Configuring Emacs Org-Mode to Managing Your Tasks

Emacs Org-mode has a feature called Org-capture that makes it easy to keep track of all the to-do’s that crop up as we work on projects. With Org-capture you can make comments across all your files and projects and link to them all from one place.

Here is how to configure Emacs Org-capture so you can quickly create new tasks relevant to specific files and easily manage them all in one place. If you are not familiar with Emacs Org-mode, take a look at my article: Manage your developer life with Org-mode.

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Getting to Grips With Git - Understanding the Git & Github Workflow

Learning to use Git to version your development projects can seem a little strange at first, although once you have a few basics it quickly becomes a natural and fast tool to use.

Here are some of the basics of the Git and Github workflow in word and pictures, created from my mission to teach the world (starting with London) to use Git effectively.  If you just want an overview of the basic commands, see my Git Quickstart Guide.

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