Family wiki: the new American message center

Ian and I have been experimenting with using a family wiki for the past year (with varying degrees of success) to keep our home life running more smoothly. Our wiki keeps track of all the scraps of information that might be kept in disparate places in a clean, editable package. Here's just a sample of the stuff that can be found on our wiki:

• shared family calendar
• common menu choices
• desired home improvement projects
• contractor history for various home emergencies with phone numbers
• ideas for what to do with the garage sale money
  
• gift lists (we should add birthdays too- my memory is bad)
• address/phone database

We find the wiki to be easily customizable for whatever we need, and easy to reach from work, home, or wherever. Quick. Simple. Useful. Two thumbs up.