2011-11-24

Saved by Dropbox

Saved by Dropbox


I have installed Dropbox on my laptops and my phone. On my laptops I use it for two purposes: synchronization and backup. Initially, I used it for synchronization of my private and my work laptop (both computers are running Linux).

The laptop at work is a bit unstable. It crashes probably 3-4 times a week, and I believe it has something to do with the temperature of the processor. It happened to me the other way, and an OpenOffice document was left in a state where the file did not contain anything else that zeroes.

Luckily, Dropbox keeps track on my revisions of the files. That means that I was able to go one revision back and recover much of my file (probably lost half a page). Needless to say, I'm pretty happy with the Dropbox service now!

2011-11-01

Emacsforum 2011

Emacsforum 2011
Peter Toft and I are in the process of preparing Emacsforum 2011 with some help by Troels Henriksen (at DIKU) and Keld Simonsen (from KLID). The program is almost ready for publication, so I will not say too much - but there will be something for scientists and developers. Even our Evil Twin will be represented.

The mini-conference takes place 12th November 2011 at DIKU. The is no conference fee - and there will be no benifits.

If you are using Emacs (and even XEmacs) and live in the Copenhagen area, Emacsforum is a good place to meet fellow users.