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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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My Blogging and Podcasting Presentation — the MP3 and Video Recording
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 Posted in Blogging, Podcasting, Tech Writer Voices, Technical Writing | 2 Comments »
For those of you who missed my blogging and podcasting presentation to the STC-Intermountain chapter, here is the mp3 file of the audio recording. Download MP3 (right-click and select Save Target ... Read more..How My BlackBerry May Benefit You
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 Posted in Blogging, Web 2.0 | 9 Comments »
Through a very fortunate circumstance, I was recently admitted to the ever-growing community of BlackBerry users. Owning a BlackBerry is a wonderful feeling -- it's like having the Internet in your pocket, ... Read more..“Selection Beats Damping”: A Compelling Argument About Why Blogs Trump Print Media
Sunday, February 17th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 1 Comment »
A week ago I read a flattering comment in one of Heidi's posts. She says Intercom articles would be more enjoyable distributed as blog posts, and then adds that good ... Read more..How to Share Everything with Everyone (well, a few things anyway)
Friday, January 18th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | 5 Comments »
In the pages section of my site (upper-left corner), I've added several new features: a Google Reader blogroll, podroll, and a shared Pandora feed. This blogroll is different from the ... Read more..Counterpoints to “7 Blogging Beginner Mistakes”
Saturday, October 6th, 2007 Posted in Blogging | 9 Comments »
Tibu Puiu from the Lost Art of Blogging asked me to check out his post on the "7 Blogging Beginning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them." Although I agree with ... Read more..My Shared Items from Google Reader
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007 Posted in Blogging | 2 Comments »
Google Reader lets you share posts from the feeds you read. Right now I have a tremendously long commute in a carpool and I started using Google Gears' offline reading ... Read more..A Quick Way to Unsubscribe from Feeds in Google Reader
Sunday, September 16th, 2007 Posted in Blogging | 9 Comments »
You can unsubscribe from feeds in Google Reader via the Feed Management page (see image below), but it's not the most efficient way of managing the feeds. Using this method to ... Read more..