Author Archives: The PBworks Team

Tip of the Week #9: Images, Part I

Jason Nguyen Anybody who designs a website, be it a wiki or any other kind of site, will eventually come to realize that an all-text site is one of the most boring things ever, and although some of that is helped with some well-placed colors and styles, you’ll eventually need some images to spice thingsContinue reading “Tip of the Week #9: Images, Part I”

Case Study: jnthweb.pbworks.com

Joan from JNthWeb Consulting (jnthweb) was kind enough to spend the time to participate in our most recent PBwiki case study. You can read her bio here (http://jnthweb.pbworks.com/MyBio). PBwiki: Why’d you choose PBwiki? Joan Vinall-Cox: I choose PBwiki because it was visually attractive. I saw a PBwiki being used by, I think it was, ChrisContinue reading “Case Study: jnthweb.pbworks.com”

Point-and-Click editing is here!

Note: Scroll down for the video! A lot of you have been asking for an easier way to edit your wiki – we’ve listened and we’ve acted – Our new Point-and-Click editor went live to all of PBwiki earlier this morning. What is Point-and-Click? Point-and-Click is our new editor that allows the collaborators of yourContinue reading “Point-and-Click editing is here!”

Tip of the Week #8: Point-and-Click Editor, part 2

Jason Nguyen In last week’s entry, I discussed some of the more basic aspects of the new Point-and-Click editor. This week, we continue exploring the editor, looking at the following aspects (click the links to go directly to that section): Plugins are probably the most powerful of the new additions to PBwiki, and once usedContinue reading “Tip of the Week #8: Point-and-Click Editor, part 2”

Case Study: 7thwardbag.pbworks.com

We just finished our case study with Nils Gore from Rebuilding the Seventh (7thwardbag.pbworks.com). It’s a wiki built that’s helping assist a collective of architectural schools and other collaborators in rebuilding the New Orleans 7th Ward. PBwiki: Why’d you choose PBwiki? Nils Gore: …we decided to use it because of its flat learning curve. WeContinue reading “Case Study: 7thwardbag.pbworks.com”

Tip of the Week #7: Point-and-Click Editor, part 1

The Point-and-Click editor has received mostly positive feedback since it was unveiled, but of course with all new things, there are some growing pains, both in terms of technical work (bugs) and users’ comfort with the new system. To aid in this cause, I’m offering a two part series on how to get the mostContinue reading “Tip of the Week #7: Point-and-Click Editor, part 1”

Case study: cas100b.pbworks.com

What is Cas100b.pbworks.com? It’s a class on communication, arts, and sciences (100b is the course designation). How’d you first hear about PBwiki?I took an English graduate class (I’m a grad student as well as an instructor) and decided to give it a try since I teach a group communications class. Several of my colleagues wereContinue reading “Case study: cas100b.pbworks.com”

Tip of the Week #6: Cross-Browser Design

PBwiki does an amazing job of maintaining cross-browser compatibility in its basic design, so much so that people have told me about editing their wikis from their Blackberries. The designers work hard getting layouts and skins to look the same in every major browser, and for the most part, you’ll never ever have to thinkContinue reading “Tip of the Week #6: Cross-Browser Design”