I’ve just discovered how easy it is to set up a Mac to run a server and PHP using this baby, so once I’ve stopped oohing and aahing over my shiny new local installation of WordPress, I can do some more experiments with wiki programs that don’t have convenient standalone versions.

But now you’re on site, you are in a position to read up the last word on policing and crime in mid-nineteenth century Sheffield, at least. Sorry about the typos – it was late and I was tired.

I’m playing with a couple of wikis that offer standalone desktop versions (MoinMoin, PMWiki, and I’ve also toyed with a rather cute program called wikiCalc) and even after two years’ blogging there is something wonderfully alluring about the ease of page creation and editing.

This PDF, although it is rather elementary and about primary school children, does have some interesting (general) thoughts about Wiki use; at the very least, it’s useful as a reminder about ways we naturally tend to collaborate (or fail to collaborate well) in Wiki situations.

The following are also interesting:

Using a Wiki for Documentation and Collaborative Authoring

Using Wikis for Content Management (might be useful for ideas about how to structure them; some of the links in the comments are useful).