Archive for July 21st, 2005

Picture of Trillian

One fo my favorite features of Trillian is the ability to send everyone in a contacts folder the same instant message. Some possible scenarios when this might be used are as follows:

  1. You need backup at the reference desk
  2. Printing is down, and you can’t wait for people to learn about this in an email.
  3. You’ve got a tough reference question at the desk, and you know that many heads are better than one.
  4. You want everyone in the office to know that you just made a fresh pot of coffee. ;)

I went to one of my favorite sites, HowStuffWorks, to find out, well, how something worked. Upon arrival I noticed that Marshal Bain had an article about How Wikis Work. It’s a pretty good read for anyone intersted in wikis or for those needing basic information about how they work.