Linux.com: Personal Wikis: Three Small, Simple Alternatives

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Scott Nesbitt
Sep 5, 2006

“Wikis aren’t just great tools for sharing information and
collaborating on projects. They also make excellent personal
information managers. With a personal wiki, all of your to-do
lists, notes, and appointments are at your fingertips in form
that’s easy to use and maintain.

“The problem with most wikis, such as MediaWiki (the engine that
powers Wikipedia) is that they take a lot of effort to set up and
maintain. You have to deal with not only the wiki software itself
but also the Web server and database that underlie the wiki. All of
that is overkill for anyone who wants a wiki for strictly personal
use…”

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