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Why Help Authoring Tools Will Fade
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 Posted in Technical Writing, Web 2.0 | 21 Comments »
I read a blog post the other day that I can't stop thinking about. In the Myth of Single Sourcing, Michael Hiatt writes, The main issue for me is between authoring ... Read more..WritersUA – The WritersUA Tools Survey – Tools
Friday, February 27th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
WritersUA - The WritersUA Tools Survey - Tools. Read more..My WordPress Tattoo – Baker's Hours
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
My WordPress Tattoo - Baker's Hours. You don't see people putting RoboHelp tattoos on their bodies, do you? Read more..Technically Speaking » A shout out to MadCap Support
Thursday, January 15th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Technically Speaking » A shout out to MadCap Support Read more..What We Learn from Help Authoring Tool Surveys
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 6 Comments »
Recently the Hat Matrix Blog (aka, the Mad Hatter) published the results of a tools survey that included 590 participants. The respondents were asked what authoring tools they used ... Read more..With All This Fuss About Tools, Three Best Practice Attitudes
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 14 Comments »
[caption id="attachment_1836" align="alignright" width="240" caption="A variety of tools"][/caption] A few weeks ago I started experimenting with surveys in my sidebar, mostly informal, and mainly to try out different WordPress plugins. ... Read more.."My Interview Experience at IBM," by Subha: TWB
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
My Interview Experience at IBM, By Subha at TWB. It's really interesting to see that IBM, the hub of DITA authoring, asks lots of tough RoboHelp questions in their interviews. ... Read more..Podcast — Tackling Godzilla: A Writer/Usability Consultant Reflects on the Largest Project of her Career
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Podcasts, 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..Madcap Flare Review: 45 Things I Love About Flare, 31 Things I Hate About It
Thursday, January 31st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 47 Comments »
Madcap Flare is one of the most advanced, functionally robust online help tools for technical writers who want to single source their content. When you use Flare to create an ... Read more..Jeter Interviews Mike Hamilton at Former Blue Sky Software Office in La Jolla, Calif.
Saturday, December 29th, 2007 Posted in 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..