Can't remember a module name....

Can't remember a module name....

[Mike]

I'm considering shifting back to emacs(1) after several decades.
There was a mode/module that would track your life, emails sent,
where you spent time, memorizing your life. I can't remember that
module's name. Do this sound familiar? Do you remember what it was
called? Is this module still used?

Mike

Re: Can't remember a module name....

[Tim Visher]

Hey Mike!

On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Mike <mikee@mikee.ath.cx> wrote:
> I'm considering shifting back to emacs(1) after several decades.
> There was a mode/module that would track your life, emails sent,
> where you spent time, memorizing your life. I can't remember that
> module's name. Do this sound familiar? Do you remember what it was
> called? Is this module still used?

Welcome back to the fold! (hopefully :)

That sound vaguely to me like [diary][], which I've always thought was
somewhat poorly named which might explain your inability to find it.

I think many people eventually graduate from diary to [org][] at this
point, which is a much larger beast entirely and has far more advanced
features.

[diary]: http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Diary.html
[org]: http://orgmode.org/

--

In Christ,

Timmy V.

http://blog.twonegatives.com/
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Re: Can't remember a module name....

[Mike]

On 2013-12-23, Tim Visher <tim.visher@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Mike!
>
> On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Mike <mikee@mikee.ath.cx> wrote:
>> I'm considering shifting back to emacs(1) after several decades.
>> There was a mode/module that would track your life, emails sent,
>> where you spent time, memorizing your life. I can't remember that
>> module's name. Do this sound familiar? Do you remember what it was
>> called? Is this module still used?
>
> Welcome back to the fold! (hopefully :)
>
> That sound vaguely to me like [diary][], which I've always thought was
> somewhat poorly named which might explain your inability to find it.
>
> I think many people eventually graduate from diary to [org][] at this
> point, which is a much larger beast entirely and has far more advanced
> features.
>
> [diary]: http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Diary.html
> [org]: http://orgmode.org/
>
> --
>
> In Christ,
>
> Timmy V.
>
> http://blog.twonegatives.com/
> http://five.sentenc.es/ -- Spend less time on mail
>

Hi Timmy,

I don't think it was diary. I thought it started with an 'm', but
maybe I'm confusing the mode with memorize. I'll keep looking. :)

Thanks for replying.

Mike

Re: Can't remember a module name....

[Dan Espen]

Mike <mikee@mikee.ath.cx> writes:

> I'm considering shifting back to emacs(1) after several decades.
> There was a mode/module that would track your life, emails sent,
> where you spent time, memorizing your life. I can't remember that
> module's name. Do this sound familiar? Do you remember what it was
> called? Is this module still used?

I've never used BBDB but I think that may be what you're looking for.

-- 
Dan Espen

Re: Can't remember a module name....

[Mike]

On 2013-12-23, Mike <mikee@mikee.ath.cx> wrote:
> I'm considering shifting back to emacs(1) after several decades.
> There was a mode/module that would track your life, emails sent,
> where you spent time, memorizing your life. I can't remember that
> module's name. Do this sound familiar? Do you remember what it was
> called? Is this module still used?
>
> Mike

I think it was the Remembrance Agent (http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/?action=browse;oldid=RemembranceAgent;id=RemembranceAgents). Thanks to all responders.

Mike

Re: Can't remember a module name....

[Suvayu Ali]

On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 03:00:50AM +0000, Mike wrote:
> On 2013-12-23, Mike <mikee@mikee.ath.cx> wrote:
> > I'm considering shifting back to emacs(1) after several decades.
> > There was a mode/module that would track your life, emails sent,
> > where you spent time, memorizing your life. I can't remember that
> > module's name. Do this sound familiar? Do you remember what it was
> > called? Is this module still used?
> >
> > Mike
> 
> I think it was the Remembrance Agent (http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/?action=browse;oldid=RemembranceAgent;id=RemembranceAgents). Thanks to all responders.

From your description it seems Remembrance Agent was very similar to
today's Org mode.  I would encourage you to check it out, it is
absolutely amazing and very actively developed.

-- 
Suvayu

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