Wiki

Wiki is software that allows a community of users to jointly create and edit web pages using a web browser. Simple text syntax is used to allow non-techinal users to create web pages that include hyperlinks, images, list, tables, and other HTML functions.

Do to its popularity many different versions of Wiki sofware are available. Personnel Wikis can be used instead of word processors. For a list of Personnel Wikis see this site. The largest and most active Wiki site is Wikipedia.

Here is a nice old site summarizing Wikis

Server Wiki:
Mediawiki is used by Wikipedia and many other sites. It uses Apache, PHP, and MYSQL to run on a server. These open source products are actively being developed and supported. They have become so popular that they are being released as bundled package from many different sources.

FlexWiki uses a SQL Server database. It requires IIS which is included with Windows 2003 OS. It is not always installed.

Webpaint is a free Wiki host site with their own Wiki software


Personnel Wiki:
WikidPad is a Wiki-like notebook for storing your thoughts, ideas, to do lists, contacts, or anything else you can think of to write down.

ZuluPad is a notepad like version of Wiki. It has a free and purchasable version. The original is open source. It does not require installation but uses registry entries. Here is a link to a portable version.

"Wiki on a Stick" is a personal wiki that lives in one self-modifying XHTML file containing the software (javascript), the interface and the data. Very useful for mantaining notes and todo-lists.

Tools:
Wiki - Word Convert to Wiki Macros Downloaded it but have not installed it.