What is SearchLog? At its simplest, it is a searchable weblog with a lot of features. But if you're only looking at SearchLog "at its simplest", you're missing a lot.

SearchLog is a Swiss Army Lightsaber. Where a common Swiss Army Knife has useful tools that include scissors, blades, screwdrivers, and a can opener, SearchLog is a multipurpose tool for dealing with information and ideas.

Its "blades" include:

• Something that can be as public as a weblog or as private as a diary.


• A functional search engine over everything in the log.


• Personal information management:
  
  
  
  • Address book information.
  
  
  • A task manager.
  
  
  
  


• An interactive document repository.


• A search engine that will highlight what you're looking for.


• A place to keep track of ideas.
  
  
  
  • A tool to search through ideas and see what's related to what.
  
  
  
  


• A flexible tool that lets you edit information while keeping an archive.


• Wiki-style groupware.


• A tool to help keep an office in touch.


• A portal that provides an excellent starting point for the Web.