February 9, 2010
Manuel “Stallman-Dominik” Hermenegildo
What to do when we have an empty slot in our popular Theory lunch series? Respond to the overwhelming popular demand for a tutorial on “org” and the collaborative environment that we have set up based on it. Org is a tool which can be used to organize information, take notes, manage todo lists, maintain an agenda, generate web sites, interface with cool phones and iCal, and much, much more. And all of that within the warm comfort of your emacs environment. While org was not designed per se for collaborative work, it turns out that it can be used easily for this purpose with a bit of tweaking and the help of a version maintenance system. Based on this idea we have set up a number of facilities that can automatically keep you up to date on events such as conference deadlines, meetings, trips, project report due dates, holidays, or when your boss will be in today. Come to the talk to learn how.