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What Constitutes “Intelligent Content”? Interview with Ann Rockley
Monday, November 24th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | No Comments »
[caption id="attachment_2347" align="alignright" width="115" caption="Ann Rockley"][/caption] A few years ago, I wanted to better understand content management, so I picked up Managing Enterprise Content, by Ann Rockley, and read it through. ... Read more..Free Ticket to DITA Tech/Comm Conference in North Carolina Nov 3-6
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 4 Comments »
Paul Pehrson, a Utah-based technical writer who blogs at Technically Speaking, writes, I've been invited to speak at the DITA Tech/Comm Conference at the beginning of next month. I've got a ... Read more..Podcast: Repurposing Content for Multichannel Publishing (Single Sourcing)
Friday, September 19th, 2008 Posted in Tech Writer Voices | 1 Comment »
[audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/fraley.mp3] Download MP3 (right-click and select Save Target As to download) Duration: 60 min. In this podcast, Liz Fraley, founder of Single Sourcing Solutions, talks to the Intermountain STC chapter about "Repurposing Content ... 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 | 2 Comments »
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: XSL, Flash, and Live Blogging — Interview with Sarah O’Keefe
Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Posted in Blogging, Tech Writer Voices, Technical Writing | 9 Comments »
Download MP3 Duration: 15 min. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/okeefedoctrain.mp3] In this podcast, Sarah O'Keefe talks about XSL, Flash, and live blogging. XSL (extensible stylesheet language) is a programming language that transforms XML content into a specific ... Read more..Podcast: Leading Your Company into the Wikis, Blogs, and Social Networks of Web 2.0
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 Posted in Blogging, Tech Writer Voices, Wikis, social networks | 3 Comments »
Download MP3 Duration: 43 min. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/porter.mp3] In this podcast, I talk with Alan Porter, vice president of Operations at WebWorks, about the Web 2.0 technologies they're using to reach out to their customer ... 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..Three Excellent Podcasts on Networking, Outsourcing, and DITA
Monday, October 29th, 2007 Posted in Recom. Podcasts | 11 Comments »
I listened to several excellent podcasts this week that I want to recommend to others. Networking for Freelancers, Work-at-Homers, and Other Professionals In this podcast on networking by the STC Washington D.C. ... Read more..The Rockley Group Blog Is Here! I have a couple of DITA questions
Monday, October 15th, 2007 Posted in Technical Writing | 18 Comments »
At the last STC Summit, I ran into the legendary Ann Rockley and interviewed her briefly about the goings-on at the Rockley Group. One of the new projects she mentioned ... Read more..