</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2012/06/literate-programming-emacs-configuration-file/">Literate programming and my Emacs configuration file</a></li>
</ul>
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<h2 id="org705259f">Enjoy Emacs</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-org705259f">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li><a href="http://emacslife.com/emacs-chats">Emacs Chats</a>: hour-long conversations with various people about Emacs</li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2013/04/emacs-conference-2013-videos/">Emacs Conference 2013 videos</a></li>
<li><a href="videos.html">Some Emacs videos</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2012/06/things-that-ive-used-emacs-for/">Things that I've used Emacs for</a></li>
</ul>
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<h2 id="org7b8e298">Org Mode</h2>
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<ul class="org-ul">
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2014/01/tips-learning-org-mode-emacs/">Some tips for learning Org Mode for Emacs</a></li>
<li>Workflow
<ul class="org-ul">
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2007/12/a-day-in-a-life-with-org/">A day in a life with Org</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2013/08/emacs-how-i-organize-my-org-files/">Emacs: How I organize my Org files</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2013/06/how-i-use-emacs-org-mode-for-my-weekly-reviews/">How I use Emacs Org Mode for my weekly reviews</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2010/09/emacs-org-mode-and-publishing-a-weekly-review/">Emacs Org mode and publishing a weekly review</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2010/09/new-note-taking-workflow-with-emacs-org-mode/">New note-taking workflow with Emacs Org-mode</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>Managing your notes
<ul class="org-ul">
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2008/01/searching-your-notes/">Searching Your Notes</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2008/01/outlining-your-notes-with-org/">Outlining Your Notes with Org</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2008/01/january-chapter-7-taking-notes/">January - Chapter 7: Taking Notes</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2008/01/note-taking-random-notes-journal-entries-outlines-and-hyperlinks/">Note-taking: Random notes, journal entries, outlines, and hyperlinks</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>Managing your tasks
<ul class="org-ul">
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2007/12/how-to-use-emacs-org-as-a-basic-day-planner/">How to use Emacs Org as a Basic Day Planner</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2008/01/projects-in-emacs-org/">Projects in Emacs Org</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2007/12/emacs-getting-things-done-with-org-basic/">Emacs: Getting Things Done with Org - Basic</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2008/01/tagging-in-org-plus-bonus-code-for-timeclocks-and-tags/">Tagging in Org - plus bonus code for timeclocks and tags!</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2007/12/clocking-time-with-emacs-org/">Clocking Time with Emacs Org</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>Agenda
<ul class="org-ul">
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2013/01/emacs-org-display-projects-with-a-few-subtasks-in-the-agenda-view/">Emacs Org: Display projects with a few subtasks in the agenda view</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2013/01/emacs-org-task-related-keyboard-shortcuts-agenda/">Emacs Org: Task-related keyboard shortcuts for the agenda</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2012/12/emacs-org-display-subset-tasks-context/">Emacs Org: Display a subset of tasks by context</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2012/05/org-mode-and-habits/">Org-mode and habits</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>Publishing
<ul class="org-ul">
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2013/08/helping-someone-get-started-with-emacs-and-org-mode-through-org2blog-troubleshooting-steps/">Helping someone get started with Emacs and Org Mode through Org2Blog and LaTeX; troubleshooting steps</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2011/08/mailing-non-emacs-users-your-org-notes/">Mailing non-Emacs users your Org notes</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2010/07/using-org2blog-to-publish-org-mode-subtrees/">Using org2blog to publish Org-mode subtrees</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2013/04/how-to-present-using-org-mode-in-emacs/">How to present using Org-mode in Emacs</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2007/12/publishing-my-org-agenda-to-my-blog/">Publishing my Org agenda to my blog</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2013/02/rediscovering-emacs-features-or-what-to-do-after-you-get-carried-away-installing-packages/">Rediscovering Emacs features, or what to do after you get carried away installing packages</a> - org drill</li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2012/12/emacs-strike-through-headlines-for-done-tasks-in-org/">Emacs: Strike through headlines for DONE tasks in Org</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2011/03/quick-notes-from-emacs-org-mode-talk-at-gtalug/">Quick notes from Emacs Org-mode talk at GTALUG</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2010/05/org-toodledo/">Org-toodledo</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2010/11/emacs-recording-ledger-entries-with-org-capture-templates/">Emacs: Recording ledger entries with org-capture-templates</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2009/04/nothing-quite-like-org-for-emacs/">Nothing quite like Org for Emacs</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2009/06/thoughts-on-toodledo-versus-emacs-org/">Thoughts on Toodledo versus Emacs Org</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2013/11/emacs-org-mode-customization-survey/">Emacs Org Mode Customization Survey</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2008/02/chapter-7-managing-your-notes-in-emacs-done/">Chapter 7: Managing Your Notes in Emacs - done!</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2008/07/emacs-org-google-tech-talk/">Emacs Org Google Tech Talk</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sachachua.com/blog/2008/12/emacs-org-and-bbdb-hyperlinking-names-to-blogs/">Emacs Org and BBDB: Hyperlinking names to blogs</a></li>
</ul>


<p>
Source: <a href="http://github.com/sachac/emacs-notes">http://github.com/sachac/emacs-notes</a>
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