Getting Started With Org Mode

Harry Schwartz demonstrates some of the nifty features of Org mode:

"Org mode is an outliner, markup language, task manager, calendar, contact manager, and who-knows-what-else. I use it to write documents and presentations, manage my todo list, and I even write my Emacs configuration in it.

In other words, Org is taking over my life.

I’ll be introducing some of the functionality of Org, demonstrating what it can do, and showing how you, too, can become pleasantly obsessed with a wacky, overgrown outlining tool."

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[tematum]

org-mode is very good for writing tutorials about org-mode

[Klassenfeind]

one of the most comfortable speakers, he could continue for hours, I would still be here :)

[SantiYounger]

amazing video, thank you so much for making this. I'll share some notes if anyoneebenefits from them!
6:50 tables are great
12:00 Latex in org-mode (Latex advantages without the hustle of latex)
25:00 Using evil mode on emacs (vim shortcuts on emacs)
27:00 Todo list
32:00 To-do list archive
40:00 contacts, alternatives and mutt integration
46:00 fancy quick website export
46:50 flashcards
48:00 website on org-mode
49:00 orgmode on mobile
51:00 own cloud

[HighInquisitorBonobotheGreat]

I just love the geeky amazement of the crowd '' OOOH WOOW'' XD

[TomerBenDavid]

That was a groundbreaking, mind-blowing, life-changing talk for me.

[timandmoby]

I love the way this guy says "very fancy". Also, great talk!

[e]

Love your enthusiasm Mr. Schwartz ! Good presentation !

[anirudhchandramouli]

Thanks for the amazing talk Mr Harry Schwartz. Extremely engaging and resourceful. I'm a Vim expat to Emacs and this is one of the reasons why.

[ycables]

Didn't know Gilfoyle was an emacs user :-)

[PeterSmith-cruelandunusual]

I love this guy's use of the word "bonkers"!
Great demo.

[dotdotdotdot]

Alright, I'm sold. I never saw any advantage of emacs compared to vim, but it does so many of the things I've been searching for. Installing it now.

[JimmyArogen]

Thank you for a exceptional presentation! It is so nice to always find new things to do in org-mode, I had not used the links so thank you for that.

I have been using org-mode for a journal at work for over a year. It is crazy good. In the end of every month I export my notes and mail them to my boss. It is perfect for this and I don't know how many times I have gone back in my notes for an explanation to why I did something.
At meetings I can jot down todos, notes and show what I have been up to, which is perfect.

Next goal is to set up a calendar/agenda/org-file sync so I could use it with my phone. I have not gotten that to work just yet and any recommendations are welcome.

[calebmccaffery]

My new favorite video and speaker on emacs. Very fancy!!

[gaius_marius]

Great presentation. I learned more about Org-mode in 1 hour than I had since I started using it a few months ago!

[thapakazi_]

org-mode ; #motherofall outliner, markup langs, task manger, cals, ya who-knows-what-else...
thanks for featuring this, everybody better learn to use org stuffs for their own productive life.

[eahere]

Finally a video on this. I've been wanting to start for a while now, this is good as a kickstart!

[mehmetedex]

Watched so many vim related videos online can confirm I've never been this exited. Great stuff.

[stefmyt]

I love this guy's voice, his calm explanations remind me of Bob Ross!

[justmegawatt]

Wow, I was blown away by all the features. Great presentation, what a cool guy!

[digitalspecter]

So many great things! Org-mode fanciness was very interesting but I also liked the general trend toward owning/reclaiming your own data, preferably in plain, open formats (can't really beat plain text files). Owncloud, duckduckgo, etc, all good stuff :)