The videos were pertinent and helpful - they felt as if I had taken home my own little personal tech conference. The book is well-organized and clearly written. If you never used Markdown, then consider giving David and his co-author Eddie Smith their cut of the $10 asking price as probably the best intro you’ll get. I write everything in Markdown, except short emails and and texts (and even then I add emphasis with asterisks), and even I have already found some interesting sections I want to read through in full. It also includes how to use Markdown on the Mac, Windows, iOS, and the Web.” “Crafted for iPad, and replete with text and screencasts, David Sparks and Eddie Smith, Markdown: A MacSparky Field Guide, covers not only Gruber’s Markdown but Fletcher Penny’s MultiMarkdown as well. “The MacSparky Markdown Field Guide: New e-book from David Sparks and Eddie Smith, jam-packed with details, tips, app suggestions, and interactive content like screencasts and interviews, $10 in the iBookstore. Have to admit, I’m a little proud about this.”ĭavid Sparks and Eddie Smith wrote a new MacSparky Field Guide on Markdown and it is really good … It’s amazing.” This book runs on all versions of the iPad. This book is a large file (850 MB) and includes over one and a half hours of video and one hour of audio. This is the third book in the MacSparky Field Guide Series. The authors interviewed several Markdown power users including Merlin Mann, Fletcher Penney, Brett Terpstra, Federico Viticci, and Gabe Weatherhead to produce over an hour of audio interviews about how these experts use Markdown. The authors also cover and recommend third-party apps that facilitate writing in Markdown for books and even track changes. Markdown has grown, and there are several advanced techniques for getting even more out of Markdown including a guide and video tutorial for writing with MultiMarkdown, adding footnotes, tables, and metadata with Markdown. Get a hands-on guide to some of the best apps for writing Markdown on every platform with written guides, automation tools, screenshots, and extensive video tutorials. Get up to speed quickly with a complete guide to Markdown syntax, including cheat sheets and video screencasts for every major component of Markdown.Ĭhapters 3-6 – Markdown on the Mac, PC, iOS, and the Web Learn why Markdown is such a big deal and why you need to learn it. You get all the same media with either one. The PDF version includes all of the video, audio, and screenshots from the iBookstore version. If you don’t have an iPad or live in a country that doesn’t have an iBookstore, you can get the PDF version. If you’ve got an iPad, you can get the book from the iBookstore, which is my favorite version. This book will take you from zero knowledge of Markdown to being a Markdown pro and change the way you write for the better. There is also an additional hour of audio interviews. This book includes 130 pages and 27 screencasts totaling more than one and a half hours of video. This book demystifies Markdown, making it easy for anybody to learn. Markdown started as a clever way to write for the web but has become so much more.
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