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== News ==
== News ==
* 2015-01-15 [http://www.zumasys.com/admin/zumasys-acquires-jbase-database/ Zumasys acquires jBase!]
* 2015-01-15 [http://www.zumasys.com/admin/zumasys-acquires-jbase-database/ Zumasys acquires jBase!]
* 2013-12-15 Pickwiki.com has been migrated from a virtual to a physical server hosted at www.ovh.com
* 2013-12-15 Pickwiki.com has been migrated from a virtual to a physical server hosted at www.ovh.com
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== Some useful starting points ==
== Some useful starting points ==
* [[Special:RecentChanges| Recent Changes]]
* [[Special:RecentChanges| Recent Changes]]
* [[MultiValuedDatabases| MultiValued Databases]] - Describes the database and its history
* [[MultiValuedDatabases| MultiValued Databases]] - Describes the database and its history
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* [[Users]] - As a registered user, you can create your own page and your updates will automatically link to it!
* [[Users]] - As a registered user, you can create your own page and your updates will automatically link to it!
* [[InMemoriam| In Memoriam]] - Remembering those who are no longer with us
* [[InMemoriam| In Memoriam]] - Remembering those who are no longer with us
== Other resources==
* Blogs related to MultiValue software
* Community page includes links to employment, UserGroups and forums to post questions
* Freeware - All free, mostly open source
* MultiValue Consultants - Need some help? Find the perfect person!
* MultiValue Companies - List of companies which use MultiValue databases
* [U2UG] has a wiki dedicated to the Rocket U2 databases
== What you can do with PickWiki ==
* WikiBackup - Describes how to get a copy of the wiki, for security or fork the content
* Getting Personal with PickWiki - I'm on a campaign to get every Pick developer to use PickWiki...
* Register on the [Preferences] page so you can edit pages
* [Login] as a registered user on a different browser
* Take your first steps in the SandBox
* Add tags to improve searching
== Help ==
* Frequently Asked Questions
* Hints and Tips - How to edit the pages on this site, and make new pages
* [Text Formatting Rules]
== About PickWiki ==
This wiki runs on [UseModWiki], one of the early wiki clones. The state of the art has moved on since 2000, and [this thread] on comp.databases.pick has some discussion on the idea of alternatives. NewWikiIdeas is a place to capture some of those ideas.
* Ian McGowan describes his intent in creating PickWiki
* [Discuss PickWiki] in the MVDBMS forum
* [Index] - All pages
* [RSS]


== Getting started ==
== Getting started ==


* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
* [http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]

Revision as of 20:22, 2 March 2015

Welcome to the PickWiki!.. This site is about Multivalue Databases.

News

  • 2015-01-15 Zumasys acquires jBase!
  • 2013-12-15 Pickwiki.com has been migrated from a virtual to a physical server hosted at www.ovh.com
  • 2013-12-01 Install media-wiki and starting the laborious process of moving content manually
  • 2013-11-02 There was an unfortunate lapse in being able to update the wiki for a couple of months, caused by a hard coded cookie expiration date in wiki.pl (!)

Some useful starting points

Other resources

  • Blogs related to MultiValue software
  • Community page includes links to employment, UserGroups and forums to post questions
  • Freeware - All free, mostly open source
  • MultiValue Consultants - Need some help? Find the perfect person!
  • MultiValue Companies - List of companies which use MultiValue databases
  • [U2UG] has a wiki dedicated to the Rocket U2 databases

What you can do with PickWiki

  • WikiBackup - Describes how to get a copy of the wiki, for security or fork the content
  • Getting Personal with PickWiki - I'm on a campaign to get every Pick developer to use PickWiki...
  • Register on the [Preferences] page so you can edit pages
  • [Login] as a registered user on a different browser
  • Take your first steps in the SandBox
  • Add tags to improve searching

Help

  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Hints and Tips - How to edit the pages on this site, and make new pages
  • [Text Formatting Rules]

About PickWiki

This wiki runs on [UseModWiki], one of the early wiki clones. The state of the art has moved on since 2000, and [this thread] on comp.databases.pick has some discussion on the idea of alternatives. NewWikiIdeas is a place to capture some of those ideas.

  • Ian McGowan describes his intent in creating PickWiki
  • [Discuss PickWiki] in the MVDBMS forum
  • [Index] - All pages
  • [RSS]

Getting started