Forum Posts Feed
which solution do you suggest?
< Next Topic | Back to topic list | Previous Topic >
Posted by MadaboutDana
Nov 8, 2012 at 02:45 PM
If you are thinking of wikis, I can also recommend ProjectForum, a commercial product but very modestly priced for a basic version ($25). There is a free version, but it’s fairly useless. But if I were you I’d make the jump up to Kerio Workspace. Its main shortcoming: non-highlighting of search results (although its actual search engine is very powerful and uses similar Boolean concepts to e.g. Google). Workspace has the advantage of being very easy to administer and use. Plone is quite a bit more sophisticated, but still manageable. Confluence is hugely powerful and a bit overwhelming, but has a great interface once you get to grips with it. And SharePoint is, of course, free with various MS server systems (whoopee!). TikiWiki I’ve rather lost touch with, but I believe it’s extremely powerful, although a bit fiddly to install.
Posted by Dr Andus
Nov 8, 2012 at 03:35 PM
MadaboutDana wrote:
>If you are thinking of wikis, I can also recommend ProjectForum, a commercial product
>but very modestly priced for a basic version ($25). There is a free version, but it’s
>fairly useless. But if I were you I’d make the jump up to Kerio Workspace. Its main
>shortcoming: non-highlighting of search results (although its actual search
>engine is very powerful and uses similar Boolean concepts to e.g. Google). Workspace
>has the advantage of being very easy to administer and use. Plone is quite a bit more
>sophisticated, but still manageable. Confluence is hugely powerful and a bit
>overwhelming, but has a great interface once you get to grips with it. And SharePoint
>is, of course, free with various MS server systems (whoopee!). TikiWiki I’ve rather
>lost touch with, but I believe it’s extremely powerful, although a bit fiddly to
>install.
As a CT fan I would say this, wouldn’t I, but what would be the advantage of going with any of these wikis vs. a dedicated desktop wiki like ConnectedText (considering that collaboration is not a requirement here)? Although CT doesn’t have a WYSIWYG editor, in exchange you get a lot of flexibility, without having to worry about any of the installation and search issues of the above-mentioned wikis.
Posted by MadaboutDana
Nov 9, 2012 at 01:31 PM
Having another look at ConnectedText (sorry, I still don’t really get it!), I realised it reminds me of something I was investigating a couple of years back: Remus Information Management. This might be something you want to look at for your particular range of requirements. It seems to have evolved since I last looked at it - and it’s open-source and free, so definitely worth experimenting with. Here’s the link: http://remus-software.org/
Cheers,
The Other Bill
Posted by Daly de Gagne
Nov 9, 2012 at 06:26 PM
Remus looks interesting, but there appears to have been no activity on development for more than a year. Does anyone know the status of the project? Thanks.
Daly
MadaboutDana wrote:
>Having another look at ConnectedText (sorry, I still don’t really get it!), I
>realised it reminds me of something I was investigating a couple of years back: Remus
>Information Management. This might be something you want to look at for your
>particular range of requirements. It seems to have evolved since I last looked at it -
>and it’s open-source and free, so definitely worth experimenting with. Here’s the
>link: http://remus-software.org/
>
>Cheers,
>The Other Bill