As of the beginning of last month, Twitter removed support for their simple authentication mechanism, so I was forced to carry out my plans to upgrade to implement OAuth for authentication. Fortunately, Twitter linked to some helpful examples. Nevertheless, even with a library to help me along, it was fairly painful. (Part of that might have been due to the fact that I had a cold for the first part of the work, and a flu for the rest.) Nevertheless, my auto-tweeting, and my site-integrated tweeting are now both functional. Hoorah! Read More →
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The Nature of Wiki’s
On February - 4 - 2010
This piece is being written at the instigation of a few co-workers. What Is a Wiki A wiki is a kind of content management system for a website. As such it is a system which is designed to manage web pages (often referred to as articles). A wiki generally allows some (often all) users to edit the content of pages in their browser real-time. User discussions are also typically facilitated for the purpose of enabling collaboration. (Not simply to allow them to express opinions passively.) As such, a wiki is a collaborative endeavor which is designed to leverage the experience of individuals who do not manage the wiki. (Sometimes management tasks can even be delegated to interested parties.) This is the primary and definitive feature of a wiki. A wiki is typically organized with a predominantly flat structure. Though, a superficial substructure can form based on the way pages relate to one another. This organization means that related pages will be interconnected and the substructure is typically... Read the rest of this entry »