Sometimes you might be inclined to look at your address bar and wonder what PBwiki is up to. What’s all this “?edit=1” and “?raw=1” nonsense you see hanging off the end of your wiki names? More importantly, can YOU do anything interesting with them? Well, of course the answer is yes, they can be usefulContinue reading “Tip of the Week #17: URL Parameters and You”
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United Nations and PBwiki Partner to Provide Global Platform for Corporate Responsibility
PBwiki’s mascot, Peebers the Unstoppable Robot of Collaboration (SM), is clanking his way through the august halls of the United Nations today, pressing the flesh and helping to create global corporate accord. The UN’s Global Compact is devoted to creating an opt-in organization for corporations who wish to be good citizens. The Global Compact isContinue reading “United Nations and PBwiki Partner to Provide Global Platform for Corporate Responsibility”
Tip of the Week #16: Beginner's Q & A
As PBwiki becomes a more unified and simple-to-use product, it naturally grows outside of the scope of tech-junkies and computer-geeks, creating a target audience that includes everyone from SUPAH L33T TECHNO-DWEEB’s like me to somebody’s grandma trying to share her latest knitted masterpiece. Therefore, today I address five of the beginner questions I’ve seen mostContinue reading “Tip of the Week #16: Beginner's Q & A”
KILL! CRUSH! DESTROY! (or, Help me reach out to the media)
I don’t need to tell you that PBwiki is a giant robot, clanking through the forelorn alleys and lonely highways of the world, shooting lasers out of its eyes and sizzling the Ignorant. That’s because you helped to build PBwiki and you know it to be a Thing of Collaborationâ„¢. I do have to tellContinue reading “KILL! CRUSH! DESTROY! (or, Help me reach out to the media)”
New feature: Autosave
Attention students: You now have one less excuse to use — “the wiki ate my homework” line is now history! When working on a document in our Point-and-Click editor, we’ll automatically save a draft every 3 minutes. If your laptop runs out of battery, your cat closes your browser, or your new copy of WindowsContinue reading “New feature: Autosave”
Tip of the Week #15: Links
Hey folks! Sorry it’s been so long since the last update, I just got back from a trip to London and now it’s back to the real world for little ol’ me. I hope everybody has been well and is ready to jump in with some more PBwiki tips… In the past week or two,Continue reading “Tip of the Week #15: Links”
Did you miss the press PBwiki YackPack press conference?
Don’t worry, we recorded both press conferences (2PM and 6PM PST). You can check out the recordings and all prior press coverage here: http://press.pbworks.com/Prior-Press-Coverage
PBwiki announces voice chat — and it is awesome
Ok, I can’t control myself any more. Today, we’re officially announcing voice chat in PBwiki. This means that you can now talk to anyone viewing your wiki page. It takes about 15 seconds to set up on your PBwiki — and it’s free. The details: We teamed with YackPack to embed their WalkieTalkie Widget thatContinue reading “PBwiki announces voice chat — and it is awesome”
Tip of the Week #14: Fix it! I made an oopsy…
Ocassionally, our pages mess up because of a PBwiki bug. If that’s the case, then of course you should let somebody at support@pbworks.com know and they’ll help you get things back to normal. However, a lot of cases are our own doing, and it is sometimes frustrating to see our pages look like a wreckContinue reading “Tip of the Week #14: Fix it! I made an oopsy…”
Can't access YouTube?
Are you trying to view our PBwiki videos but your work or school is blocking YouTube? Don’t worry, we’ve uploaded all of the PBwiki videos to TeacherTube. TeacherTube is a great video site that doesn’t appear to be blocked by most employers and educational institutions. It’s completely safe for work and has other helpful videosContinue reading “Can't access YouTube?”
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