User:Ross
I attend mostly to domains related to the legal support profession, but I do occasionally jump in and correct vandalism elsewhere, when I spot it.
Useful Tags
- {{ParkingLot}} Place at top of article on parked domains.
Easy Wiki Editor you can use on Aboutus.org
A cool editor you can use on Aboutus.org and on other MediaWiki installations can be found here: wikEd. To use it on aboutus.org follow the complete install instructions.
Need a freebie Desktop Wiki?
MediaWiki on Windows XP:
Here is a super-easy-no-pain way to setup the same Wiki you see here on a computer running Windows XP: Set up your personal Wikipedia and here is how you can assign a domain name to your home computer (if you want the world to access your Wiki).
If you're interested in trying out a free open source operating system check out ubuntu, the same operating system Dell has started shipping with some of their systems. It comes in two flavors: Desktop Version and Server Version. Setting up MediaWiki on the server version looks like a piece of cake, and you don't need much of a machine to run it: Running Media Wiki on Ubuntu
WYSIWYG Desktop Wiki's
Desktop MoinMoin A quick and easy way to experience MoinMoin with near-zero set-up (you simply unzip the file to a folder and click start)! Great for demonstrating wiki's usefulness and functionality to your boss, using in small workgroup settings, or just as a personal wiki. If your start with the desktop Moin, you can always move all your work to another version and nothing is lost. DesktopEdition - Works on any platform (Windows, Mac, Linux)! [currently still at 1.5.5a release level] MoinX - a Mac application based on MoinMoin 1.3 (DesktopEdition is more current).
Desktop XWiki Another easy to install and use wiki: http://www.xwiki.org/ The Windows install is here: xwiki-1.0.exe