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Converting a Word Document to Markdown in Two Moves

The Problem

A lot of important government documents are created and saved in Microsoft Word (*.docx). But Microsoft Word is a proprietary format, and it's not really useful for presenting documents on the web. So, I wanted to find a way to convert a .docx file into markdown.

The Solution

As it turns out, there are several open-source tools that allow for conversion between file types. Pandoc is one of them, and it's powerful. In fact, pandoc's website says "If you need to convert files from one markup format into another, pandoc is your swiss-army knife." But, although pandoc can convert from markdown into .docx, it doesn't work in the other direction.

intellij javascript live templates

Just a dump of handy live templates I use with IntelliJ. They should also work with WebStorm.

How to

Go to settings.
Search for live templates.
Under the javascript section you should be able to manage your templates.

OS X Screencast to animated GIF

This gist shows how to create a GIF screencast using only free OS X tools: QuickTime, ffmpeg, and gifsicle.

Instructions

To capture the video (filesize: 19MB), using the free "QuickTime Player" application:

	//
	// RSTimingFunction.h
	//
	// Created by Raphael Schaad on 2013-09-28.
	// This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
	//


	#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>


	# 1.install gource using HomeBrew
	$ brew install gource

	# 2.install avconv
	git clone git://git.libav.org/libav.git
	cd libav
	# it will take 3-5 minutes to complie, be patient.
	./configure --disable-yasm
	make && make install