The Old Editor fears that in your zeal to prune the shrubs and clear the undergrowth, you might lose track of where you are in the forest. Don’t let the little stuff distract you from the big stuff.

I have written about Nebulous Notes before. Back in August, I posted an overview of my workflow with the app, plain text, and Markdown: Combining Nebulous’ support for text substitution and cursor ...

Google Sheets is a popular spreadsheet tool that has changed how people collaborate today. This web-based spreadsheet tool is a free alternative to Microsoft Excel and allows you to create and edit ...

1) Open your 'Macro Window' ("U" Key by Default). 2) Click 'New Macro' 3) Name your Macro 4) Create a description of your Macro (optional) 5) Choose which Icon you want to use, this will be on shown ...

Many keyboards these days come with programmable keys and macro editing programs. They’re useful for gaming, writing, and coding, where you frequently have to enter the same key sequence over and over ...

Recently, while helping Linux Journal convert its editorial process to use DocBook/XML for articles, I had occasion to convert some old Vim macros for use with the new process. The original macros ...

This post is aimed at editors, but it should be useful for anyone who plays a role in the audio storytelling process. The first edit of an audio story should always be an ear edit: The reporter reads ...

reporters closely and perform more macro-editing, things I did regularly in college. I’m also not sure how many more years I can handle working nights, weekends and generally every holiday but one. I ...

Copy editors are usually preoccupied with the micro editing, the spelling, grammar, punctuation, usage, and conformity to house style. But there are always bigger issues as well, and a year ago The ...