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2023-11-27 Emacs: 'standard-themes' version 2.0.0
2023-11-25 Emacs: Denote Org dynamic blocks [video]
2023-11-24 Emacs: spacious-padding version 0.2.0
2023-11-17 Emacs: ediff basics [video]
2023-11-17 Emacs: beframe version 1.0.0
2023-11-15 Emacs: 'spacious-padding' covers more User Interface elements
2023-11-12 Emacs: Denote version 2.1.0
2023-10-26 Emacs: ef-themes version 1.4.0
2023-10-14 Emacs: notmuch-indicator version 1.1.0
2023-10-13 Emacs: new Denote developments (version 2.1.0-dev) [video]
2023-10-11 Emacs: new option for Denote letter casing
2023-10-08 Emacs: Beframe has its own menu-bar-mode entry
2023-10-04 Emacs: introduction to the ef-themes “Melissa” variants
2023-09-30 Iosevka Comfy version 1.4.0
2023-09-25 Emacs: live stream today (2023-09-25) at 14:30 Europe/Athens time [video]
2023-09-24 Emacs: mct version 1.0.0
2023-09-22 Emacs: aLtCaPs version 1.2.0
2023-09-19 Emacs: modus-themes version 4.3.0
2023-08-12 Emacs: pulsar version 1.0.0
2023-08-09 Emacs: ef-themes version 1.3.0
2023-08-03 Emacs: contribute to GNU Emacs core [video]
2023-07-29 Emacs: write a custom mode line [video]
2023-07-26 Emacs: my Free Software Foundation “working together” page
2023-07-22 Emacs: introduction to the ef-themes “Maris” variants
2023-07-21 Emacs: Denote version 2.0.0
2023-07-08 Emacs: dired-preview version 0.1.0
2023-07-01 Emacs: substitute version 0.2.0
2023-06-30 Emacs: notmuch-indicator version 1.0.0
2023-06-30 Emacs: ef-themes version 1.2.0
2023-06-28 Emacs: mark and register basics [video]
2023-06-26 Emacs: file and Dired basics [video]
2023-06-25 Emacs: public test for my 'dired-preview' package
2023-06-20 Emacs: logos version 1.1.0
2023-06-18 Emacs: introduction to the ef-themes “Elea” variants
2023-06-10 Emacs: basics of search and replace [video]
2023-06-09 Emacs: cursory version 1.0.0
2023-06-08 Emacs: ef-themes version 1.1.0
2023-06-03 Emacs: my new 'spacious-padding' package
2023-05-30 Emacs: modus-themes version 4.2.0
2023-05-29 Emacs: Denote can now automatically rename its buffers
2023-05-27 Guix: spontaneous live stream today (2023-05-27) at 09:30 Europe/Athens time [video]
2023-05-25 I won a Google award for my Emacs contributions
2023-05-23 Emacs: basics of Org mode [video]
2023-05-22 Emacs: spontaneous DENOTE live stream today (2023-05-22) at 14:00 Europe/Athens time [video]
2023-05-21 Emacs: beframe version 0.3.0
2023-05-18 Emacs: Modus themes for tritanopia (blue-yellow colour deficiency)
2023-05-16 Iosevka Comfy version 1.3.0
2023-05-16 Emacs: ef-themes version 1.0.0
2023-05-11 Accessibility and software freedom
2023-05-06 Emacs: spontaneous live stream today (2023-05-06) at 11:30 Europe/Athens time [video]
2023-04-27 Iosevka Comfy version 1.2.0
2023-04-23 Emacs: introduction to the ef-themes “kassio” theme
2023-04-22 Emacs: introduction to the ef-themes “symbiosis” theme
2023-04-15 Interview with Syntopikon on Emacs and life
2023-04-09 Emacs: comments on the Rubber Duck Show of 2023-03-16
2023-03-31 Emacs: Denote now provides a menu-bar-mode entry
2023-03-27 Emacs: beframe version 0.2.0
2023-03-25 Emacs: restart MCT development
2023-03-20 Emacs: Denote now optionally supports file name signatures (Folgezettel)
2023-03-13 Emacs: ef-themes version 0.11.0
2023-02-28 Emacs: 'beframe' package demo [video]
2023-02-22 Emacs: modus-themes version 4.1.0
2023-02-19 Re: opinion on good Git commit messages?
2023-02-16 Emacs: 'standard-themes' version 1.2.0
2023-02-11 Emacs: fontaine version 1.0.0
2023-02-10 Emacs: sxhkdrc-mode version 1.0.0
2023-01-16 Emacs: 'substitute' package demo [video]
2023-01-14 Emacs: introduction to 'substitute' (my new package?)
2023-01-06 Re: Questions around suitability of modus-themes for those that don't have reading disabilities
2023-01-01 Emacs: modus-themes version 4.0.0
2022-12-28 Emacs: note for MELPA or Git users of the Modus themes ahead of version 4
2022-12-19 Re: Questions regarding use-package (Emacs)
2022-12-17 Emacs: modus-themes version 4 demo [video]
2022-12-16 Emacs: denote version 1.2.0
2022-12-14 Emacs: my new 'sxhkdrc-mode' package
2022-12-07 Emacs: change colour values and mappings in Modus themes version 4
2022-12-06 Emacs: 'standard-themes' version 1.1.0
2022-12-05 Emacs: introduction to Clojure (CIDER and clojure-mode) [video]
2022-12-03 Emacs: breaking changes coming to 'modus-themes' version 4
2022-12-02 Emacs: ef-themes version 0.10.0
2022-11-30 Introduction to the 'standard-themes' for Emacs
2022-11-28 Emacs: aLtCaPs version 1.1.0
2022-11-26 Emacs: my new 'altcaps' package
2022-11-01 Re: difference between ef-themes and modus-themes for Emacs?
2022-10-30 Emacs: use custom file type with Denote
2022-10-28 Emacs: modus-themes version 3.0.0
2022-10-28 Emacs: ef-themes version 0.9.0
2022-10-25 Emacs: introduction to the ef-themes “cherie” theme
2022-10-24 Emacs: introduction to the ef-themes “cyprus” theme
2022-10-23 Emacs: minor breaking changes coming to modus-themes 3.0.0
2022-10-20 Emacs: denote version 1.1.0
2022-10-19 Emacs: logos version 1.0.0
2022-10-19 Iosevka Comfy version 1.1.0
2022-10-17 Ef themes 0.8.0 for GNU Emacs
2022-10-11 The ef-themes now include two tritanopia-friendly themes
2022-10-08 Ef themes 0.7.0 for GNU Emacs
2022-10-06 Emacs: notmuch-indicator version 0.2.0
2022-10-03 Emacs: introduction to the ef-themes “frost” theme
2022-10-02 Emacs: introduction to the ef-themes “bio” theme
2022-10-01 Modus themes 2.7.0 for GNU Emacs
2022-09-30 Emacs: denote version 1.0.0
2022-09-29 Emacs: new 'agitate' package (extras for VC Git and friends)
2022-09-23 Ef themes 0.6.0 for GNU Emacs
2022-09-21 Emacs: notmuch-indicator version 0.1.0
2022-09-19 Emacs: prototype of notmuch-indicator
2022-09-18 Refinements to ef-themes deuteranopia regexp colours
2022-09-16 The ef-themes now include two tri-chrome themes
2022-09-14 Iosevka Comfy version 1.0.0
2022-09-11 Ef themes 0.5.0 for GNU Emacs
2022-09-10 Iosevka Comfy version 0.5.0
2022-09-08 Emacs: lin version 1.0.0
2022-09-07 Emacs: fontaine version 0.4.0
2022-09-06 The ef-themes now include two duo-chrome themes
2022-09-05 Just some fun with my Emacs packages
2022-09-04 Emacs: cursory version 0.3.0
2022-09-02 Iosevka Comfy version 0.4.0
2022-09-01 Emacs: logos version 0.5.0
2022-09-01 Emacs: showing my award from the Free Software Foundation [video]
2022-08-31 Emacs: denote version 0.6.0
2022-08-29 Ef themes 0.4.0 for GNU Emacs
2022-08-20 Ef themes 0.3.0 for GNU Emacs
2022-08-19 Emacs: pulsar version 0.5.0
2022-08-19 Modus themes 2.6.0 for GNU Emacs
2022-08-19 The ef-themes now include two deuteranopia-friendly themes
2022-08-18 Emacs: demonstration of my ef-themes [video]
2022-08-17 Re: How do I protect my eyes when coding? (modus-themes, ef-themes)
2022-08-15 Emacs: introduction to the ef-themes
2022-08-10 Emacs: denote version 0.5.0
2022-08-04 The case of git-gutter, the modus-themes, and Doom Emacs
2022-08-03 Modus themes 2.5.0 for GNU Emacs
2022-07-26 Emacs: the Modus themes “Summertime” re-spin
2022-07-25 Emacs: denote version 0.4.0
2022-07-24 Random sites are not tech support for my Emacs packages
2022-07-21 Iosevka Comfy version 0.3.0
2022-07-19 Emacs: pulsar version 0.4.0
2022-07-11 Emacs: denote version 0.3.0
2022-07-07 Emacs: tmr version 0.4.0
2022-07-06 Emacs: fontaine version 0.3.0
2022-07-06 How I build Emacs on Arch Linux
2022-07-04 Emacs: denote version 0.2.0
2022-07-01 Iosevka Comfy version 0.2.0
2022-07-01 Emacs: cursory version 0.2.0
2022-06-27 Emacs: denote version 0.1.0
2022-06-18 Emacs: demonstration of my Denote package (simple note-taking) [video]
2022-06-09 Emacs: lin version 0.4.0
2022-06-07 Emacs: introduction to Denote (simple note-taking)
2022-06-02 Emacs: logos version 0.4.0
2022-06-02 Iosevka Comfy version 0.1.0
2022-06-01 Modus themes 2.4.0 for GNU Emacs
2022-05-31 Open letter to Drew DeVault against the haters
2022-05-17 Emacs: tmr version 0.3.0
2022-05-14 Re: What is your font setup for Emacs?
2022-05-13 About the 'elpa-devel' package archive (Emacs)
2022-05-10 The colours of the Emacs modus-themes are in the public domain
2022-05-09 Emacs: fontaine version 0.2.0
2022-05-07 I am translating the Emacs TUTORIAL into Greek
2022-04-29 Emacs: my 'fontaine' package is available on GNU ELPA
2022-04-26 Live stream: My Emacs packages and other publications [video]
2022-04-21 Emacs: colour theory and techniques used in the Modus themes
2022-04-20 Modus themes: case study on Avy faces and colour combinations
2022-04-15 Introducing 'cursory' package for Emacs
2022-04-14 Emacs: discontinuing development of MCT
2022-04-10 Interview with InfoQ China on Emacs and life
2022-04-09 Primer on formatting Git patches with Emacs (Magit)
2022-04-08 Emacs: pulsar version 0.3.0
2022-04-08 Emacs: lin version 0.3.0
2022-04-07 Moving all my Emacs projects to SourceHut
2022-04-01 Modus themes 2.3.0 for GNU Emacs
2022-03-30 Emacs: logos version 0.3.0
2022-03-22 I won an award from the FSF for my contributions to Emacs [video]
2022-03-22 LibrePlanet 2022: Living in freedom with GNU Emacs [video]
2022-03-18 Emacs: lin version 0.2.0
2022-03-17 Emacs: logos version 0.2.0
2022-03-16 Emacs: pulsar version 0.2.0
2022-03-14 Emacs: demonstration of pulsar.el [video]
2022-03-11 Emacs: demonstration of logos.el [video]
2022-03-03 My forthcoming Emacs and philosophy talk at LibrePlanet 2022
2022-02-23 Modus themes 2.2.0 for GNU Emacs
2022-02-19 Live stream: Emacs, LibrePlanet 2022, philosophy [video]
2022-02-17 Modus themes 2.1.0 for GNU Emacs
2022-02-08 Emacs: mct version 0.5.0
2022-01-31 Learning Emacs and Elisp [video]
2022-01-23 Re: add the Modus themes to base16?
2022-01-19 Emacs: mct version 0.4.0
2022-01-08 Emacs: buffer-local faces (face-remap-add-relative) [video]
2022-01-05 Emacs: custom faces for Org emphasis styles (org-emphasis-alist) [video]
2022-01-03 Re: VSCode or Vim ports of the Emacs modus-themes?
2022-01-02 Modus themes: review of the org-habit graph colours
2021-12-24 Modus themes 2.0.0 for GNU Emacs
2021-12-21 EmacsConf 2021: How Emacs made me appreciate software freedom [video]
2021-12-19 Discussion on Emacs and modern app design
2021-12-09 Demo of my custom Org block agenda [video]
2021-12-04 Live stream: Status update on my Emacs work [video]
2021-12-02 Note for modus-themes users on Emacs 29
2021-11-19 Emacs: mct version 0.3.0
2021-11-18 Modus themes 1.7.0 for GNU Emacs
2021-11-12 Emacs: mct is on GNU ELPA
2021-11-01 Introducing lin.el for Emacs
2021-10-29 Live stream: impostor syndrome and the Emacs community [video]
2021-10-29 My 'Brown University Interviews' on Emacs and life
2021-10-22 Demo of my Minibuffer and Completions in Tandem (mct.el) for Emacs [video]
2021-10-21 My talk at EmacsConf 2021 and its backstory
2021-10-15 EWW buffers can now be auto-renamed in Emacs 29
2021-10-02 Introducing tmr.el for Emacs
2021-09-29 Modus themes 1.6.0 for GNU Emacs
2021-09-22 Live stream: Emacs and the Unix philosophy [video]
2021-09-08 Primer on Emacs bookmarks [video]
2021-08-31 Emacs as a 'second brain' and mindfulness [video]
2021-08-29 The Emacs community bought me a new PC [video]
2021-07-24 Miscellaneous custom Emacs commands [video]
2021-07-21 My custom extras for Dired (Emacs) [video]
2021-07-15 Modus themes 1.5.0 for GNU Emacs
2021-06-02 Introducing the variable modus-themes-org-agenda
2021-05-25 Modus themes 1.4.0 for GNU Emacs
2021-05-19 Status update on the Modus themes for Emacs (2021-05-19) [video]
2021-05-15 Demo of the Emacs front-end to Notmuch (email) [video]
2021-04-17 Modus themes 1.3.0 for GNU Emacs
2021-04-16 Moral lessons from free software and GNU Emacs [video]
2021-04-15 Make the Emacs Diary work as an Outline (outline-minor-mode)
2021-04-14 Emacs Diary and Calendar for tracking appointments [video]
2021-03-25 EWW and my extras (text-based Emacs web browser) [video]
2021-03-17 Modus themes: packaging changes for GNU ELPA and MELPA
2021-03-04 Modus themes 1.2.0 for GNU Emacs
2021-03-03 Use 'M-x query-replace-regexp' to downcase matches
2021-02-25 The Modus themes now cover deuteranopia in diffs
2021-02-22 Introducing the Modus themes exporter (Emacs library)
2021-02-08 My workflow with VC for Git projects (Emacs) [video]
2021-01-26 Informative diff hunks for Emacs Lisp and Org
2021-01-24 Modus themes 1.1.0 for GNU Emacs
2021-01-22 Extensions for Emacs' vc-git [video]
2021-01-11 Modus themes: review of select "faint" colours
2021-01-09 Embark and my extras (Emacs) [video]
2021-01-06 Default Emacs completion and extras [video]
2020-12-28 Comment on Unix versus Emacs
2020-12-27 Modus themes: review rainbow-delimiters faces
2020-12-05 Modus themes 1.0.0 (backward-incompatible changes)
2020-10-24 Org’s export dispatcher has a new face for its keys
2020-10-21 Why Emacs itself is my “favourite Emacs package” [video]
2020-10-08 Released Modus themes 0.13.0
2020-10-08 My simple note-taking system for Emacs (without Org)
2020-09-24 Emacs: Org heading faces now adapt to their context
2020-09-14 Modus themes: report on the review of the main blue colours
2020-09-11 Manage podcasts in Emacs with Elfeed and Bongo [video]
2020-09-05 Emacs: note on mixed font heights
2020-08-28 Notes for aspiring Emacs theme developers
2020-08-27 My Modus themes are now shipped with Emacs [video]
2020-08-26 Released Modus themes 0.12.0
2020-08-09 Modus themes (Emacs): review "paren-match" colours
2020-08-06 Emacs: Bongo media manager and extras [video]
2020-08-03 Emacs: custom functions galore! [video]
2020-07-31 Released Modus themes 0.11.0
2020-07-20 Emacs: demo of outline-minor-mode and imenu [video]
2020-07-18 Emacs proof-of-concept: tweaked focused writing for Org
2020-07-17 Emacs: configuring mixed fonts in Org mode [video]
2020-07-16 “Focused editing” tools for Emacs [video]
2020-07-08 Modus themes (Emacs): major review of "nuanced" colours
2020-07-04 Modus themes (Emacs): new "faint syntax" option
2020-06-24 Released Modus themes 0.10.0
2020-06-13 Modus Vivendi theme subtle palette review (Emacs)
2020-06-09 Emacs demo of Elfeed and my extras [video]
2020-06-04 Released Modus themes 0.9.0
2020-05-10 Modus Operandi theme subtle palette review (Emacs)
2020-05-08 Demo of Emacs Shell (ESHELL) [video]
2020-04-28 Released Modus themes 0.8.0
2020-04-10 Emacs: use SMERGE and EDIFF to resolve file conflicts [video]
2020-04-04 Introduction to Magit (Emacs) [video]
2020-04-02 Introduction to Ibuffer (Emacs) [video]
2020-03-30 Released Modus themes 0.7.0
2020-03-30 Introduction to the Emacs Version Control framework [video]
2020-03-25 Ripgrep inside of Emacs with “rg.el” [video]
2020-03-17 On the design of the Modus themes (Emacs)
2020-03-14 Edit keyboard macros in Emacs [video]
2020-03-10 My Modus themes for Emacs are in ELPA [video]
2020-03-08 Primer on Emacs “registers” [video]
2020-03-01 Released Modus themes 0.6.0
2020-02-26 Emacs: intro to ICOMPLETE [video]
2020-02-04 Primer on "org-capture" (Emacs) [video]
2020-02-02 Intro to the Gnus newsreader and email client for Emacs [video]
2020-01-26 Released Modus themes 0.5.0
2020-01-23 Primer on regular expressions inside of Emacs [video]
2020-01-21 Isearch powers in keyboard macros (Emacs) [video]
2020-01-07 Emacs: rules for windows and buffer placement [video]
2020-01-02 Released Modus themes 0.4.0
2019-12-25 Released Modus themes 0.3.0
2019-12-20 All about switching to Emacs (video blog) [video]
2019-12-16 FZF with ace-window placement (Emacs) [video]
2019-12-15 Fuzzy search with “Ivy actions” for FZF and RIPGREP (Emacs) [video]
2019-12-08 Search+Replace across multiple files in Emacs [video]
2019-12-05 Tips and tricks for Ivy (Emacs) [video]
2019-12-01 My Modus themes are on MELPA! [video]
2019-11-27 Git commit fixup with Magit (quick demo) [video]
2019-11-26 Emacs: interactively rebase git commit with Magit [video]
2019-11-18 Emacs: use DIRED and BONGO to store playlists [video]
2019-11-16 Emacs DIRED multi-file permissions [video]
2019-11-13 Emacs workflow for music management [video]
2019-11-08 Free software is political (video reply to Bryan Lunduke) [video]
2019-11-04 Basic applications of "emacsclient" [video]
2019-10-25 Dotfiles: Emacs is now part of my live theme switch
2019-10-22 Status update: BSPWM and Emacs [video]
2019-10-20 Vlog on Emacs documentation culture [video]
2019-10-19 BREAKING: my BSPWM now uses the Hyper key
2019-10-16 Emacs: transpose text objects [video]
2019-10-14 Emacs: easier keyboard macro counter [video]
2019-10-10 Debian: set Hyper and other keys with Xmodmap
2019-10-09 Functions to comment code in Emacs [video]
2019-10-04 About recentf and virtual buffers in Emacs [video]
2019-09-27 Emacs: found that "dired-subtree" has a toggle behaviour! [video]
2019-09-25 Demo of some Emacs micro motions and hacks [video]
2019-09-22 Sample of a BSPWM resize method
2019-09-21 Change BSPWM marked border
2019-09-19 Emacs: narrowed Dired [video]
2019-09-18 On free software pedantry and leadership
2019-09-10 Emacs workflow: M-x append-to-buffer [video]
2019-09-09 Emacs IDO features and concepts [video]
2019-09-03 Use Emacs DIRED and keyboard macros [video]
2019-08-30 Manage window layouts in Emacs [video]
2019-08-29 Use "M-x customize" to find more Emacs features [video]
2019-08-24 Discover features in Emacs using the built-in docs [video]
2019-08-22 Emacs keyboard macro counter [video]
2019-08-18 The Emacs way to buffers and windows [video]
2019-08-15 Demo: Emacs ISEARCH features and tweaks [video]
2019-08-12 Demo: Emacs DIRED tweaks [video]
2019-08-11 Why I switched to Emacs
2019-08-09 Vlog: Emacs mindset and Unix philosophy [video]
2019-08-07 Modus themes: accessible colours for Emacs (WCAG AAA) [video]
2019-08-04 Emacs' powerful OCCUR function in practice [video]
2019-08-01 Practical macros in Emacs [video]
2019-07-30 Opinion on Emacs vs Vim, best tiling WM, etc. [video]
2019-07-29 Introduction to keyboard macros in Emacs [video]
2019-07-26 Demo of OpenType features on GNU/Linux [video]
2019-07-25 Fontconfig typographic features on GNU/Linux
2019-07-23 Emacs DIRED: list sub-directories, search findings, images, diffs [video]
2019-07-22 Basics of the powerful Emacs file manager [video]
2019-07-19 Vim user's first impressions of GNU Emacs [video]

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