austraLasia #2459

You've heard of 'tweets' and 'Twitter', but do you know about 'tiddlers'?

ROME: 11th July 2009 -- If you haven't heard of tweets and Twitter, then welcome to Planet Earth.  We hope you enjoy your stay! But you can be forgiven for not knowing about tiddlers.  reminds me of the story of the Martian, who after three unsuccessful attempts to command a petrol pump he encountered near the landing spot if it could 'take me to your leader!', gave up in exasperation saying: 'and next time I speak to you, please take your finger out of your ear!'.
    TiddlyWiki and Tiddlers!  Let me tell you that this relatively recent 'invention', not to be confused with tiddlywinks, could offer you the possibility of at least a small revolution in the way you work, and to demonstrate this, I am offering you (just drop me a line saying 'yes please' or words to that effect), the entire Salesian Thesaurus and Glossary as a TiddlyWiki.
    What is it?  It is just a single html file - and that's one advantage.  You can carry a single file anywhere on any digital storage medium.  But it has one other advantage - because it's a wiki, you could alter (that is, write to the file yourself) any item of content.  Bearing this in mind, you might like, on receiving the gift, to store it under the name it has when you receive it, then store it elsewhere and change that name to anything you want (do NOT use 'save as' from your browser - that will destroy it; instead, change the name of the file itself using the 'rename' feature in your folder).
    How does it work?  It looks almost magical but of course it's not.  It's a simple javascript and css description inside the html file that give it its interactivity.
    How could you use it?  Well - the possibilities are endless. Get yourself a 'clean' TiddlyWiki (easiest way is to download one from www.tiddlywiki.com or just empty out a copy of the one I'll send you if you want it.  either way you will end up with a very useful little tool for notes, 'to do' lists, entire cross-referenced books if you want.
    Which is what the Glossary is, by now.  Printed out it runs to more than a 100 pages.  And it is much more than a Glossary.  It is an up-to-date reference to the entire Salesian 'universe' of discourse, helpful not only to translators, but also useful for meditation, reflection, and a stimulus to owning our Salesian story.
    Enjoy!  The tiddlers and the thesauraus are gift for the Feast of st Benedict :-)    jbf

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Title: australasia 2459
Subject and key words: SDB General TiddlyWiki
Date (year): 2009
ID: 2000-2099|2459