Wijard

This comparison of modes is itself a Clearspring widget, itself managed using Launchpad. It uses what Clearspring calls the In-Widget product (and I think of as the standard mode). It’s interesting to note that the CSS for this blog does not govern the widget; for example, as we move from this part of the post into the widget, we see the font change. I think that if I was using the In-Widget API (what I think of as advanced mode) I could have the widget inherit CSS from its context.

The name Wijard is a mashup of widget and card. The widget platform is Clearspring. The cards are MOO MiniCards. That said, please note that this post describes the state of the Wijard just before launch, and that business cards and other products may well be available in the future.

Wijard lives at Bluehost. Most Wijard content, including the current post, is managed using WordPress, with some of the photo content managed using Flickr and edited using Picnik.

Behind the Wijard curtain are a bunch of other services, such as Backpack for lightweight organization and Highrise for contact management.

In order to map out Wijard – what it is, what it needs to include at launch, what will be added later – Mindmeister has proved very useful. In fact, the first post at this blog features a map created using Mindmeister.

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