Friday iFAQ: Yojimbo
Every Friday we publish a list of inFrequently Asked Questions and answers to help you, the Crazy Apple user, get more out of your Crazy Apple products.
This week: Yojimbo, Bare Bones’ “dump it here, worry about it later” program
Q: I thought Yojimbo was supposed to be so easy to use, there was no learning curve.
A: Oh, it is. Yojimbo is easy to use and pretty darn amazing.
Q: But it apparently can’t help you figure out when Friday actually is.
A: That was uncalled for.
Q: So, if Yojimbo is so easy to use, why an iFAQ?
A: You gotta check this out: Look at the second picture on this page!
Q: …An unencrypted note?
A: It’s pure genius, man! Underpants are pure genius!
Q: …
A: Isn’t that hilarious? I bought the program just because of that picture.
Q: Really?
A: No, not really. I bought it because I kept losing serial numbers. But still, Have you ever seen such classic humor?
Q: Yeah, it’s really great.
A: I know! And you thought Bare Bones was all stodgy, old-school grumpy mac users.
Q: I never said that. And what are you talking about? It’s the switchers that get grumpy!
A: You thought they were content to rest on their overpriced BBEdit laurels, without thinking of what that could do the rest of the community. Bet you feel pretty silly now, doncha, Mr. Condescending Question Asker?
Q: Overpriced what?
A: Yep, Bare Bones has shown you, once again, that they have what counts when little fly-by-night startups like TextMate fall apart in the back stretch. What’s that, TextMate? Can’t handle the jump to version 2.0? BBEdit‘s on version 9 and:
It doesn’t suck.®
How’s that taste, you Euro-snob? Where’s your precious Ruby on Rails now?
Q: Is there any reason for me to be involved with this conversation any more?
A: When others are taking a nap, Bare Bones is doing the Tango of Destiny with the Future, baby!
Q: Worst. Metaphor. Ever.
A: Well, you can go crawling back to your newfangled email clients and your GTD managers. I’m gonna make a 3. Profit! with my homies at BB. Later, fool!
Q: “Tango of Destiny with the Future?” Really?
Love me the BBedit.
Every month or two, I go look in my Yojimbo Library to see what “important” snippets I’ve tucked in there without thinking. It’s beginning to look like my garage.