I think it’s because when I think of a wiki, I think of collaborating with others. Honestly, most wikis I’ve ever started or edited usually don’t get much traction. Other people, at least in my world, just don’t bother making updates.

So, I finally realized, when VoodooPad 5 touched ground, that perhaps a client-side wiki really was for me. So, I downloaded the demo and what do you know? I started entering thoughts into it, and then kept on going. There’s something magical about the design of this app that makes creating pages easy and fun. The rate at which I’ve been filling my VoodooPad is a bit off the charts for my usual trial. So, I decided to pony up and buy a copy from the Mac App Store.

I’ve been pulling some entries out of nvALT and stuffing them into my VoodooPad as well. That’s a sure sign that I’m hooked. nvALT is my goto storage bucket but I sense a bit of a change coming on. That doesn’t mean I’m going to abandon nvALT by any means but I am going to invest much more energy into producing a personal wiki of epic proportions.

If you, or somebody you love, truly wants the Library folder to be forever visible in the Finder, a good trick is to add a shell script to do the deed as a Login item. Here are detailed instructions for achieving this.

Handy!

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I have an 11″ MacBook Air so there’s not a whole lot of room to work with. However, I really like all the apps I run and I don’t want to quit them just because their icons take up a lot of space in the menubar.

Here’s my menubar now that I’m running Bartender. Notice the icon with three dots? That’s my Bartender icon. Actually, it is a replacement icon. Pretty cool that Bartender makes is easy to change the app icon. When I click on Bartender, a sub-menu appears with all my other menubar icons, tucked away till I need them.

A week after using the Bartender demo, I bought it. If you buy it during the beta phase, you save some money so definitely keep that in mind if you try and like the app.

Hi, I’m Marco, Apple-cult member and Instapaper author.

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Pretty sure I’ve blogged about LaunchBar before. It’s probably my most used Mac utility. I’m lost on a Mac without it. Do yourself a huge favor and go buy LaunchBar now. It’s on sale for 50% off from MacUpdate.

Fuel cell maker Lilliputian Systems today announced that Brookstone will be the first retailer to carry its portable USB power source, which will be sold under Brookstone’s brand. The fuel cell device is about the size of a thick smartphone, and the lighter fluid-filled cartridges are about the same size as a cigarette lighter.

The Mophie Juice pack is my current method of maintaining power for my iPhone while out on assignment. I will most likely pick up one of these power source’s for good measure.

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Here’s a few pictures of Parker, her Mama, and the giraffes.