Tag Archives: Wiki

Everythingabilty on Jot

Posted on March 5, 2008 by tom

Jot is back, the wiki tool that Google bought. It’s not bad, then neither are crutons. Go play and be mildly miffed with the stale air of disappointment. Home (Everythingability) p.s I notice the URLs are escaped so they can … Continue reading →

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Wikis at Work

Posted on March 14, 2007 by tom

In Wikis at Work (or Life After Wikipedia) an unnamed hunk speaks a whole load of wisdom, including… The value of a wiki is not to replace all interactions, it’s to remember them. Very cool. Except for the non-attribution part… … Continue reading →

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Wikis vs The Usability of Online Document Editors

Posted on January 17, 2007 by tom

I have just had a quick play with site builder WetPaint, and made this… everythingability page. I was impressed with the tools but it really got me thinking about the future of wikis. Do wikis have a future at all … Continue reading →

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Pathway

Posted on September 28, 2006 by tom

Pathway is a MacOS X tool for exploring the wikipedia content. Wikis keep getting closer, day by day, to being “consumer friendly”.. one day soon.

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Patent Reviews Via Wiki

Posted on August 17, 2006 by tom

Slashdot tells us that soon US Patent Reviews Via Wiki… which may halt some of the idiotic patents being granted. But only if someone actually cares enough… Given the terse and obfuscated language that most of them are written in … Continue reading →

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Apple – Leopard Server Sneak Peek – Wiki Server

Posted on August 12, 2006 by tom

Guy tells me Apple are about to bundle a wiki… about time!!!!!!!! Apple – Leopard Server Sneak Peek – Wiki Server

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Socialtext Open

Posted on August 1, 2006 by tom

I’m itching to have a play with Socialtext Open to see if it lives up to Ross’ hype, I hope it does… but I have work to get on with.

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Criteria For a Great Bliki

Posted on July 14, 2006 by tom

I have just been struggling with MoinMoin’s installation process (because it may be worth it) and I’ve created… My Arbitrary Criteria for a Great Bliki Tool.

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What’s in a Wiki?

Posted on July 7, 2006 by tom

Having visited Campaigns Wikia, I was just thinking, a wiki isn’t a technology at all, it’s an online promise to maintain, promote and actually contribute to a wiki. It’s a public shared agreement. When a wiki is is used often, … Continue reading →

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VoodooPad life

Posted on April 6, 2006 by tom

Michael talks about his VoodooPad life and I can understand what he means. I’ve been using it for a few days now to create content, adding Applescripts to try to use VP as an editor for an online wiki (almost … Continue reading →

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MicroWiki

Posted on April 4, 2006 by tom

For a day or so, I have used MicroWiki, but found that after 4 days nobody has replied to my support questions which for me are all show stoppers. What I really liked about microwiki was how well it could … Continue reading →

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VoodooPadtastic

Posted on April 4, 2006 by tom

I’ve been using VoodooPad for day now and it’s bloody brilliant. I have managed to get an AppleScript and a Python plugin working that takes the content of a wiki and publishes it on Blogger which I think has lots … Continue reading →

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