New Feature: Private Books

We have released a new feature on Mashedge that would allow users to create private web books. This would be perfect for those users who are creating web books but the web book is not ready for release to the general public. This will provide authors with a quiet place to build a quality web book.

You can enable this as follows: At the time you create a web book, you can check the option for "Private?". If checked, the web book would be accessible only to the author.

You can always change the book permissions at a future date by using the "Manage the Book" panel of the web book.

Web Book on Building a Website with Ruby on Rails

Ruby on Rails is quite popular for building web sites. I have built many enterprise quality servers in C, C++, Perl, and now Ruby on Rails. I can say with great confidence that Ruby on Rails is really a great choice for building server side applications. I have captured my learning on building a website with Ruby on Rails in this Mashedge Web Book titled Building a Website using Ruby on Rails. Check it out.

Users with old IE browsers

Users who are using older versions of Internet Explorer (versions 6, 5 ) may have some trouble viewing the website properly. We have put in some fixes to minimize the problem. We suggest that users upgrade to the IE version 7 or version 8. You can also use the latest and truly excellent Firefox or Safari web browsers. These latest web browsers are fast and offer far greater security features.

Beta Site Launched

We are pleased to launch the beta version of Mashedge.

Mashedge allows users to string together the gems of knowledge on the internet into viable web books.

Even though the search technology has advanced so much, people who are not tech savvy still find the internet intimidating. They type in a few keywords and they are shown large number of results. Children tend to get lost in the clutter of the internet. Busy professionals have no time to dig through the search results. Even internet savvy people can find the amount of information overwhelming.

Now, just imagine if you could browse the web like a book. Simply define the contents of the web book and let users add links to the websites they think is the best. The end result: you can get large amounts of information with one click in the familiar format of a book.

Mashedge offers this technology. We have a few featured books that highlight its potential:

1. Singapore Math Curriculum: (Online Learning) Now use the Singapore math curriculum as the basis for browsing math websites. This will help students not get lost in the clutter of the internet.
2. The financial crisis of 2008: (Current Events) Get a comprehensive picture about the financial crisis we all hate.
3. Amazon Kindle: (Product Information) Know more about the Kindle before you buy. Find out the after sales issues experienced by other people.
4. Barack Obama: (Politics) Get a comprehensive view of the new US president Barack Obama. Do you know where to find the his campaign promises? Well, now you can.

The possibilities are limitless. You can pretty much create a web book on any topic.

So, come on over, sign up and start contributing to Mashedge.

Ideas on how to use mashedge

There are a number of ways to use mashedge. Please see the FAQ for a sample set of ideas. 

Site Availability

We strive our best to make the site available 24x7. In case of any extended outage, watch this space for an outage notice.

Thanks to Open Source Software

The mashedge website would not have been possible without the use of open source software. At the very outset, I wish to thank all the contributors to the open source movement.