2.45.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

Greatest hits from previous weeks:

2.45.2.1 Make MS Word document look like it has been typeset in LaTeX

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/8308/make-ms-word-document-look-like-it-has-been-typeset-in-latex

A few years back, I used to use LaTeX for writing reports and such, and I really liked the look of them. 
However, nowadays I am forced to use MS Word to write my reports, but that does not hinder me  ...
 

- asked by Theodor (81 votes), answered by Caramdir (50 votes)

2.45.2.2 Absolute Value Symbols

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/43008/absolute-value-symbols

What is the "best LaTeX practices" for writing absolute value symbols?  Are there any packages which provide good methods? 
Some options include|x| and \mid x \mid, but I'm not sure which is best...
 

- asked by jamaicanworm (133 votes), answered by Peter Grill (106 votes)