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I use Wiki’s for all sorts of stuff at work. I think its a great platform for document creation and collaboration. So, my ears perk up whenever I here some buzz about new wiki software. I was reading Lifehacker a few weeks ago and they mentioned the GTD Tiddlywiki, a self contained wiki, written entirely in HTML and Javascript, encapsulated in a single file. Its pretty cool for keeping personal notes and the like. Plus, since its just a single HTML file, it can run (with PortableFirefox ) entirely from a memory stick, hence “wiki on a stick”. I’m experimenting with it now as a daily log type of thing. Its got some fun ajax stuff going on too.

GTD TiddlyWiki [via Lifehacker ]

Ok, so I right before I posted about writely, a friend sent me a link to another upcoming product from google: http://www.google.com/googlespreadsheets/tour1.html . Thats right, not only does google have a web based word processor, they also have a spreadsheet solution. Lets compare:

I heard an interview on NPR with the author of a new book, _Send in the Idiots_. Its written by an autistic man about 4 of his autistic classmates from grade school and what their lives are like in their mid-twenties. Excellent book. Check it out here: “Send in the idiots”:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1582346194/103-3154671-1236608?v=glance&n=283155

There's a new tool from google that seems very useful so far.  Here's the description from the site ( http://google.com/gn ):

Google Notebook makes web research of all kinds – from planning a vacation to researching a school paper to buying a car – easier and more efficient by enabling you to clip and gather information even while you're browsing the web.

And since Google Notebook lives in your browser, you won't be left with a scattered collection of notes, Word docs, and browser bookmarks to sort through; all your web findings will be gathering into one organized, easy accessible location that you can access from any computer.

Basically it allows you to quickly "clip" portions of the pages you are browsing into your own storage space.  This clips can also be made public.   Heres a quick public notebook I threw together: http://www.google.com/notebook/public/07828021558050844097/BDSQXSwoQ2IbF6bMh .

Meg, my darling girlfriend, now has her own little niche on the web.  Keep an eye on this one for startling tidbits about everything and nothing.

http://megroudebush.com