![]() The strength of VoodooPad is that it’s based on a wiki-like system that allows you to create a single document with multiple linked pages inside it. In the past, we have tried to use a shared Evernote notebook to document technical notes about the site and general guidelines for writing on MCSTR, but we found the system overly complex as writers needed to create an account, and Evernote’s single note-oriented workflow wasn’t meant for wikis. ![]() ![]() With VoodooPad, we have created a wiki doc that sits in our shared Dropbox folder and anyone can edit. Not to mention the fact that, when hiring new writers, we have to take them through the process of learning about the technical aspects of MacStories and the more “philosophical” ones manually, every time. Whilst we all make an effort to be reachable through iMessage and Campfire, sometimes it’s just impossible to remember how something should be done in our backend without referencing old email exchanges, or waiting for the appointed person to wake up. With a team of seven writers living in different timezones around the globe, it’s not always easy to coordinate the activities that go on behind the creation of articles and news for the site. VoodooPad is a personal wiki-building application at its core, and we’re using it at MacStories exactly for that. In this post, I thought it’d be fun to briefly illustrate how we are using VoodooPad at MacStories, and how I think the app can make sense alongside other text-oriented syncing services like Dropbox editors and Evernote. Flying Meat is well known among Mac veterans for its painstakingly accurate and in-depth docs (possibly only second to Bare Bones Software), so make sure to check them out if you want explanations and answers. If you’re looking for a list of features in VoodooPad 5.0, the website and documentation pages are the perfect place to read through. ![]() All this while staying simple, intuitive, and powerful at the same time, hiding advanced functionalities under the hood alongside those little details connoisseur of great Mac software can recognize and appreciate. In fact, starting with powerful wiki capabilities as the app’s foundation, VoodooPad can be used for just about anything as long as you can type or come up with ways to enter information into the app. The subtle difference between these mechanics is exemplified by VoodooPad, which is presented as a “personal wiki app”, but that, in reality, is so much more. Some apps are complex, but they are not complicated. When I read about the improvements and new features coming in VoodooPad 5.0 and got invited by Gus to test the major release, I realized two things: that I needed to learn more about VoodooPad without further delays, and that version 5.0 revealed the fleeting purpose I had been missing from my quick skims through VoodooPad’s website. I wanted to learn and use VoodooPad, but I kept reverting to Evernote, Dropbox, and you know what else. I’m all for supporting independent developers, and I believe that, at some point, I even purchased a VoodooPad 4.x license and the iOS version “because you never know”. VoodooPad by Flying Meat – Gus Mueller’s indie development shop, also behind my favorite OS X image editor, Acorn – has been one of those apps for the longest time. In the past three years writing for MacStories, I have stumbled across several applications that I really wanted to try, but eventually put off because I didn’t have time to learn more about their functionalities and purposes.
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