A couple of days ago I became aware of the existence of personal wikis for desktop use. Basically, a personal wiki, as could be discerned from the name, is a wiki used not by a community but by a single person for collecting thoughts. This application of the wiki concept focuses less on collective gathering of knowledge and more on the connecting and organizing of one's own thoughts -- one personal wiki program, ZuluPad, describes itself as "a notepad on crack."
While I haven't gotten the chance to explore any of these programs yet, I am definitely interested in the possibilities, especially outside the purely thought-connecting use. One possibility is using the wiki as a database; for example, as mentioned on the ZuluPad website, as an address book. Another possibility, as I've seen attempted in several places, is using the wiki format to tell a story, albeit most likely in a non-linear fashion.
So yeah, I thought I'd post this in case anyone was curious (*coughMichaelcough* >_>). If you try any of the programs listed there, feel free to comment on how they worked/didn't work for you.
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Not sure if you're interested in web-based personal wikis as well, but if so, check out Luminotes, a personal wiki notebook: http://luminotes.com/
Because it's web-based, you can even invite people to view or edit your wiki if you so desire.
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