Monthly Archive:: January 2010
25 Jan 2010
When stuff just doesn’t work
Last week was a bit of a frustrating week for me. I cut my leg pretty badly and spent most of the time in bed. Luckily, I have a laptop, so I was able to push on with work. At least that’s what I thought I’d do. I am a huge fan of the MediaWiki
18 Jan 2010
Usability: What Makes Them Click?
I find understanding what makes people do what they do fascinating. When it also falls in the realm of website usability, that’s even better. Reading: Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click? by Susan M. Weinschenk (Ph.D. in psychology) really reminded me about how little our conscious minds are in control of what we do.
11 Jan 2010
My Favorite MediaWiki Extensions
I talked about installing extensions last week. This week I figured that I’d dive into which extensions I love to use. Before I get started on my list of favorite MediaWiki extensions, I want to say that it is amazing how much people have contributed to making MediaWiki one of the most fun and useful
04 Jan 2010
Adding Extensions to Your Wiki
One of the most fun things about using MediaWiki to build your site is all the cool extensions that people have created to make your site better. When you look at your site and say “Wouldn’t it be great if…”, someone has probably already thought the same thing and has created an extension that you