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Getting Started With Adobe TV

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Ivan Walsh

Did you know that Adobe has its own TV channel? Well, it has sort of. I’ve been downloading some of the movie clips from the site and reading them offline or on the train when travelling. Continue reading →

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Seven Marketable Skills that Most Technical Writers Have

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Ivan Walsh

When you think of technical writing, what comes to mind?
Do you think of someone sitting all alone in a cubicle, glued to a computer screen, diligently documenting complex software? Continue reading →

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Why Adobe FrameMaker Sucks – A Slight Rant

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Ivan Walsh

Ok, let’s start this product comparison between Microsoft Word (in the red corner) and Adobe FrameMaker (in the blue corner). Before we get into the actual review, I’d like to share how I first encountered FrameMaker and, more importantly, why its roots in an obscure DTP package are the reason why it is the strange beast we love and hate. Continue reading →

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Is Adobe FrameMaker Worth the Money?

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Ivan Walsh

If you’ve been given a budget for a technical writing dept (tech comms), then you looking for value for money when it comes to buying new tech writing software. We all understand that. The problem I have at the moment is deciding how to use the budget I have. And Adobe FrameMaker is giving me a real headache. For writing long docs, it’s fine. But the cost is a real problem. Is it worth the money? Continue reading →

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My Top Ten Favorite Technical Writing Tools

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Ivan Walsh

I’ll be honest. I love Microsoft Word! Adobe FrameMaker has it’s moment but, y’know, it’s can be so lame that it beggar’s belief. I’ve used the same technical writing tools for the last 5 years. A few products have come across my desk but nothing that really blown me away. Here’s a run-down of what I use to write my technical documents. No order of preference. Which should I keep? Which should I replace? Continue reading →

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Make Sure your Blog Posts are Pinged Automatically

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Ivan
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Image via CrunchBase One of the hidden features in Windows Live Writer is the ability to automatically ping (send a signal) to popular blog aggregators every time you publish something to your blog.  This feature actively pings the servers of … Continue reading →

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UK FrameMaker Training Courses: Beginner & Advanced, Structured & Unstructured FrameMaker

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Ivan
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Cherryleaf has released details of new courses for FrameMaker users and technical writers who want to fully understand the features of this powerful tech writing application.

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5 Ways To Get More from Google Analytics

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Ivan
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5 Ways To Get More from Google Analytics Continue reading →

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DocBook: The Definitive Guide free online

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Ivan Walsh

You can now download DocBook: The Definitive Guide by Norman Walsh. You can copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, as spelled out in the book’s legal notice. According to its authors: … Continue reading →

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