In mid 90 ’s Microsoft announce a project called – Encarta . It was an encyclopedia inform of books and cd , that would have selective information about everything . The company knew what they were doing and how to do it . They had all the imagination . But thing does n’t operate out for them . And in 2009 Microsoft closed the integral project .
Few years after the launch of Microsoft ’s Encarta- Jimmy Wales announced a similar projection – a vane encyclopedia . It was free and anyone can contribute by create an account . But unlike Microsoft they neither had a stave nor the resourcefulness . Their success was doubtful .
And today it ’s jazz as Wikipedia- world big encyclopedia .
Why is Wikipedia succeeded but Encarta run out ?
Even after many betting odds , Wikipedia become pop but a promising product like Encarta failed miserably . Why ? Well there were many cause . For instance- since wiki pages can be created and edit by anyone , Wikipedia has large variety of updated topics . And off course it ’s spare .
And the relief is history . Since we are using Wikipedia everyday , it make signified to use it in effect . And in this clause , we will go through some Wikipedia gratuity & tricks to get more out of it .
1. Make Wikipedia’s article simple
Yesterday , I was run through couplet of wiki pages like ‘ possibility of theory of relativity ’ , ‘ dementia praecox ’ etc . But everything move over my head . The complex terms use in the article made it difficult to understand . I want to know the actual concept , in plain and simple English .
If you face up the same problem of complicated jargon , then just supplant theenwithsimplein the url and press enter . For instance –
This will load a new wiki Thomas Nelson Page of same article , which is free of all welter and written in easy understandable English . As simple-minded as that .
2. Better way to save Wiki’s Pages
People like to save Wikipedia ’s clause for offline use . For instance- you may need to register them while journey in a sheet , when you do n’t have internet access .
And hopefully everyone knows how to economize pages- you mightily - press a web page and choose the ‘ save as ’ option . This will save the pageboy as html fiel in your computer . If you are small advance drug user , then you will hit CTRL+P on chrome and save the page as PDF file cabinet . But Wikipedia ’s build - in ‘ save as pdf ’ ( can be found in right side of each wiki clause ) option is much better . Why ?
Well because it puzzle out 2 trouble . First the pfd being a single file is more easy to use ( not the case if you save webpage as html ) and second the outturn pdf file is free of all clutter and hyperlink , thus making it print friendly .
If you are doing research and need to keep open wikipedia clause , then cluck on the ‘ create a book ’ alternative on leave behind side of the page . With this you may first compile all the article together and then downloaded their printable version .
3. Quickly lookup a word on Wikipedia
We often find ourself in a situation when , we amount across a newfangled word , celebrity , companionship , place etc . And the first affair we do is we Google it and then tap Wikipedia nexus . But that s too much work . Right ?
The solution is using a chrome plugin calledLookup Companion for Wikipedia . After installing the annex , you will notice a small wikipedia symbolic representation on chrome toolbar with a popup hunt box seat . Simple copy glue the search full term there and it will depend it up in wikipedia but inside the same web browser . Saves a lot of fourth dimension .
4. Discover cool places while traveling
Like Google easter ’s egg , Wikipedia also put up ‘ special pages ’ . And one of my favorite one is Nearby . get across onthiswiki link and it will triangulate your location using your twist ip savoir-faire . Then it will show you wiki pages , that are near you position .
This is helpful if you are move to a new place and need to explorer nearby turning point . you’re able to even surprised your friends , by telling them a fact or two about your new discovery .
