Ran through the upload and configuration of a WikiWig installation. The wysiwyg part is pretty nice. The image uploading got janky, and I need to look at the code a bit more. The support for the software seems minimal.

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In my recent wiki engine comparison-shopping spree, I stopped in at WikiSpaces tonight and set-up a… you guessed it! Mainly I wanted to see first-hand the WYSIWYG functionality it offered so I can recreate it in the platform I settle on. I’ll give the WikiSpaces gang some credit: they did create a very user-friendly interface.

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It only makes sense that a Wiki offers wysiwyg (what you see is what you get) functionality. After all, the average user may not want to get up-to-speed on wikitext.
So, I started a wiki section on this topic. There’s a lot of confusing info out there and wysiwyg wikis. I hope to sort through some [...]

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I spent four or five hours tonight reading about various Wiki software and playing around with an installation of DokuWiki. As I’ve never developed a Wiki before, the first thing I did was pose the question to some of my forum pals and then start following the links.
MediaWiki, of course, is probably the most well-known [...]

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For those who don’t want to reinvent the wheel. I generally start from scratch and aim to type as little as possible. Generally, the less characters I type the better job I feel that I’ve done.
But, here are a couple frameworks to look at if you’re bored.
http://www.blueprintcss.org/
http://960.gs/

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A lot of our clients these days want video on their sites…and, I’ve taken to putting them on my own sites. The natural choice to facilitate this functionality is, naturally, YouTube. Why? Because it takes out a lot of middle steps that would really complicate (and add expense) without necessarily adding a significant improvement.
The problem? [...]

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For a long time…before I really got into eCommerce and web marketing, I wanted to be able to sell my paintings and art work on line. And, the idea of it seemed so daunting. And, after a bit, I had heard that PayPal provided an easier way to do it…but, it too seemed so complex.
I’m [...]

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Do you think that graphic design concerns enter political campaigns?
They sure do. Read this interesting piece about Obama’s font!

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Ajax is one of the more recent arrivals on the web scene, and, it has opened up a lot of very cool possibilities.

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Found a great post in which J.J. Way inquires about Why Aren’t You Using JQuery? This is some good stuff, and, I’m going to study up on it tomorrow.

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