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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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Podcast: Flare 4 — Ten New Features, Interview with Sharon Burton
Monday, September 8th, 2008 Posted in Tech Writer Voices | 13 Comments »
[audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/sharonburton.mp3] Download MP3 (right-click and select Save Target As to download) Duration: 60 min. Flare 4 was just released today by Madcap Software. In this podcast, I talk with Sharon Burton -- product ... Read more..Flare 4 Giveway — Enter to Win a Free Copy by Commenting on This Post
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 Posted in Flare | 92 Comments »
[caption id="attachment_1924" align="alignright" width="105" caption="Madcap Flare"][/caption] Madcap Software is preparing to release Flare 4 shortly (an exact date hasn't been announced). Being the cool people they are, they gave me a ... Read more..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..Madcap Blaze’s Topic Review Feature: A First-of-a Kind Feature with an Interesting Workflow
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 10 Comments »
Blaze is a new Framemaker alternative that Madcap Software has just released into beta. With Blaze, you can create printed documentation and publish it to Word, Framemaker, PDF, XPS, and ... 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..Two New Blogs to Add to Your Reader: Craig Haiss’ Helpscribe and Sharon Burton’s Madcap Blog
Sunday, February 17th, 2008 Posted in Blogging, Technical Writing | No Comments »
I've discovered two new blogs that I think are definitely worthwhile to add to your Google Reader: The first is Helpscribe, by Craig Haiss. He seems to have good common sense ... Read more..All About Madcap Flare: Podcast Interview with Paul Pehrson, MVP in Madcap Software Forums
Saturday, January 19th, 2008 Posted in Recom. Podcasts, Tech Writer Voices | 15 Comments »
Download MP3 Duration: 35 min. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/paulpehrsonmvp.mp3] Madcap Flare is one of the most powerful online help authoring tools on the market today. In this podcast, Paul Pehrson, MVP in the Madcap Software forums, ... 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..MadCap Software Sponsors the Tech Writer Voices Podcast
Monday, November 5th, 2007 Posted in Technical Writing | 13 Comments »
I'm proud to welcome another sponsor to the Tech Writer Voices podcast: MadCap Flare. You may be wondering exactly what sponsorship involves. Basically, it's different for each company, but I'm offering ... Read more..