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9-13-2007 07:00 Ann
Top 10 Wikipedia Tricks

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Without a doubt, Wikipedia is one of the most useful and amazing sources of information on theinternet—but chances are you aren't using it to its full potential.Thanks to its freely available content base, lots of Wikipedia-relatedprojects have sprung up that offer easy access to information everywhich way you need it. Whether you want to do a quick lookup on yourmobile phone to settle a debate at the bar, mind map related articles,integrate Wikipedia lookups into your media player and instantmessenger or simply need better and quicker search tools, check out ourlist of top 10 Wikipedia tricks.
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Top 10 Wikipedia Tricks[/b][/size][list][*][img]http://lifehacker.com/assets/images/gallery/17/2007/09/thumb140x140_1365983209_897501dbb5_o.jpg[/img]10.  Contribute![/list][list][*] [img]http://lifehacker.com/assets/images/gallery/17/2007/09/thumb140x140_1366846524_e288e20dd7_o.jpg[/img] 9.  Get a Random Article[/list][list][*][img]http://lifehacker.com/assets/images/gallery/17/2007/09/thumb140x140_1365927221_80109e6ad2_o.jpg[/img] 8. Get the Wikipedia Educational CD[/list]
[list][*][img]http://lifehacker.com/assets/images/gallery/17/2007/09/thumb140x140_1366792904_363fd84ed5_o.png[/img] 7. Get Wikipedia Articles Based on Web Page Content[/list]
[list][*][img]http://lifehacker.com/assets/images/gallery/17/2007/09/thumb140x140_1366715246_a085e5bc81_o.png[/img] 6.  See Who's Editing What Pages[/list]
[list][*][img]http://lifehacker.com/assets/images/gallery/17/2007/09/thumb140x140_1365776989_7ff29adba7_o.png[/img] 5. Map Wikipedia Articles with WikiMindMap[/list]
[list][*][img]http://lifehacker.com/assets/images/gallery/17/2007/09/thumb140x140_1365733329_cf122f3521_o.png[/img] 4. Embed Wikipedia into Your Media Player and Instant Messenger[/list]
[list][*][img]http://lifehacker.com/assets/images/gallery/17/2007/09/thumb140x140_1365721433_21da88ccce_o.jpg[/img] 3. Search Wikipedia with Your Cell Phone[/list]
[list][*][img]http://lifehacker.com/assets/images/gallery/17/2007/09/thumb140x140_1366533588_5709cf07b2_o.png[/img]2.  Search as You Type with WikiWax[/list]
[list][*][img]http://lifehacker.com/assets/images/gallery/17/2007/09/thumb140x140_1365627441_ee3e4df00c_o.png[/img] 1.  Store the Wikipedia on your iPod with Encyclopodia[/list]

What's your favorite way to use the Wikipedia?  Let us know in the replies.

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