I'm a bit ambivalent about using my name as a website. However, I couldn't bear to see somebody else own this domain so I bought it. Since it was just sitting ther, I decided to use it to try out some wiki technology. Slowly it became my main place to keep stuff, outside of my cluttered home and college offices. It's great, now I can keep everything off site on some server that I don't even know where it is. Well almost everything. Everything except my guitar, books, computer, desks, video tapes, countless papers. Yes, all my digital stuff but still lots of hardware that is not quite wikiable.

I'm a bit ambivalent about using my name as a website. Seems a bit show offy. However, I couldn't bear to see somebody else own this domain. So I bought it and here it is...

A note about browsers: I originally created this while using Safari and soon switched to Firefox after this. They both work fine but actually Explorer worked best. I am not happy to admit this, because it is otherwise a pretty awful browser. I only assume that Paul Michaud the creator of pmWiki used Explorer in the development. Opera looks the best, when it doesn't totally mess up the formatting, which happens much too often.

If you would like to contact me, leave a message in the WikiSandbox or write me at *brian<at>popear<dot>org*

A note about browsers:

I originally created this while using Safari and soon switched to Firefox after this. They both work fine but actually Explorer worked best. I am not happy to admit this, because it is otherwise a pretty awful browser. I only assume that Paul Michaud the creator of pmWiki used Explorer in the development. Opera looks the best, when it doesn't totally mess up the formatting, which happens much too often.

This blog or website or whatever you want to call it is built on Paul Michaud's flavour of wiki technology: Pm Wiki.

I like to think of a wiki as liquid information. A phrase made popular in Wired Magazine. I will write a section, then a day or two later edit it again if I see the need to. For example my recent bicycle crash was edited several times. It still might change. In this way, information is not fixed, but ever changing and improving I hope. This is but one very humble example of how information could be called liquid.

This blog or webpage or whatever you want to call it is built on Paul Michaud's flavour of wiki technology: Pm Wiki.

This blog or webpage or whatever you want to call it is built on Paul Michaud's flavour of Wiki technolgy: Pm Wiki.

A note about browsers: I originally created this while using Safari and soon switched to Firefox after this. They both work fine but actually Explorer worked best. I am not happy to admit this, because it is otherwise a pretty awful browser. I only assume that Paul Michaud the creator of pmWiki used Explorer in the development. Opera looks the best, when it doesn't totally mess up the formatting, which happens much too often.

I like to think of a wiki (of which this website is an instance) as liquid information. A phrase made popular in Wired Magazine. I will write a section, then a day or two later edit it again. For example my recent bicycle crash was edited several times. It still might change. In this way, information is not fixed, but ever changing and improving I hope. This is but one very humble example of how information could be called liquid.

I like to think of a wiki (of which this website is an instance) as liquid information. A phrase made popular in Wired Magazine. I will write a section, then a day or two later edit it again. For example my recent bicycle crash was edited several times. It still might change. In this way, information is not fixed, but ever changing and improving I hope. This is but one very humble example of what liquid information might be.

I like to think of a wiki (of which this website is an instance) as liquidinformation. A phrase made popular in Wired Magazine. I will write a section, then a day or two later edit it again. For example my recent bicycle crash was edited several times. It still might change. In this way, information is not fixed, but ever changing and improving I hope. This is but one very humble example of what liquid information might be.

I like to think of a wiki (of which this website is an instance) as liquidinformation. A phrase made popular in Wired Magazine. I will write a section, then a day or two later edit it again. For example my recent bicycle crash was edited again today for the third time. It still might change. In this way, information is not fixed, but ever changing and improving I hope.

I like to think of a wiki (of which this website is an instance) as liquidinformation.org. A phrase made popular in Wired Magazine. I will write a section, then a day or two later edit it again. For example my recent bicycle crash was edited again today for the third time. It still might change. In this way, information is not fixed, but ever changing and improving I hope.

A note about browsers: I originally created this while using Safari and soon switched to Firefox after this. They both work fine but actually Explorer worked best. I am not happy to admit this, because it is otherwise a pretty awful browser. I only assume that Paul Michaud the creator of pmWiki used Explorer in the development. Opera looks the best on the whole, when it doesn't totally mess up the formatting which happens much too often.

I like to think of a wiki (of which this website is an instance) as "liquid information." A phrase I believe I read was coined on the pages of Wired Magazine. I will write a section, then a day or two later edit it again. For example my recent bicycle crash was edited again today for the third time. It still might change. In this way, information is not fixed, but ever changing and improving I hope.

This blog or webpage or whatever you want to call it is built on Paul Michaud's Wiki technolgy: Pm Wiki

About this website: I have created this website as a personal tool....

About this website I have created this website as a personal tool....

I like to think of a wiki (of which this website is an instance) as "liquid information." A phrase perhaps coined in the pages of Wired Magazine. I will write a section, then a day or two later edit it again. For example my recent bicycle crash was edited again today for the third time. It still might change. In this way, information is not fixed, but ever changing and improving I hope.

I like to think of a wiki (of which this website is an instance) as "liquid information." A phrase perhaps coined in the pages of Wired Magazine. I will write a section, then a day or two later edit it again. For example my recent bicycle crash was edited again today for the third time. It still might change. In this way, information is not fixed, but ever changing and 'improving' I hope.

I like to think of a wiki (of which this website is an instance) as "liquid information." A phrase perhaps coined in the pages of Wired Magazine. I will write a section, then a day or two later edit it again. For example my recent bicycle crash was edited again today for the third time. It still might change. In this way, information is fixed, but ever changing and 'improving' I hope.

A note about browsers: I originally created this while using Safari and soon switched to Firefox after this. They both work fine but actually Explorer worked best. I am not happy to admit this, because it is otherwise a pretty awful browser. I only assume that Paul Michaud the creator of pmWiki used Explorer in the development. Opera 'looks' the best on the whole, when it doesn't totally mess up the formatting which happens much too often.

A note about browsers: I originally created this while using Safari and soon switched to Firefox after this. They both work fine but actually Explorer worked best. I am not happy to admit this, because it is otherwise a pretty awful browser. I only assume that Paul Michaud the creator of pmWiki used Explorer in the development. Opera looks the best on the whole, when it doesn't totally mess up the formatting which happens much too often.

A note about browsers: I originally created this while using Safari and soon switched to Firefox after this. They both work fine but actually Explorer worked best. I am not happy to admit this, because it is otherwise a pretty awful browser. I only assume that Paul Michaud the creator of pmWiki used Explorer in the development. Opera """looks""" the best on the whole, when it doesn't totally mess up the formatting which happens much too often.

About this website I have created this website as a personal tool....

A note about browsers: I originally created this while using Safari and soon switched to Firefox after this. They both work fine but actually Explorer worked best. I am not happy to admit this, because it is otherwise a pretty awful browser. I only assume that Paul Michaud the creator of pmWiki used Explorer in the development. Opera looks the best on the whole, when it doesn't totally mess up the formatting which happens much too often.

I have created this website as a personal tool. A note about browsers: I originally created this while using Safari and soon switched to Firefox after this. They both work fine but actually Explorer worked best. I am not happy to admit this, because it is otherwise a pretty awful browser. I only assume that Paul Michaud the creator of pmWiki used Explorer in the development. Opera looks the best on the whole, when it doesn't totally mess up the formatting which happens much too often.

I have created this website as a personal tool. It is based on an information architecture called a wiki. Although the most likely association that readers associate with "wiki" is that it is an "open" website where anyone (literally anybody who has web access and a browser) can add information and any subsequent web-ready-with-browser person can edit that information. Although the collaborative potential is clearly a key feature of this software, I defer to the original meaning of "wikiwiki" which comes from Hawaiian and signifies "quick". Although openness is a default (at least in the Pm Wiki version that I am using) to me it is not what makes this so cool. It is the fact that I can create links to pages on the fly and I can treat any page as under construction. A page that I can add to, expand or delete at will. Open to be edited by me from anywhere in the world that I can get my hands on a web connected computer. Of course, collaborativeness is a nice bonus, but not the core of what it means to be a wiki IMHO.

When I finally created a wiki for myself, I realized it was the answer to many questions that arose naturally in my personal life, research and friendships. I made a blog but somehow found it too unfluid and constraining. I needed some way to easily edit my website from any computer in the world. I wanted to be able to collaborate with colleagues easily. I wanted to be able to teach a class and quickly have the same information available on the web.

As an example of the power of a wiki, imagine teaching a class and instead of using a chalkboard, how about a computer and a projector and directly editing a wiki before the students' very own eyes. They will see a website in progress and therefore know that if they want to go back and review because they missed taking some notes in class or were absent from class, they know where to go. Furthermore, by watching it created they'll quickly learn the simple but not necessarily transparent actions needed to edit the wiki, hence the students' will be able to easily contribute further to the wiki.

In this wiki I hope to keep all sorts of information, some things that are only for me and therefore you won't be able to see, some that will involve collaboration with students or colleagues. Some that are open to the world. Although I must admit that "open to the world" is a little scary. When I finally figure out the security issues and recovery issues, I might be willing to be more open. But for now, as I'm learning, I'll try to be cautious.

I have created this website as a personal tool. It is based on an information architecture called a wiki. Although the most likely association that readers associate with "wiki" is that it is an "open" website where anyone (literally anybody who has web access and a browser) can add information and any subsequent web-ready-with-browser person can edit that information. Although the collaborative potential is clearly a key feature of this software, I defer to the original meaning of "wikiwiki" which comes from Hawaiian and signifies "quick". Although openness is a default (at least in the Pm Wiki version that I am using) to me it is not what makes this so cool. It is the fact that I can create links to pages on the fly and I can treat any page as under construction. A page that I can add to, expand or delete at will. Open to be edited by me from anywhere in the world that I can get my hands on a web connected computer. Of course, collaborativeness is a nice bonus, but not the core of what it means to be a wiki IMHO.

I have created this website as a personal tool. It is based on an information architecture called a wiki. Although the most likely association that readers associate with "wiki" is that it is an "open" website where anyone (literally anybody who has web access and a browser) can add information and any subsequent web-ready-with-browser person can edit that information. Although the collaborative potential is clearly a key feature of this software, I defer to the original meaning of "wikiwiki" which comes from Hawaiian and signifies "quick". Although openness is a default (at least in the Pm Wiki version that I am using) to me it is not what makes this so cool. It is the fact that I can create links to pages on the fly and I can treat any page as under construction. A page that I can add to, expand or delete at will. Open to be edited by me from anywhere in the world that I can get my hands on a web connected computer. Of course, collaborativeness is a nice bonus, but not the core of what it means to be a wiki IMHO.

When I finally created a wiki for myself, I realized it was the answer to many questions that arose naturally in my personal life, research and friendships. I made a blog but somehow found it too unfluid and constraining. I needed some way to easily edit my website from any computer in the world. I wanted to be able to collaborate with colleagues easily. I wanted to be able to teach a class and quickly have the same information available on the web.

As an example of the power of a wiki, imagine teaching a class and instead of using a chalkboard, how about a computer and a projector and directly editing a wiki before the students' very own eyes. They will see a website in progress and therefore know that if they want to go back and review because they missed taking some notes in class or were absent from class, they know where to go. Furthermore, by watching it created they'll quickly learn the simple but not necessarily transparent actions needed to edit the wiki, hence the students' will be able to easily contribute further to the wiki.

In this wiki I hope to keep all sorts of information, some things that are only for me and therefore you won't be able to see, some that will involve collaboration with students or colleagues. Some that are open to the world. Although I must admit that "open to the world" is a little scary. When I finally figure out the security issues and recovery issues, I might be willing to be more open. But for now, as I'm learning, I'll try to be cautious.

I have created this website as a personal tool. It is based on an information architecture called a wiki. Although the most likely association that readers associate with "wiki" is that it is an "open" website where anyone (literally anybody who has web access and a browser) can add information and any subsequent web-ready-with-browser person can edit that information. Although the collaborative potential is clearly a key feature of this software, I like defer to the original meaning of "wikiwiki" which comes from Hawaiian and signifies "quick". Although openness is a default (at least in the pmwiki version that I am using) to me it is not what makes this so cool. It is the fact that I can create links to pages on the fly and I can treat any page as open to me. A page that I can add to, expand or delete at will. Open to be edited by me from anywhere in the world that I can get my hands on a web connected computer. Of course, collaborativeness is a nice bonus, but not the core of wikidom IMHO.

I have created this website as a personal tool. It is based on an information architecture called a wiki. Although the most likely association that readers bring to this is that a wiki is an "open" website where anyone (literally anybody who has web access and a browser) can add information and any subsequent web-ready-with-browser person can edit that information. Although the collaborative potential is clearly a key feature of this software, I like defer to the original meaning of "wikiwiki" which comes from Hawaiian and signifies "quick". Although openness is a default (at least in the pmwiki version that I am using) to me it is not what makes this so cool. It is the fact that I can create links to pages on the fly and I can treat any page as open to me. A page that I can add to, expand or delete at will. Open to be edited by me from anywhere in the world that I can get my hands on a web connected computer. Of course, collaborativeness is a nice bonus, but not the core of wikidom IMHO.

I have created this website as a personal tool. It is based on an information architecture called a wiki. Although the most likely association that readers bring to this is that a wiki is an open website where anyone (literally anybody who has web access and a browser) can add information and any subsequent web-ready-with-browser person can edit that information. Although the collaborative potential is clearly a key feature of this software, I like the idea that the original meaning of "wikiwiki" which comes from Hawaiian and signifies "quick". Although openness is a default (at least in the pm wiki version that I am using) to me it is not what makes this so cool. It is the fact that I can create links to pages on the fly and I can treat any page as open to me. A page that I can add to, expand or delete at will. Open to be edited by me from anywhere in the world that I can get my hands on a web connected computer. Of course, collaborativeness is a nice bonus, but not the core of wikidom IMHO.

I have created this website as a personal tool. The structure of this website is what has been called a wiki. Although the most likely association that users bring to this is that a wiki is an open website where anyone (literally anybody who has web access and a browser) can add information and any subsequent person can edit that information. Although the collaborative potential is clearly an aspect of this software, I like to stick to the original Hawaiian meaning of "wikiwiki" which signifies "quick". Although openness is a default (at least in the pm wiki version that I am using) to me it is not what makes this so cool. It is the fact that I can create links to pages on the fly and I can treat any page as open to me. A page that I can add to, expand or delete at will. Open to be edited by me from anywhere in the world that I can get my hands on a web connected computer. Of course, collaborativeness is a nice bonus, but not the core of wikidom IMHO.

When I finally tried a wiki for myself, I realized it was the answer to many questions that arose naturally in my work, research and friendships. I had done some work on a blog but somehow found it too unfluid and constraining. I needed some way to easily edit my website from any computer in the world. I wanted to be able to collaborate with colleagues easily. I wanted to be able to teach a class and quickly have the same information available on the web. Imagine teaching a class and instead of using a chalkboard, using a computer and a projector and directly editing a wiki before the students' very own eyes. Students will see a wiki in progress and therefore know that if they want to go back and reivew, miss any class notes or miss a class, they know where to go. Furthermore by watching it created they'll quickly learn the simple but not necessarily transparent actions needed to edit the wiki, hence the student's will be able to easily contribute further to the wiki.

In this wiki I hope to keep all sorts of information, some things that are only for me and therefore you won't be able to see, some that will involve collaboration for students or colleagues. Some that are open to the world. Although I must admit that "open to the world" is a little scary. When I finally figure out the security issues and recovery isssues, I might be willing to be more open. But for now, I'm learning.

I have created this website as a personal tool. The structure of this website is what has been called a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki. Although the most likely association that users bring to this is that a wiki is an open website where anyone (literally anybody who has web access and a browser) can add information and any subsequent person can edit that information. Although the collaborative potential is clearly an aspect of this software, I like to stick to the original Hawaiian meaning of "wikiwiki" which signifies "quick". Although openness is a default (at least in the pm wiki version that I am using) to me it is not what makes this so cool. It is the fact that I can create links to pages on the fly and I can treat any page as open to me. A page that I can add to, expand or delete at will. Open to be edited by me from anywhere in the world that I can get my hands on a web connected computer. Of course, collaborativeness is a nice bonus, but not the core of wikidom IMHO.

I have created this website as a personal tool. The structure of this website is what has been called a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki. Although the most likely association that users bring to this is that a wiki is an open website where anyone (literally anybody who has web access and a browser) can add information and any subsequent person can edit that information. Although the collaborative potential is clearly an aspect of this software, I like to stick to the original Hawaiian meaning of "wikiwiki" which signifies "quick". Although openness is a default (at least in the pm wiki version that I am using) to me it is not what makes this so cool. It is the fact that I can create links to pages on the fly and I can treat any page as open to me. Open to be edited by me from anywhere in the world that I can get my hands on a web connected computer. Of course, collaborativeness is a nice bonus, but not the core of wikidom IMOH.

I have created this website as a personal tool. The structure of this website is what has been called a http://wikipedia.org/wiki|wiki. Although the most likely association that

When I finally tried a wiki for myself, I realized it was the answer to many questions that arose naturally in my work, research and friendships. I had done some work on a blog but somehow found it too unfluid and constraining. I needed some way to easily edit my website from any computer in the world. I wanted to be able to collaborate with colleagues easily. I wanted to be able to teach a class and quickly have the same information available on the web. Imagine teaching a class and instead of using a chalkboard, using a computer and a projector and directly editing a wiki before the students' very own eyes. Students will see a wiki in progress and therefore know that if they miss any class notes or miss a class, they know where to go. Furthermore by watching it created they'll quickly learn the simple but not necessarily transparent actions needed to edit the wiki, hence the student's will be able to easily contribute further to the wiki.

A note about browsers: I originally created this while using Safari and soon switched to Firefox after this. They both work fine but actually Explorer worked best. I am not happy to admit this, because it is otherwise a pretty awful browser. I only assume that Paul Michaud the creator of pmWiki used Explorer in the development. Opera looks the best on the whole, when it doesn't totally mess up the formatting which happens much too often.

If you would like to contact me, leave a message in the WikiSandbox or write me at *brian<at>popear<dot>org*

A note about browswers: I originally created this while using Safari and soon switched to Firefox after this. They both work fine but actually Explorer worked best. I am not happy to admit this, because it is otherwise a pretty awful browser. I only assume that Paul Michaud the creator of pmWiki used Explorer in the development. Opera looks the best on the whole, when it doesn't totally mess up the formatting which happens much too often.

I have created this website as a personal tool. When I finally tried a wiki for myself, I realized it was the answer to many questions that arose naturally in my work, research and friendships. I had done some work on a blog but somehow found it too unfluid and constraining. I needed some way to easily edit my website from any computer in the world. I wanted to be able to collaborate with colleagues easily. I wanted to be able to teach a class and quickly have the same information available on the web. Imagine teaching a class and instead of using a chalkboard, using a computer and a projector and directly editing a wiki before the students' very own eyes. Students will see a wiki in progress and therefore know that if they miss any class notes or miss a class, they know where to go. Furthermore by watching it created they'll quickly learn the simple but not necessarily transparent actions needed to edit the wiki, hence the student's will be able to easily contribute further to the wiki.

In this wiki I hope to keep all sorts of information, some things that are only for me and therefore you won't be able to see, some that will involve collaboration for students or colleagues. Some that are open to the world.

I have created this website as a personal tool. When I finally tried a wiki for myself, I realized it was the answer to many questions that arose naturally in my work, research and friendships. I had done some work on a blog but somehow found it too unfluid and constraining. I needed some way to easily edit my website from any computer in the world. I wanted to be able to collaborate with colleagues easily. I wanted to be able to teach a class and quickly have the same information available on the web. Imagine teaching a class and instead of using a chalkboard, using a computer and a projector and directly editing my wiki before my students' very own eyes. In this wiki I hope to keep all sorts of information, some things that are only for me and therefore you won't be able to see, some that will involve collaboration for students or colleagues. Some that are open to the world.

I have created this website as a personal tool. When I finally tried a wiki for myself, I realized it was the answer to many questions that arose naturally in my work, research and friendships. I had done some work on a blog but somehow found it too unfluid and constraining. I needed some way to easily edit my website from any computer in the world. I wanted to I wanted to be able to collaborate with colleagues easily. I wanted to be able to teach a class and quickly have the same information available on the web (I imagine teaching a class and instead of using a chalkboard, using a computer and a projector and directly editing my wiki). In this wiki I hope to keep all sorts of information, some things that are only for me and therefore you won't be able to see, some that will involve collaboration for students or colleagues. Some that are open to the world.

If you would like to contact me, leave a message in the WikiSandbox or write me at *brian AT popear DOT org*

If you would like to contact me, leave a message in the WikiSandbox or write me at *brian AT popear DOT org*

About this website

I have created this website as a personal tool. When I finally tried a wiki for myself, I realized it was the answer to many questions that arose naturally in my work research and friendships. I had done some work on a blog but somehow found it too unfluid and constraining. I needed some way to easily edit my website from any computer in the world. I wanted to I wanted to be able to collaborate with colleagues easily. I wanted to be able to teach a class and quickly have the same information available on the web (I imagine teaching a class and instead of using a chalkboard, using a computer and a projector and directly editing my wiki). In this wiki I hope to keep all sorts of information, some things that are only for me and therefore you won't be able to see, some that will involve collaboration for students or colleagues. Some that are open to the world.

If you would like to contact me, leave a message in the WikiSandbox or write me at [!brian AT popear DOT org]].

Technically, this is a wiki setup. However, I am treating it as a blog in the sense that It is not meant to be a collaborative website. Although I do hope to construct some collaborative modules so that groups, such as colleagues and I or my students can work together. At this moment if you happen to stumble across this, which I doubt, you have full editing access. Please don't edit anything though.

If you want to go play in the Wiki Sandbox, go ahead. While there you can leave me a note! I'll be surprised, because although some people know about my wiki, nobody knows the address. However, I suppose if you do find it and you're not 1 million monkeys typing in random UR Ls?, I probably told you and therefore you may edit with the discretion that good friends show.

Dear Visitor:

Technically, this is a wiki setup. However, I am treating it as a blog in the sense that It is not meant to be a collaborative website. Although I do hope to construct some collaborative modules so that groups, such as colleagues and I or my students can work together. At this moment if you happen to stumble across this, which I doubt, you have full editing access. Please don't edit anything though.

If you want to go play in the Wiki Sandbox, go ahead. While there you can leave me a note.

Sincerely,

Brian Teaman

This is my Teawiki. Now, how to set it so the major headings aren't so big, and the font is a little clearer. This is the organizing principle of my life.