TBX Meetup Sat. 20 DEC 25: Tinderbox Meetup 20 DEC 2025: Markdown Workflow and Memory Board with Jacob Evans
| Level | Intermediate |
| Published Date | 12/22/25 |
| Type | Meetup |
| Tags | Markdown, Memory Map, Workflow, 5CKM, 5Cs of Knowledge Management, Eastgate, Identity Praxis, Inc., Mark Berstein, Michael Becker, Tinderbox |
| Video Length | 01:20:39 |
| Video URL | |
| Example File | DemoBox Simplified.tbx (598.7 KB) |
| TBX Version | 10 |
| Host | Mark Bernstein |
In this Tinderbox meetup, we focused on several main themes centering around the,
- release and functionalities of Tinderbox 11.5 and the community’s innovative uses of the software. The session began with an introduction to the new version’s features—including a new “post-modern” color scheme—and then moved into an in-depth discussion about best practices for configuring notes and how updates in the config container can dynamically influence other notes. Challenges and nuances of text formatting, especially relating to font changes, bold/italic preservation, and handling note width/soft wrapping, were explored, along with solutions tied to the new version.
- Jacob Evans gave a hands-on demo of his Markdown workflow, with emphasis on syntax highlighting, workflow efficiency, and seamless exporting—alongside a discussion of the philosophical and practical merits of Markdown vs. rich text.
- Jacob Evans gave a demo of his custom sticky note “working memory” concept map, showing integrations with external tools (OmniFocus, Shortcuts, Claude), color-coded task management, and custom widgets (like weather). The session concluded with an open discussion of extensibility, user workflows, and promises to share templates and demo files.
Key Learnings:
- Tinderbox 11.5 introduced significant interface and workflow enhancements, especially in appearance and text handling.
- Use and configuration of note containers (like the config note) can drive document-wide automation and improved best practices.
- Markdown integration within Tinderbox enables both efficient plain-text authoring and robust export capabilities, supporting diverse user workflows.
- Extensibility through scripting, Shortcuts, and third-party integrations (OmniFocus, LLMs) empowers highly customized and automated personal workflows.
- Community knowledge sharing (e.g., publishing demo files, discussing implementation patterns) accelerates user learning and creative adaptation of software.
