From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bill White Subject: newbie's one-week report Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:00:03 -0600 Message-ID: <87eiy3oxcc.fsf@wolfram.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LXoHe-0008Mg-EK for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:00:06 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LXoHb-0008ML-8y for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:00:05 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=50099 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LXoHa-0008MI-J4 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:00:02 -0500 Received: from webmail.wolfram.com ([140.177.205.37]:34755) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LXoHa-00071X-5e for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:00:02 -0500 Received: from billw-desktop.wolfram.com (vpnclient55.wolfram.com [140.177.99.55]) (authenticated bits=0) by webmail.wolfram.com (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id n1D30Ds0032169 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:00:16 -0600 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org I've been immersed in org-mode for a week now and I'm deeply impressed. - I *feel* more in charge of my todo list - I'm making better progress on projects and tracking that progress better - org-mode actively helps me organize my thoughts and notes into orderly brain dumps and data piles that are easy to navigate and understand - TODOs go right there among my brain dumps! - my manager likes org-mode's html exports of my project pages (I'm using a slightly modified version of http://orgmode.org/worg/worg.css) - it was ludicrously easy to adapt my work setup for home, where I now keep track of Important Stuff and check my agenda daily Many thanks to Carsten and the org gang, bw -- Bill White . billw@wolfram.com . http://members.wolfram.com/billw "No ma'am, we're musicians."