Emacs Org-mode for Plain-Text Notes and Project Planning

Google TechTalks · Talk · 47 min · 2008 · YouTube title: Emacs Org-mode - a system for note-taking and project planning

Why it's here

HN regards it as the best introduction and advertisement for Org-mode, and many say it was enough to get them started with it.

What it covers

A 2008 Google Tech Talk by the creator of Org-mode, introducing the Emacs subsystem for plain-text note-taking and project planning. It covers outlines, TODO states, tags, dates and priorities, and later shows using Org-mode as a spreadsheet.