How to add Desktop to Favorites in Finder

I like to have my Computer at the top of the Sidebar. Here's how using Terminal and TextEdit.

Convert ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.sidebarlists.plist to XML and open it:

plutil -convert xml1 ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.sidebarlists.plist
open -a TextEdit ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.sidebarlists.plist

Find Computer. It should look something like this:

NeverVisibleto:

AlwaysVisible.

Then quit TextEdit (it auto-saves the file now) and relaunch the Finder:

killall Finder

You should notice your Computer's name in the Favorites section of the sidebar.

Finally hold command and drag your Computer name to the top of the Favorites list.

[crarko adds: As usual, be sure you have a backup before making these changes. TextEdit will let you save the old version prior to editing.]