This week’s technical writing news is thin on product news but has lotsa nice goodies. Janet Swisher on how everybody wins, Ellis on wikis for technical documents, Larry’s DITA jumps sharks, Techsmith integrate Jing (video capture app) into Facebook, Gordon McLean, Tom Johnson, Anne Gentle, and Bill Swallow. I try to follow as many RSS [...]
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Technical Writing News Jan 20 – Jumping Sharks, DITA, and Link Journalism
January 22nd, 2010 · Comments Off · Dita, Facebook, News, STC, Social Media, Technical Writers, Tools
Tags: Anne Gentle·Bill Swallow·Dita·Facebook·Gordon McLean·Jing·News·Technical Documents·Technical Writing·Tom Johnson·Wikis
4 Technical Writers I Love + Betsy
January 17th, 2010 · View Comments · Career, Facebook, People, Screen Capture
Who are the technical writers you respect most of the web? These four people helped me in 2009 and id like to share them with you. Some you may know, others you may not. The point is that while I’ve worked with many people in the last 12 months, these folks, have reached out and went the extra yard. And, for me, that’s the difference.
Tags: Betsy Weber·Content Wrangler·Scott Able·Technical Writers·Tom Johnson
Technical Writing News – Nov 27th
November 27th, 2009 · View Comments · News, Technical Writing
This week’s technical writing news. Paragraph Autonumbering in RoboHelp 8, Avatar Interactive Trailer Powered by Adobe AIR, What’s new in Acrobat.com, The Myth of Single-Source Authoring, Why The Future Has No Log In Button, Documentation as flash cards. Google Wave’s witty user documentation. What’s more important, content or process? SaaS-based ECM: It’s worth considering. Camtasia Relay 1.2 gets released and Tom Johnson explains why Help Authoring Tools Will Fade. Free Gift! Technical Communication Suite Keyboard Shortcuts from The RoboColum(n) by Colum McAndrew
Tags: Acrobat.com·Adobe Framemaker·Adobe Systems·Camtasia Relay·Career·contract·Documentation·ECM·Free Gift·Google Wave·Help Authoring Tools·Keyboard·MadCap·MadCap Flare·Online Help·Robohelp·RoboHelp Adobe AIR·SaaS·shortcuts·Single Sourcing·Single-Source·STC·Structured Authoring·technical communication·Technical Communications·Technical documentation·Technical Writing·Tom Johnson
STC Increase Fees: Is the STC still value for money?
October 21st, 2009 · Comments Off · STC, Salary, Technical Writing
Sarah O’Keefe (Scriptorium) discusses STC’s new dues structure: Dues are going up; Printed publications are no longer included in basic dues; No chapter or SIG membership are included in the basic dues. She adds that while reaction is largely negative, she finds value from her STC membership and gives some examples and reasons to join/stay [...]
Tags: Bill Swallow·Career·fees·ibm·India·Linkedin·Outsourcing·Sarah O'Keefe·Scriptorium·SIG·Society of Technical Communications·STC·STC membership·Technical Writing·Tom Johnson·value for money·Writers Resources
