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On I'd Rather Be Writing, I blog about the latest news, tips, and trends in the field of technical communication. I also record podcasts with tech writing luminaries all over the world.
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Corporate Migration to the Blogosphere
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 Posted in Blogging | 2 Comments »
[caption id="attachment_1878" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Looking into the future"][/caption] A few months ago, I started to write a post about the cultural shift blogging would create in the near and long-term future. ... Read more..Echoes from the past: DITA, Help, Single-Sourcing tools — Looking from the 60s to today
Monday, August 4th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 1 Comment »
This is a guest post by Daniel Ng, a technical writer in Malaysia. Daniel mentioned an interesting article he'd read on the possible return of Corel Ventura, and I asked ... Read more..Podcast — Tackling Godzilla: A Writer/Usability Consultant Reflects on the Largest Project of her Career
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Tech Writer Voices, Technical Writing | 4 Comments »
Download MP3 Duration: 30 min. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/putkey1.mp3] In this podcast, I talk with Theresa Putkey, a writer/usability consultant in Vancouver, about the largest project of her career. She explains how she approached a project ... Read more..Jeter Interviews Mike Hamilton at Former Blue Sky Software Office in La Jolla, Calif.
Saturday, December 29th, 2007 Posted in Recom. Podcasts, Technical Writing | 17 Comments »
Charles Jeter recorded an excellent podcast with Mike Hamilton, V.P. of product management at Madcap Software, and posted it on his blog yesterday. Jeter is a technical writer in the ... Read more..Adventures with the New Technical Communication Suite from Adobe (mostly RoboHelp 7 and Captivate)
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 Posted in Technical Writing | 22 Comments »
Rob Houser's recent article in Writers UA, "What's New in RoboHelp 7?", is a thorough, insightful article I highly recommend. After reading his review, I thought I'd post a few ... Read more..Thoughts on Adobe’s New Technical Communication Suite
Saturday, November 24th, 2007 Posted in Technical Writing | 4 Comments »
I'm excited to welcome Adobe as a new sponsor for Tech Writer Voices. This past week, I've been playing around with their new Technical Communications Suite. This Suite includes Framemaker, ... Read more..