Bibdesk is the best Bibtex-based reference manager I’ve come across. Not only does it have an incredibly slick UI and great integration with OS X, it also automagically files collected papers in PDF files.

This iTunes-style library is very useful if, like me, you have scattered articles all over your harddrive. By referencing local files, they are automatically copied and renamed into a library directory of your choice. You can even file them into subfolders but I prefer plain citekey.pdf.

Importing from JSTOR and the likes is a matter of copying the citation information in any common format, plus an additional AppleScript that grabs the PDF right from JSTOR. I had to fix the script to use a proxy for JSTOR access, but now everything is a matter of one or two clicks (probably optimizable to one click only). Since Pubmed offers only little to social scientists, I will look for other sources for references and articles. SpringerLink and Blackwell, you’re next!

Kasper’s latest podcast is a great making-of including nice things such as the $14 self-made steadycam and a DIY-teleprompter. Cool stuff!