Ubiquitous TiddlyWiki
For some time, I have been using a TiddlyWiki for my immediate and random notes. The major feature of TiddlyWiki is that it is just one HTML file with embedded javascript functions. I use my TiddlyWiki in much the same way the Google Notebook is used, but instead of having the TiddlyWiki "online", I would carry it around on the USB thumbdrive I always have with me. From time to time, I would FTP my TiddlyWiki to wiki.gersbo.dk to make my notes even more accessible.
That is all in the past now, thanks to BidiX's UploadPlugin (TiddlyWiki functionality is extendable through user developed plugins). The UploadPlugin enables me to edit and save my online TiddlyWiki from the TiddlyWiki itself, on any computer.
To accomplish this neat feature, two parts are used. One part is the plugin, which must be installed (copy-pasted) into the TiddlyWiki, the other part is a small PHP script, which must reside on your web server. If you edit an online copy of a TiddlyWiki, the changes made are temporarily contained within the browser. When you hit the "save to web" link in the TiddlyWiki, the plugin contacts the PHP script (basic username + password authentication is provided), which then overwrites the online copy with the browser copy.
So simple and so neat…
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