August 2009
6 posts
organizing files with leap
While I now try to keep most of my written personal information in a single text file, I have a lot of external reference material (e-books, articles etc.) that reside in folders on my harddisk.
Earlier I have tried to maintain a folder structure where material rests in specific folders based on content.
Lately I have thought about changing this, and to put all the files in a single folder,...
The trouble with the Segway →
I never quite could understand my own negative reaction to the Segway. Then I read Paul Graham’s essay on the subject, and he hit the nail on the head for me.
“when you don’t create things, you become defined by your tastes rather...”
– _why the lucky stiff
insert timestamp with vim
I often find myself inserting timestamps in text documents. I added two quick lines to my .vimrc files that allows me to insert a timestamp using the F3 key:
" Insert timestamp with F3
nmap <F3> a<C-R>=strftime("%Y%m%d %H:%M")<CR><Esc>
imap <F3> <C-R>=strftime("%Y%m%d %H:%M")<CR>
In normal mode, the timestamp is appended at the current position and in...
personal information repository
I put a lot of information in a lot of different systems. Login info, account numbers, to do lists, work logs, personal journal etc.
In my current quest to cut back on inefficiencies, I am considering switching to a reduced set of tools, one of which would be a personal information repository, which, let’s face it, is a pretentious way of naming a big-ass text file.
Starting today, I am...
priorities
when your friends die, you realize the stupidity of some of your priorities. what is doubly sad, is that it takes such events to reach this realization. r.i.p. carla