I’d Rather Be Writing - Tom Johnson

How I Create Video Tutorials

Thursday, September 11th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 15 Comments »

Creating video tutorials is no trivial task. When you sit down to create 20+ video tutorials for a project, you're faced with dozens of questions. What screen size should the ... Read more..

Welcoming Camtasia Studio as a New Blog Sponsor

Monday, February 18th, 2008 Posted in video | 4 Comments »

I'm proud to announce that Camtasia Studio is a new sponsor for my blog. I've been using Camtasia Studio to create video tutorials for the past month, and I really ... Read more..

Technical Writing Careers — Answering 13 Questions about Technical Writing Jobs

Saturday, February 16th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 37 Comments »

Technical writing careers are often a mystery to those on the outside. What do technical writing jobs involve? What is the industry like? What is the career path of a ... Read more..

Jing Screencast: Getting Up and Running with Jing

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 Posted in Tech Writer Voices, Technical Writing | 17 Comments »

In this Jing video tutorial, I explain how to get up and running with Jing. What's Jing? Check out my previous post that includes several sample Jing videos showing how ... Read more..

I wish all companies provided tech support like this

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing, Web 2.0 | 1 Comment »

TechSmith (the creators of Camtasia Studio, SnagIt, and other tools) has the best free tech support I've ever seen. I submitted a question yesterday about reducing file size in Camtasia ... Read more..