What was wrong with the last thing

We don’t speak of that.

Why have you made this?

I’m thinking we could use this to store different kinds of info that usually only one person has. Another goal is to store anything that is difficult to remember. So for example we could use this to keep:

  • Contact info for workers: So like we’d maybe keep the name and number of people like plumbers, painters, etc. We could also keep other info like how good we think they are, how pricey they tend to be, etc.

  • Where to throw X away: Like paints, batteries, fireworks, etc.

  • Quirks of the house: I was thinkin maybe stuff like how the Christmas stuff is organized, where the <insert obscure item> is kept etc.

  • How to use software: So how to set up password managers. Or how to do fancy stuff with Outlook/Office365/etc.

  • Workflows: This might be like how to take care of the chickens, how to water the plants – stuff like that.

Che this is so extra we don’t need this.

Maybe not. But it would be nice if when mom leaves and tells someone to take care of the chickens, instead of giving them a 10 minute shpeel about what food they eat, when they eat it, etc. that they forget half of, she can just be like “here’s a url that explains everything.” It would also be nice to have lists of light bulb specs so changing light bulbs isn’t such a pain. Having a list of all the plumbers, electricians, etc would also make things just that much easier to do.

Okay I’m totally sold how do I use this?

Poke around the site or use the search bar (that will eventually exist). If you want to add something, put it in a word/google doc and send it to me (Che).

Okay but seriously why not the other thing

No one added to it. So given that there is a static page that is added to infrequently, this is the best option IMO. It avoids vendor lock in too. Also, turns out Confluence really wants you to continue using. If you don’t change things it trys to shut down. And, to be completely honest, I’m trying to learn Hugo (which is how I’m making this).

Why not just a google doc or word doc then?

It needs to be on the cloud so everyone can have access to it easily so that eliminates word docs. I don’t think a Google doc is the right choice because there will likely be disparate pieces of knowledge that would benefit from having multiple pages and links between the pages etc. and Google Docs doesn’t have first class support for that. Furthermore, Google Docs are designed around 8.5x11 paper which… isn’t the best.