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Chris Yeh replied on June 18, 2008 21:03 to the discussion "Global collaboration? Get the time right!" in PBwiki:

UTC/GMT times have been added to all future webinars. Thanks for the feedback!

Chris Yeh replied on June 18, 2008 20:43 to the discussion "Global collaboration? Get the time right!" in PBwiki:

Roberta,

Unfortunately, GoToWebinar doesn't allow me to add links to their signup page, hence the lack of a hyperlink for the Time and Date converter. If you cut and paste the URL into your browser, it should work. I'll add the UTC/GMT time to future webinars.

Chris Yeh replied on June 09, 2008 16:29 to the problem "Privacy policy needed!" in PBwiki:

James,

Apologies for the lack of clarity. I'm responsible for the webinar signup forms, and it did not occur to me that people might feel concerned about their privacy.

All the information we gather on our webinar registration forms are solely for use by PBwiki; we do not share it or sell it in any way. I'll add such a note to the webinar signup pages to make this completely clear.

Thanks for voicing your concern! I'm sure there were others who felt the same fear, but were reluctant to speak up.

Chris Yeh set one of Chris Yeh's replies as an official response to "Why do I only have 3 pbwiki templates to choose from?" in PBwiki

Chris Yeh replied on May 15, 2008 20:54 to the question "Why do I only have 3 pbwiki templates to choose from?" in PBwiki:

Emily,

The issue is that you are using a 1.0 educator wiki. In that version of the product, those are in fact the only templates that are built in. You could create a 2.0 wiki instead, but many educators prefer 1.0 because they can use wiki invite keys (AKA passwords).

If you want to stick with your current wiki, go to the Template Demo web site, and copy and paste the desired template into your wiki, and tag it with the word "template".

Now you'll have the template available as a user-created template.

The demo site is:
http://templatedemo.pbwiki.com/

The Meeting template is:
http://templatedemo.pbwiki.com/Meeting

Chris Yeh replied on May 15, 2008 19:59 to the question "Why do I only have 3 pbwiki templates to choose from?" in PBwiki:

Hi Emily,

Are you talking about page templates, or wiki color templates (also known as skins)?

In terms of page templates, these should show up whenever you create a new page; the templates are listed in alphabetical order.

Chris Yeh replied on May 09, 2008 05:25 to the question "Why can't I view webinars on your website?" in PBwiki:

We typically host our videos on Blip.tv, but we've had trouble getting 1-hour webinars to upload there.

Suggestions on other services are quite welcome!

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Chris Yeh replied on April 25, 2008 21:31 to the question "use for pta?" in PBwiki:

This does sound like an educational use, but will require a paid account.

The way you set up different levels of editability is to use our page- and folder-level access controls.

Using folder-level access controls, you can set up a folder in which all pages can be edited by a select group, but are read-only for a different set of users.

You can also set up a folder where all the users of the wiki can edit the content.

One other alternative is to make you wiki public, so that anyone can read the content, but only the chosen few can edit it. This would be a free use case, but wouldn't have the flexibility of folder-based access levels.

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Chris Yeh replied on April 25, 2008 20:05 to the question "copyright permission for screen shots" in PBwiki:

As long as we think the topic is appropriate, we'd be delighted to have you use our screenshots.

"Web 2.0 in education" is a fine topic, and you have our permission to use the screenshots.

Chris Yeh replied on April 24, 2008 23:42 to the question "Extra storage space in PBwiki 2.0?" in PBwiki:

Mike, now that we're out of the beta period, you can upgrade to a paid account. The amount of storage you get depends on which plan you choose.

If you are not a business user, $99.50/year gets you 1 GB, $249.50/year gets you 2 GB, and $999.50/year gets you 5 GB.

If you are a business user, $8/user/month gets you 10 GB.

Chris Yeh replied on April 16, 2008 21:56 to the idea "Please bring back "Invite Keys" for Wiki 2.0!" in PBwiki:

Making 2.0 suitable for classrooms is one of our top priorities. We're working on solutions that will let you add your entire class without having to manually enter the email addresses. There are many ways to do this, so your thoughts on the ideal solution are welcome.

For example, should there simply be an invite key? The issue there is that it's tough to deal with individual users who cause problems. Changing the invite key becomes a pain.

Or how about letting people enter an invite key, but then requiring them to create their own PBwiki account, so that you can track your users?

For some wikis, it might be appropriate simply to let people request access, and then allow the wiki's administrators to select who gets access.

Any other suggestions?

Chris Yeh replied on April 04, 2008 19:46 to the question "Is there a webinar for PBwiki?" in PBwiki:

Also, feel free to suggest future webinar topics!

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Chris Yeh replied on April 03, 2008 00:13 to the question "Where can i view the pbwiki templates?" in PBwiki:

You're in luck. Just go to the template demo wiki to view all of the templates:

https://templatedemo.pbwiki.com/

You can also view the recording of the webinar on how you can use templates for your business:

http://pbwiki.com/content/webinars

Chris Yeh replied on March 20, 2008 20:39 to the question "Custom domain a-la-carte pricing ?" in PBwiki:

Steve,

Will the wiki be public or private?

For public wikis, we have a less expensive plan that includes the custom domain feature.

For private wikis, it depends on how you're going to be using the wiki.

I'm also going to ask our sales team to pitch in so that they can help figure out exactly what package makes sense for you.

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Chris Yeh replied on March 20, 2008 20:02 to the question "Are there ready made templates?" in PBwiki:

Great question, Eddie.

We just launched a whole set of templates for PBwiki 2.0, including a weekly schedule template for planning out work hours, availability, etc.

To access any of these templates, just click "Create New Page" and select one of the templates from the list of "PBwiki templates".

The templates include everything from Company Policies to a simple To Do List.

Once you create the page, modify the template to your like, as you would with any other page.

If you want to make your own templates, simply tag the page with the keyword "template", and it will automatically show up in the "<wikiname> templates" list on the page creation page.</wikiname>

Chris Yeh replied on March 17, 2008 21:48 to the question "Please confirm: How does the new login system work?" in PBwiki:

Right now, you have to move your users manually, but we are working on bulk addition of users.