Org-mode is a markdown-like format for taking notes in plain text. It's also a literate programming environment, can act as a spreadsheet program, and is a powerful way of managing todo lists, calendars, and general exobrain stuff.
This blog is written in Org-mode.
My Exobrain
I use Emacs Org-mode extensively to stay on top of the things in my life. I call this my exobrain because I treat it as an external augmentation of my mental abilities. In this article, I explain the various features of Org-mode that I'm using, how I arrange my files, and how I fit it together into a complete system that works for me.
A Fancy New Website Redesign
I've done a redesign on this website. It has a new fancy stylesheet, a new fancy static site generator, and a new fancy URL scheme. In this article, I talk about what's new. I tried to make this transition seamless for RSS readers, but it's hard to know exactly how all readers will respond. If you subscribe to this site using RSS, and have just been notified about the whole site being new, I'm sorry.
Illustrate your Point with Literate Programming
I'm a big fan of Literate Programming using Org-mode, as well as the graph visualisation program Graphviz. In this article, I demonstrate how to bring the two together to add pictures of graphs to your Emacs Org-mode documents.
Literate Programming
Literate Programming is a way of writing software by embedding code blocks into normal written documents (like this article itself). In this article, I explain what Literate Programming is in an abstract sense, and then introduce my preferred Literate Programming environment: Emacs Org-Mode.